starring the miserable failure!

Generals raise fears of Iraq civil war
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Two of the Pentagon's most senior generals conceded to Congress on Thursday that the surge in sectarian violence in Baghdad in recent weeks means Iraq may descend into civil war ( Read more... )

let's ask the american bar association (not exactly the most left-wing of organizations...). this is a little long, but worth seeing:

Legal Group Faults Bush for Ignoring Parts of Bills
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WASHINGTON, July 23 - The American Bar Association said Sunday that President Bush was flouting the Constitution and ( Read more... )

from a ny times editorial today. registration is required, so i'll just excerpt some here for those disinclined to leave too many fingerprints....
This is how President Bush keeps his promise to deal with Congress in good faith on issues of national security and the balance of powers: He sends the attorney general to the Senate Judiciary Committee ( Read more... )

somehow, i wasn't expecting much of a response. but i thought it was vitally important to contribute to the chorus of restless voices. for my e-mail to the white house, see here.

my reply?
On behalf of President Bush, thank you for your correspondence ( Read more... )

today's headline of interest:
My role in the Plame leak probeBY ROBERT NOVAK SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST ( Read more... )

House Speaker Hastert under investigation: ABC
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The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Dennis Hastert, is under investigation by the FBI, which is probing corruption in Congress, ABC News reported on Wednesday ( Read more... )

Bush approval rating falls to new low in poll
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President George W. Bush's approval rating fell to 31 percent in a USA Today/Gallup Poll released on Monday, the lowest recorded in the survey and a drop of three percentage points in a single week ( Read more... )

anybody even see this one? i was watching a letterman re-run last night and he mentioned this but it wasn't long after the v.p. shot a guy so it got overlooked....

Bush Aide Charged in Felony Theft
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When Claude Allen, President Bush's longtime domestic-policy adviser, resigned suddenly on Feb. 9, it baffled administration critics and ( Read more... )

check THIS out!

Cheney Aide Says Bush OK'd Leak
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Vice President Dick Cheney's former top aide told prosecutors President Bush authorized the leak of sensitive intelligence information about Iraq, according to court papers filed by prosecutors in the CIA leak case.

Before his indictment, I. Lewis Libby testified to the grand ( Read more... )

here's today's sign of our decent into savagery (# 1,268 in a series, collect them all):

Americans apparently know more about "The Simpsons" than they do about the First Amendment
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Only one in four Americans can name more than one of the five freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment (freedom of speech, religion, press, ( Read more... )