Danger, Joe Lieberman: Lamont Coasts Into Primary
May 20, 2006 Ned Lamont, the neophyte antiwar Democrat who is challenging Sen. Joe Lieberman for his seat in Conn., easily garnered enough votes to force a primary with Lieberman--who is Bush's favorite Democrat. This is a big deal. Lieberman is in trouble. If you want to learn more about Lamont, check out the Truthdig interview.One Measly Point — Is That Too Much to Ask?
May 20, 2006 The satirist tells us that Bush, feeling low as he contemplates his public approval rating, has turned to a man who knows a thing or two about numbers.Scalia to Conservatives: Butt Out!
May 20, 2006 Justice Antonin Scalia told fellow conservatives on Capitol Hill to butt out of the Supreme Court's business in regards to using foreign law in its constitutional rulings. "It's none of your business," he said during a speech.
McCain Is Booed at Graduation Speech
May 20, 2006 The Arizona senator got heavily jeered during his commencement address for a New York university. One student banner read, "Our commencement is not your platform."Petition Circulating Against U.S. Aggression in Iran
May 19, 2006 As the White House's campaign against Iran heats up, the Campaign for Peace and Democracy is gathering signatures in support of its statement "IRAN: Neither U.S. Aggression nor Theocratic Repression."
Reporter Spars With Bush Over Ratings
May 19, 2006 Bush, laughing, says that his ratings are in the toilet because people are "unsettled" during war, but NBC's David Gregory fires back: "They?re not just unsettled, sir. They disapprove of the job you?re doing."
Hayden ‘Wasn’t Comfortable’ Over Iraq Intel? What a Catharsis!
May 19, 2006 It was the worst intelligence failure since Pearl Harbor, but all we get is a measly "no sir, I wasn't comfortable" from the would-be CIA chief about the White House's trumping up of intelligence to sell the Iraq war Yeah, that ought to about heal all our nation's wounds .Ex-Bush Official Sentenced For Vote Suppression
May 18, 2006 The senior official in Bush's reelection campaign got 10 months for his part in a phone-jamming scheme to keep New Hampshire Democrats from voting in a 2002 election.
Dean Misstates Party’s Platform on Gays
May 18, 2006 The Democratic chairman, speaking on Pat Robertson's network, said that the Dems' platform declares "marriage is between a man and a woman"--when, in fact, it doesn't. Gay rights groups are angry. Update: Pat Robertson, by the say, said that God told him that America would be hit by tsunamis in 2006. OK, Dean misspoke, but what a sad commentary that he was having a serious conversation with a delusional hate-monger like Robertson, anyway.Missouri Town May Evict Unwed Couples With Kids
May 18, 2006 Current law in Black Jack, Mo., prohibits more than three people from living together unless they are related by "blood, marriage or adoption." The City Council rejected amending that law to include unmarried couples with children. We're speechless.
