Archive for December, 2007
Romney versus Romney
Romney threw this punch at McCain on Boxing Day: “The point is that under his bill, that he fought for, everybody who came here illegally could stay forever. And does he still believe that or does he not believe that?†Romney said on a radio program from New Hampshire. Somebody needs to sit this Mitt [...]
Blackwater And Dyncorp Ride Again
(1) Condi‘s State Department’s security contractors continue to find new ways to excel in their chosen field. That, in case you’re wondering, is not providing security services to the contractee. The provision of security services is … I believe the word is … incidental. The main purpose, the raison d’etre, is taking contractee for a [...]
Financing Ron Paul
Who is Ron Paul, and why is he consistently able to raise millions of dollars for his presidential campaign in a day? Good questions, both. The trouble is that as you start to answer the first, the second becomes even more of a mystery. Kos uncovers this gem from “The Ron Paul Political Report” from [...]
Unclear on the Concept of Economics
FedEx Bumps Freight Rate – AP (12/26/07): FedEx Corp. announced a general rate increase of 5.5 percent Wednesday for its FedEx Freight trucking division. No big deal, prices go up all the time, right? So what was FedEx’s stated reason for the price hike? The demand for freight shipping is “severely restrained” by the weak [...]
Security Contractors In Iraq: A Microcosm of Bush-world?
(1) Subverting The Law The Bush administration does an exceptionally fine job when it comes to finding ways to avoid following the law. The most egregious example is probably the signing statements of George Bush. Here’s another, courtesy of WaPo: On Sept. 30, 2006, Congress passed a provision aimed at giving the military authority over [...]
In Cash We Trust
When George Bush fork-lifted forked over 12 billion dollars in cash to the Coalition Provisional Authority for disbursement to Iraqi authorities, there was a prepared official explanation for why the money had to be in cash. Iraq’s banking system was in tatters. Trying to distribute the money through bank transfers would have resulted in inordinate [...]
Glad Tidings I (Tried to) Bring
Since it’s Christmas-time and all, I sat myself down and tried very hard to come up with a good-cheer post. I have all year to snipe at the Bush administration, thought I. So why don’t I sit myself down, the day before Christmas, I said to myself, and write a feel-good post about the Bush [...]
From the Cheeky AP Headline Department
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As Little As You And I
With regard to the CIA’s torture tapes, Bush is still pushing the totally implausible fiction that he knows as little as you and I. Not only is he insisting that his “first recollection” of being told about the tapes (existence or destruction) was when CIA Director Michael Hayden briefed him earlier this month, but he [...]
Best Of Show
Two classic Bushisms from yesterday’s press conference: “I think recent days have been a moment that the country can be proud of.” “I know Americans are concerned about whether or not their neighbor may stay in their house.” (If you think you know what that last statement means, we want to hear from you.) Bookmark [...]