US News and World Report has a short blurb about the impending sentencing for convicted criminal and uncharged traitor Scooter Libby. But it’s not really news as much as it is an unsourced gossip piece:
When Lewis “Scooter” Libby is sentenced next month for his involvement in the Valerie Plame-CIA spy scandal, friends and legal [...]
Archive for May, 2007
Rule of Law For Thee, but Not For Me
Posted in criminal law, ethics, politics, privacy on May 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Fox News Nobody Debate: Biden, Kucinich, Gravel
Posted in advertising, politics, tv on May 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The message has caught on- there is nothing to be gained for any of the mainstream Democratic candidates by appearing on Fox. Biden will have to pull out of the debate now, because Mike Gravel is the only one who stands to “win” anything in this format (any publicity is good for Gravel, since nobody [...]
Sign DFA’s Petition to Impeach Gonzales
Posted in constitution, criminal law, ethics, impeachment, politics on May 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
[T]he process will prove that Atty. General Gonzales has committed High Crimes and Misdemeanors, including the abuse of power and violation of the public trust.
Just go do it.
You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
Posted in criminal law, ethics, impeachment, politics on May 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I have to wonder if this story is another example of the Bushies just not checking the facts before they roll out a new slogan, or if some junior-level marketing droid in Rove’s policy office is laughing quietly to himself at the clever prank that he has successfully pulled on the most powerful people on [...]
Ia! Ia! America Fh’tagn!
Posted in internet, politics on May 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
You can probably still be the first kid on the block to have this T-shirt. And it has a campaign website or two. Cthulhu 2008: Why vote for a lesser evil?
Your Weekly Gas Price Map
Posted in economics, fair use, gasbuddy, internet on May 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This map looks drastically different than the one from 10 days ago, but most of the local trends are the same. The major difference is that the top end of the scale has shifted down by about 40 cents per gallon, reflecting changes in those few outlier gas stations near Merced and Yosemite in California. [...]
Naming a Special Prosecutor: Why Wait?
Posted in constitution, criminal law, ethics, impeachment, politics on May 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
TPM has a story today sourced from Roll Call, reporting that the Democrats in Congress are not yet calling for a special prosecutor to investigate the shenanigans at the DOJ.
Despite indications of possible criminal wrongdoing, Democrats have not called for a special prosecutor (necessary, given the inherent conflict of interest at the Justice Department). It [...]
