June 21, 2007 – 9:01 pm
Will the MSM trumpet this from the rooftops, like they do any little dip in Bush’s approval rating? (h/t Say Anything) Americans give both President Bush and the Congress failing marks on their handling of immigration, according to a new UPI/Zogby poll on the topic. The Zogby Interactive poll of 8,300 adults nationwide finds just […]
June 20, 2007 – 10:13 pm
I wasn’t going to write anything about this, at least today, figuring I’d leave it with the Jessica Alba post and watch a movie, The Fountain, which is one of those that really need ones undivided attention. But, after catching the CNN story on the Blackjack while waiting for dinner, had to do it. Here are the […]
June 19, 2007 – 7:55 pm
Or maybe he is taking a page from Slick Sen. Barack Obama yesterday blamed his campaign staff for crafting an opposition research document aimed at rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, a memo that prompted accusations he is practicing the kind of negative campaigning he regularly assails. The memo — given to reporters Thursday — outlined […]
June 18, 2007 – 12:45 pm
Democrats lose yet another House battle (CNSNews.com) – An agreement providing greater transparency on spending earmarks in the House was hailed on Friday by a government watchdog group and GOP officials as a victory for taxpayers, while the Democratic appropriations chairman said that "the best thing about this agreement is that it allows us to […]
June 13, 2007 – 2:19 pm
Now, the primo question is, will he sustain it, or will it be the usual, ie, a few shots across the bow? (The Hill) House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) yesterday moved to “declare war†on the appropriations earmarks process set by House Democrats last week, vowing to use parliamentary procedures to delay and potentially […]
June 12, 2007 – 1:05 pm
I guess that headline is a little gauche, but true, or at least so says the LA Times WASHINGTON — Fueled by disappointment at the pace of change since Democrats assumed the majority on Capitol Hill, public approval of Congress has fallen to its lowest level in more than a decade, according to a new […]
June 12, 2007 – 7:50 am
It is 20 years since Ronald Reagan made the speech Is it any wonder why Conservatives love Reagan, and Liberals hate him? Everyone kept removing the "tear down the wall" portions from the speech. The State Department was having hissy fits. Reagan’s writers were taking it out. And he went and did it anyway. Because […]
June 7, 2007 – 9:23 pm
Fox News is report that the second vote on the shamnesty bill went down 50-45. This should hopefully kill it dead. Interestingly, news services are calling this "Bush’s bill." Must make the actual architects, such as Ted Kennedy and John McCain, frigging ecstatic to be ignored. But, hey, anything to slam the President. Though, he […]
June 5, 2007 – 3:00 pm
Apparently, Hils has been reading the talking points memo regarding Democrats mentioning God WASHINGTON – In a rare public discussion of her husband’s infidelity, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that she probably could not have gotten through her marital troubles without relying on her faith in God. Clinton stood by her actions […]
June 4, 2007 – 2:34 pm
All I have to say is, it is about (deleted) time WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-Louisiana, was indicted Monday on federal charges of racketeering, soliciting bribes and money-laundering in a long-running bribery investigation into business deals he tried to broker in Africa. The indictment handed up Monday in federal court in Alexandria, […]
