Worse Than Watergate. Again.

by David Safier I’m leaving my usual education turf for a moment, because I am horrified by ABC News and Associated Press stories that the top White House officials sat around discussing torture and giving the CIA the go ahead to do pretty much whatever they wished to prisoners. And I am disgusted that this … Read more

Giffords Nixes Impeachment

DFATucson has been pressing Gabby Giffords for awhile now to get off the dime on impeachment and, as a very minimal sign that she’s willing to fulfill the Constitutional role for which we hired her, perhaps sign a letter being circulated by Rep. Wexler calling for investigations of possible criminal acts by the Bush Administration … Read more

RenziGate Roundup 4/9

The Hill notes that lawmakers all over the Hill, in accordance with federal law, are receiving notification that their conversations with Renzi had been recorded for a criminal investigation. No one is surprised at this point, I’m thinking. There is also a good layman’s discussion of the Speech and Debate clause, which will figure prominently … Read more

Bee’s Stealth Campaign Ad

David Safier made some excellent points, which I had clearly overlooked, about the clear intent of the ad cut by The Educational Reform Group and paid for with public funds. It’s content clearly reveals an intent to aid Bee’s Congressional campaign, which makes the denials by the lobbying firm responsible for the ad ring hollow: … Read more

Bee the Recidivist?

I see it all the time. Someone skirts the law, cuts a corner, and gets away with it. Next time it’s just a little bit easier to make the choice to ignore what he knows is right, and what he knows to be the law. He took ‘advice’ from his lawyer. He got away with … Read more