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Baucus kept relationship from Justice Department when recommending girlfriend
Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) did not disclose to the Justice Department anything about his personal relationship with a woman he recommended to be a United States Attorney, according to a Department official involved in the selection of federal prosecutors. Baucus has acknowledged that he recommended his girlfriend, Melodee Hanes, to…
Rep. Hinchey: Bush ‘intentionally let Bin Laden get away’
The Bush administration permitted the world’s most notorious terrorist mastermind to escape because it needed additional justification to invade Iraq, according to a Democratic lawmaker from New York. Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) leveled the allegation during an interview with MSNBC host David Shuster on Monday afternoon. “Look what happened with…
Siegelman: Bush lawyers still running Justice Department
President Barack Obama’s Justice Department has changed little from the Bush Justice Department because the same people are still running the show, says former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman. Siegelman is fighting a 2006 corruption conviction he and many observers say was politically motivated and may have even been orchestrated from…
Ex-Bush officials sued over terror policies
Republican-appointed judges won’t dismiss lawsuit against Ashcroft, Yoo High-ranking government officials are usually protected from claims that they violated a person’s civil rights. In lawsuits stemming from law enforcement and intelligence efforts after the Sept. 11 attacks, three federal courts have left open the possibility that former Attorney General John…
I Just Wanna Be…I Just Wanna Be…Arrested
Oh no, death threats against Bush were ignored for years! Oh no, the Secret Service arrested a man for threatening President Bush seven days before he left office! And this kid was questioned over threats to Bush using MySpace, which is the death threat equivalent of filing a lawsuit using…
My New Favorite Casual Activity
Just figure out things you haven’t done since Bush was in office. It makes it seem like it was so very long ago. I, for one, haven’t had sushi since Bush was in office, something I’m going to rectify today. What about you?…
Yes we can
I saw this video at Ezra’s and started to choke up, like the giant nerd that I am. The idea of America has seemed so unlikely for so long that I thought it was most likely dead for me, but turns out that my hopes could surface once again with…
Yes we can
I saw this video at Ezra’s and started to choke up, like the giant nerd that I am. The idea of America has seemed so unlikely for so long that I thought it was most likely dead for me, but turns out that my hopes could surface once again with…
The light bulb comes on over Dear Leader’s head
The dolt finally figured out that the buck stops here — his total destruction of the country just might have had a hand in a change at the top, according to Bush. (CNN): President Bush told an interviewer that his presidency may have helped Barack Obama win the White House.…
Rachel Maddow explains the bailout
The one thing I will say is that John McCain’s opinions cannot be taken as resembling anything like the truth. Like Bush, he realizes that honest neocon politicking can’t get you elected. Bush would have denounced the bailouts if he were running, too. They have no relationship to telling the…
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