We Thought Democrats Were Elected in ‘06

Remember the elections of 2006? That sweeping victory of protest against the republicans? Pelosi and Reid were supposed to give them hell, no more vacationing rubber stamp Congress? Apparently the exit polls weren’t the only thing we got wrong in that election. The Senate let by Democrat In Name Only Harry Reid, [...]

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CIA Tape Case – New Developments

The Bush Administration must love the fact that this CIA tape case broke just before Christmas and then got swept under the rug by both the holiday and the groundswell of presidential campaign hyperbolic naval gazing that’s been going since the start of this year. Despite the overall lack of coverage by the [...]

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Defense Bill Veto: Constitutional Gymnastics

President Bush vetoed the sweeping 2008 defense bill after concerns were raised by Iraq over one provision that would freeze Iraqi assets in US financial institutions. The Iraqi government threatened to pull the $20-30 billion it currently has in US financial institutions if the provision were to become law. Now, democrats are contending that the [...]

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Evidence of Torture and Dissappearances Keeps Coming Out

In what started as a trickle, has rapidly advanced to a rising tide, stories of torture and mass disappearances are flooding the news. The stories read like political fictions but are all too real. Countries involvement in torture is nothing new, in fact America’s involvement in torture is nothing new. But, what [...]

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Waterboarding Like “Flipping A Switch”, Dems and Republicans Agree.

It’s clear to us why Pelosi took impeachment off the table. She and her cohorts supported the President’s descent into war crimes and as we reported earlier asked whether or not the torture techniques used were tough enough.

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CIA Tape Case Update: Blood In The Water

The blood is in the water on the CIA tape case, as was broken on Friday, the CIA has destroyed two tapes which contain evidence of waterboarding. This prompted a firestorm of accusations about who knew what, when, and whether or not there is a case to be made about obstruction of justice. Republicans [...]

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CIA Destroys Evidence of Waterboarding

The Washington Post is running a story this morning that the CIA has destroyed video tapes of its agents using waterboarding against two Al-Qaeda suspects. All the tapes were destroyed in November of 2005 on the order of the CIA’s head of Clandestine Operations. According to the article:
The destruction came after the Justice Department [...]

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To Catch A Predator: Capitol Hill Edition

The producers at “To Catch A Predator” might want to consider setting up a bureau on Capitol Hill. It seems like more weird creepy sex is going on there than even the most sketchy bathhouse. On the heels of the latest chapter of the Sen. Craig, “I’m not gay no matter how may men [...]

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The Bush Temper Tantrum Continues, Congress Back but Still On Vacation

President Bush went on the offensive today, in what can only be called a continuation of his nearly 7 year temper tantrum. He’s challenging congress, which has recently re-started their session, to pass more funding for his war, while not passing anything that might improve conditions here at home.

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