Molly Ivins: Run Bill Moyers for President, Seriously
Jul 25, 2006 "Think about the potential Democratic candidates. Every single one of them needs spine, needs political courage. What Moyers can do is not only show them what it looks like and indeed what it is, but also how people respond to it."Specter Preps Bill to Sue Bush Over Signing Statements
Jul 25, 2006 Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), the Senate Judiciary chairman, will introduce a bill that will allow Congress to sue Bush in federal court with the aim of having Bush's signing statements ("interpretations" used to skirt a law's provisions) declared unconstitutional. (h/t: Huff Po) Way to go, Arlen.
Buckley: Bush Should Have Resigned
Jul 25, 2006 Watch William F. Buckley Jr., the godfather of modern conservatism, tell a CBS reporter how any self-respecting head of state would have stepped down from office had he or she made the kinds of mistakes that Bush has made.GOP Sen. Compares Global Warming Believers to Nazis
Jul 25, 2006 Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), who chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, said he is reminded of the Third Reich when he observes the tactics of people like Al Gore in their attempts to raise awareness about global warming.Legal Group Rails Against Bush’s Signing Statements
Jul 25, 2006 The American Bar Association said the president's signing statements amount to a "line item veto" that Congress is powerless to override, and constitute a ?threat to the Constitution and to the rule of law.?
Bed Sharing ‘Drains Men’s Brains’
Jul 25, 2006 Sleeping in bed with a woman impairs a man's mental abilities the next day and increases stress hormones, a study has found. This is despite most men reporting a better night's sleep alongside a woman, and happens regardless of whether the couple has sex. The impairment doesn't appear to apply to women.
White House Endorses ‘Attack Syria’ Column
Jul 24, 2006 NBC's Tim Russert grilled White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten on Sunday about an Oval Office press release that praised an L.A. Times Op-Ed calling for Israel to attack Syria. Watch as Bolten tries to prevaricate his way out of it. (h/t: Alternet, Think Progress)Marie Cocco: Protecting Blastocysts, Forsaking Humans
Jul 24, 2006 It was more important for Bush to veto a bill on stem cell research than it was to push for a halt to the slaughter claiming actual human lives in the Middle East.
