By Dan Eggen and Amy Goldstein, Washington Post The Justice Department has launched an internal investigation into whether Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales’s former White House liaison illegally took party affiliation into account in hiring career federal prosecutors, officials said yesterday. The allegations against Monica M. Goodling represent a potential violation of federal law and…
by Len Hart, opednews.com Just recently one may have despaired that Bush would get away with murder. There seemed little hope of impeaching him despite his crimes, despite the growing dissatisfaction with his missrule. That Bush lived in the White House mocked the very idea of responsible and democratic government. What a difference a few…
By David Chard, opednews.com In a Pulitzer Prize-winning article in the Boston Globe, Charlie Savage courageously published details of Bush’s outrageous “signing statements” added to new legislation. As you can see from the examples quoted from Savage’s story(Boston Globe, April 30, 2007) below, the intention of each statement is to allow an “executive loophole” whereby…
DailyKos — So, it’s a lazy Sunday morning and I’m listening to progressive radio legend Larry Bensky give his last show at KPFA radio (Berkeley). The two hour special is a tribute to Larry and his long running show Sunday Salon. It is a mildly entertaining program for the most part, consisting mainly of Larry…
