Monthly Archives: March 2004
Condi Confesses?
Whether she wants to or not, it seems Condoleezza Rice will testify — even if not under oath. Apparently, she’s backed up one of Clarke’s claims about the presidents post-9/11 demands. The White House acknowledged Sunday that on the day … Continue reading
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What’s So Funny?
Via Atrios. Someone should have put this up during Bush’s stand-up gig at the correspondents’ dinner.
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Pie Graph
Question: Which President’s administration has had a better approach to fighting terror? Bill Clinton or George W. Bush.
Posted in 2004 Election, Current Events, Politics
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The Bush Backpedal
No, it’s not a new dance. It’s another interesting development in the White House response to the Clarke allegations. A member of the 9/11 commission said yesterday that national security adviser Condoleezza Rice indicated in a private session she was … Continue reading
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Searching Without a Warrant
Via Falconred Goes to Law School. Imagine this. Police knock on your door. You answer it. “Yes, officer?” “Mr. X, we want to search your residence for (fill in the blank)?” “Do you have a warrant, officer?” “No sir, and … Continue reading
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Iraq B.Y.O.B.A.
That’s “Bring Your Own Body Armor.” Wanna know how well equipped our service members are in Iraq? They’re now buying their own body armor, and in some cases their families are paying for it. Soldiers headed for Iraq are still … Continue reading
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Fried Rice
In some ways, it’s amusing to watch the Bush administration scramble and bumble over the Clarke accusations. I won’t give analysis of the whole Clarke saga here, because folks like Kevin Drum and Joshua Micha Marshall do a much better … Continue reading
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Possibilities, Cont’d
Here I sit, after a long, long day at home with Parker. Well, not really at home. We spent the better part of the afternoon out, because it was such a beautiful day in DC. We spent an hour at … Continue reading
Posted in Law School, Life
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For My Republican Friends
Well, I think I may have one or two. Anyway, from TalkLeft, here’s a link to a new online group, Republicans for Kerry.
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A Lot To Say
Wow. Sometime yesterday, the number of comments on this blog passed 500. Not counting the handful of spam comments I’ve deleted along the way. Pretty cool!
Not Five, But Ten
For some reason there’s no Friday Five today, for whatever reason. But here’s 10 random songs, something I thought would be a good idea for a Friday. Open your MP3 player. Put your entire collection on random or shuffle. List … Continue reading
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Condi to Cut & Run?
Via Kevin Drum at The Washington Monthly. Can this be true? As she prepares to leave her job at the end of the year, Ms. Rice, the president’s national security adviser, now finds herself at the center of a political … Continue reading
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Turning the Tide
Found on feministe. Noam Chomsky blogs at Turning the Tide. That’s one for the blogroll, folks.
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Condi, the Tease
I wouldn’t believe it if I hadn’t read it with my own two eyes. Apparently Condi Rice’s sniping at Clarke from behind the protection of the White House hasn’t been as effective as hoped. But does this get Ms. Rice … Continue reading
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War Is (Not) Funny
I don’t know why it should surprise me that George W. Bush would be making jokes about the failure to find WMDs in Iraq, following the invasion and occupation of the country by U.S. forces — in which over 500 … Continue reading
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