Big News, 12/15/07

December 15, 2007 in Bush, Huckabee, democrats, iraq, republicans
Tags: al jazera, Bush, cia, congress, deficit, democrats, eletions, Huckabee, iraq, ohio, Pelosi, republicans

Yesterday was a slow news day.  Here’s some of what happened.

CIA said Justice Department investigating its destruction of evidence will not give them enough time to destroy more evidence.  Wait… it will hinder their own investigation.  Or something.
In the “gee, ya’ think?” category, we’ve got “Ohio elections official calls machines flawed.”
WaPo continues their Frontrunners feature [...]

Big News, 12/14/07

December 14, 2007 in 2008 election, Barack Obama, Bush, Huckabee, bad journalism, democrats, republicans, torture
Tags: Barack Obama, baseball, bolten, Bush, clemens, corzine, death penalty, democrats, energy bill, Huckabee, republicans, rove, sear's tower, senate, sosa, steroids, torture, waterboarding

The gang of misfits that supposedly plotted to blow up the Sear’s Tower (right when Bush needed a big terror scare to distract us) were all either acquitted or effectively acquitted through mistrial. Who saw that coming? And here’s a more damning look at the “7 Boobs” and the administration tendency to, how [...]

Big News, 12/12/07

December 12, 2007 in 2008 election, Bush, Fred Thompson, Giuliani, republicans

Round-up of the big news leading the papers and outlets today.

Twin bombs in Algiers kill dozens, including 11 UN staffers; al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claim responsibility.
Punishments retroactively lightened for some offenses related to crack cocaine following Supreme Court decision.
Republicans hold on to 2 House seats they were heavily favored to win but many [...]

Iowa Republican Debate

December 12, 2007 in 2008 election, Fred Thompson, Giuliani, Huckabee, McCain, Romney, republicans
Tags: Alan Keyes, debate, Fred Thompson, iowa, John McCain, Mitt Romney, republicans, Ron Paul, Rudy Giuliani

First off, who in the hell let Alan Keyes in the room? Has he ever won anything in his entire political career? Yet these are the same geeks saying Kucinich, an established congressman, cannot participate in the Democratic debate. Sad. Keyes is an embarrassment, refusing to even answer the questions he’s [...]