Archive | March, 2007
The Continuing Hypocrisy of the U.S. Government
Recently, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed confessed to an array of terrorist attacks over the past 15 years, including the September 11th attacks. Interestingly enough, the only major U.S. news story I could find questioning this confession merely went over whether or not he masterminded all of the crimes he confessed to. Nowhere does the media question [...]
Continue reading...House Republicans? Unbelievable!
15. March 2007
Wow. This is rich. I'll admit I am a little tired of the media simply repeating the Republican talking points about "well…well… it is the Democrats refusing to discuss the budget" when reporting about the Republican decision to wait until well into the session to change the rules completely. Today's threat deals with the muli-billion dollar social [...]
Continue reading...A pattern, perhaps?
13. March 2007
I have been watching the news around the fired US attorneys with great interest, if for no other reason than it helps build a clearer picture of the power-hungry White House. Today, one of the news sites I read dug up this article from the Boston Globe nearly two years ago. Sound familiar? A US [...]
Continue reading...General Calls Homosexuality Immoral, No Opinion on Unprovoked War
13. March 2007
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff knows immorality when he sees it : Marine Gen. Peter Pace likened homosexuality to adultery, which he said was also immoral, the newspaper reported on its Web site."I do not believe the United States is well served by a policy that says it is OK to be immoral [...]
Continue reading...The Danger of Free Press
10. March 2007
I guess there's a reason they didn't call it "Operation Enduring Freedom of the Press". Because those three last three words would have been awkward in the face of US troops erasing footage of US troops shooting Afghan civilians. But don't worry, its justified, or so the millitary claimed in a letter to the Associated [...]
Continue reading...Law Enforcement? No. Resume Building!
10. March 2007
Matt's take on Bill Mercer's role in the U.S Attorney scandal is well worth a look. Under President Bush, U.S. Attorneys–you know, the people who are the "chief federal law enforcement officer(s) of the United States within his or her particular jurisdiction," are being replaced, as our double-dipping U.S. Attorney puts it, to allow [...]
Continue reading...Another Hard Hitting Piece of Lee Journalism on Dennis Rehberg
9. March 2007
Well, it's been a few days, so it must be time for another story straight from Dennis Rehberg's press office to make the rounds of the Lee papers. In this story, readers are delighted with the exploits of our intrepid Congressman as he makes plans to visit Fort Harrison weeks after the Walter Reed [...]
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- Tester-Burns Debate
- A Somewhat Cynical Observation about Mansfield-Metcalf
- Montana's Max: Nutcakes!
- Dennis Rehberg: Master of the Oblivious
- Off to See Hillary and Obama
- Idaho Anti Wolf Coalition Falls Short (21)
- Blogs and the Media: Kemmick and Crisp (17)
- Tester-Burns Debate (14)
- The conscience of a liberal: why I am considering abstaining in the Iraqi War Referendum vote... (14)
- The Religious Right's Trump Card Exposed (13)
- Why Does Jake Eaton Want to Disenfranchise My Students?
- The Sorry State of Politics Practiced by the Montana GOP and Its Surrogates: A Soccer Story
- Questions and One Thought After the GOP’s Last Day
- Fixing Failing by Predetermining Passing
- Rehberg’s 14 Minutes and the Media’s Response: Which Was Worse?
- Some More Thoughts About Denny’s Stunt in Washington
- DHS now officially seizing and searching laptops
- NorthWestern Energy makes me sick
- I just lost my appetite
- McCain confuses Somalia and the Sudan
16. March 2007
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