The media has begun polling on the question of whether or not President Bush should be impeached. I was on that bandwagon early. I got my first “Impeach Bush” tee-shirts back in 2003. Been on that bandwagon a long time. Here’s something interesting. More Americans are in favor of Bush impeachment hearings today than theyContinue reading “On Impeachment”
Category Archives: Politics
On Reactions to the Libby Commutation
John Edwards: “Only a president clinically incapable of understanding that mistakes have consequences could take the action he did today. President Bush has just sent exactly the wrong signal to the country and the world. In George Bush’s America, it is apparently okay to misuse intelligence for political gain, mislead prosecutors and lie to theContinue reading “On Reactions to the Libby Commutation”
On Donations
Yesterday, I did something I’ve never done before. I gave money to a political campaign. Now, I have given money to foundations and such. But never a campaign. And I get fundraising letters. All the time. Letters from Hillary Clinton. Letters from Barack Obama. Letters from Howard Dean. Letters from Al Franken. I gave moneyContinue reading “On Donations”
On the Fourth Branch
Something occurred to me recently as regards the recent subpeonas issued by the Senate Judiciary Committee to the offices of the President and Vice President for documents relating to the domestic spying program. The White House has thrown around a lot of words to explain why they won’t be complying with the subpeonas. “Separation ofContinue reading “On the Fourth Branch”
On Britain’s Parliamentary Elections
Election time in the UK. One Prime Minister is out. And now Parliamentary elections are on the horizon. I don’t have a horse in this race as I don’t live in Britain, but I do have to say. I like what Harold Saxon has to say. The man’s a visionary. He thinks outside the box.Continue reading “On Britain’s Parliamentary Elections”
On a Keith Olbermann Quote
Said MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann: Vice President Dick Cheney is a rogue nation. Despite the recent capture of his top lieutenant, Mr. Cheney continues to defy the rule of law, attempting to destroy ISOO — an office of the U.S. government, after all — and barring inspections in true Saddam style. Leaving only one possible remedy:Continue reading “On a Keith Olbermann Quote”
On Scooter Libby's Sentence
Scooter Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney’s former Chief of Staff, was convicted earlier this year of perjery and obstruction of justice in stemming from the revelation of Valeria Plame’s identity as a covert CIA agent. Today, Scooter Libby will be sentenced. Twenty months. That’s my guess. ETA: And I was wrong! It was thirty months!Continue reading “On Scooter Libby's Sentence”
On an Ironic Bush Statement
Said President Bush while on vacation at his Crawford, Texas ranch: “And they ought to get the job done of passing legislation, as opposed to figuring out how to be actors on the political theater stage.” They, being Congress. Political theater, being investigating Alberto Gonzales and providing oversight of the Justice Department. Hmm, is theContinue reading “On an Ironic Bush Statement”
On Cracks in the Republican Facade
The day was coming. Yesterday, eleven Republican Congressmen went to the White House bearing a message for President Bush. Their message for the President? He’s lost credibility on Iraq. The President’s approval rating is south of thirty percent. That Republican Congressmen will start to peel from the monolithic bloc in support of the President’s failedContinue reading “On Cracks in the Republican Facade”
On Karl Rove's Atheism
I’m not entirely sure how I feel about this–Christopher Hitchens, author of the new book God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, outed senior Bush administration advisor Karl Rove as an atheist. Hitchens said in an interview with New York Magazine: I know something which is known to few but is not a secret.Continue reading “On Karl Rove's Atheism”