Category: U.S. Politics

Paul Hackett is running for Ohio’s 2nd congressional district Husband, father, Iraq War veteran He’s running against Jean Schmidt who runs on a ‘family values’ platform Schmidt’s campaign manager had BDSM profiles online at CollarMe.com This isn’t about ‘outing’ – this is about hypocrisy "Schmidt is running around, talking about the evil gays and family […]

Henry Waxman sez: This provision is a $1.5 billion giveaway to the oil industry, Halliburton, and Sugar Land, Texas. The provision was inserted into the energy legislation after the conference was closed, so members of the conference committee had no opportunity to consider or reject this measure. Of course there’s a Tom Delay connection. Asshole.

Ugh: (via MeFi) She sat down next to a Goodrich family member and, during the distribution of communion, said, "Who are you?" Then she handed the family member one of her business cards, which Goodrich said she still has."Knoll felt this was an appropriate time to campaign and impose her will on us," Goodrich said. […]

Meet John Roberts Most importantly, "He has a good heart." Counsel for Reagan and Bush I. Denied civil rights of 12-year-old girl handcuffed and chained at a DC train station for eating a french fry. Opposed effort to allow minorities to argue voting rights. Argued that public high school grad ceremonies could include religious ceremonies. […]

The U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment barring the White House and federal agencies for one year from contracting with PR firms and journalists to secretly promote policies through the use of fake news.

Having trouble staying awake at work? Say this phrase out loud: Justices Ashcroft and Gonzalez. I’m awake!

Sandra says see ya! Just think – when Rehnquist goes – that means 2 open seats for ultra-conservative judges to cancel Roe v. Wade and everything else.

I totally knew this was coming – though maybe not in this context. House Resolution HJ RES 24 To repeal the 22nd Amendment that prevents Presidents from running for more than 2 terms. Democratic Whip Hoyer is responsible for this one – is he trying to force the Republicans to burn out their political goodwill? […]

DailyKos highlights the NYT’s coverage of the mega-wealthy: Under the Bush tax cuts, the 400 taxpayers with the highest incomes – a minimum of $87 million in 2000, the last year for which the government will release such data – now pay income, Medicare and Social Security taxes amounting to virtually the same percentage of […]

The Bush administration is threatening to withhold $10 million in military aid to Kenya if the country does not agree to exempt Americans from prosecution at the International Criminal Court. The U.S. wants Kenya to sign a pledge that it would never hand over any American accused of war crimes to the World Court without […]