Posted on October 17th, 2006 by John Freeland
“Why are they bringing in Cheney against some little chicken farmer?” asked Sharon Renier, referring to herself, “Are they worried?” The race in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District to replace incumbent moderate Republican Joe Schwartz is turning out to be competitive after all, according to recent polling reported in a good blog post at MyDD. Schwartz [...]
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Posted on October 17th, 2006 by Pamela Leavey
In an email sent out to his 3 million strong email list today, John Kerry went after the Swift Boat shill groups that spew “thousands of lies” against patriots who dare to dissent, backed by “millions of dollars.” We’re not going to take it any more — fight back… Dear Friend, Shame on us if [...]
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Posted on October 17th, 2006 by Pamela Leavey
Joe Lieberman likes John Bolton… Talking about being out of step with the Democratic party… Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman yesterday endorsed controversial Bush appointee John Bolton for a permanent slot at the United Nations – putting him at odds once again with Democrats, including his Senate colleague Chris Dodd… “I see no reason not to [...]
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Posted on October 17th, 2006 by Pamela Leavey
Dark lord Dick Cheney was on Rush Limbaugh today painting “a positive picture of conditions in Iraq” Think Progress reports that Cheney concluded, “If you look at the general overall situation, they’re doing remarkably well.” If you can bear to listen, Think Progress has the audio here. It’s beyond astounding at this point how deep [...]
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Posted on October 17th, 2006 by Pamela Leavey
John Kerry will be in Michigan tomorrow stumping for Governor Jennifer Granholm, but he’ll be making a stop in downtown Lansing at 1 p.m. Wednesday to dedicate land for the Michigan Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Monument. Gov. Jennifer Granholm and a host of local and state officials will also be on hand for the dedication, [...]
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Posted on October 17th, 2006 by Pamela Leavey
A federal judge in Houston today wiped the slate clean on the fraud and conspiracy conviction against Ken Lay, the Enron founder who died of heart disease in July. In doing this the court bowed to “decades of legal precedent” and has now frustrated “government attempts to seize nearly $44 million from his estate.” Isn’t [...]
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Posted on October 17th, 2006 by Pamela Leavey
Yesterday Bush promised Iraq Prime Minister Maliki that the U.S. would ‘stay the course’ in Iraq despite the growing dissent against the war that has recently included some high profile Republican Senators. Public approval of the war is at an all time low, but Bush plods on in a ‘state of denial.’ John Kerry issued [...]
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Posted on October 17th, 2006 by Pamela Leavey
Why are all these smug GOP politico’s smiling? Because Bush signed his ‘torture bill’ this morning “authorizing tough interrogation of terror suspects and smoothing the way for trials before military commissions, calling it a “vital tool” in the war against terrorism.” The legislation cover’s the Bush administration in the wake of the Supreme Court decision [...]
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