- Bush's main speechifier, who is also one of his closest advisers, is quitting. Let's hope the next speechwriter has a bit of an imagination - unlike this guy.
He was a formulator of the Bush doctrine making the spread of democracy the fundamental goal of U.S. foreign policy,
Don't let the door hit you on the way out. (I say that only because he actually managed to do a few good things too, but let's face it, he deserves the proverbial hard kick in the butt for the Bush doctrine.)
- Now, this ought to be a no-brainer, one would think: Democrats promise more oversight if they win House. Seriously, how could they offer less than what there is now?
- GOP Measure Forces House Debate on War on Thursday.
But GOP leaders are trying to make sure today's debate is on Republican terms. The resolution, "declaring that the United States will prevail in the Global War on Terror [and] the struggle to protect freedom from the terrorist adversary," was introduced with unabashed partisan overtones. The rules of debate will not allow the resolution to be amended, nor will alternative resolutions be allowed on the floor for a vote.
How pompous is that?
Think Progress has Republican Majority leader John Boehner's strategery talking points memo for the debate here. Short version: '9/11, 9/11, 9/11, 9/11...'
- The issue of security certificates is being taken up by Canada's Supreme court. I'll write more about this later.
- $9 billion seems to have disappeared forever in Iraq, thanks to Bush who has blocked an investigation into the matter.
- Meanwhile, back in the USA, $1 billion has been lost to fraudulent Hurricane Katrina claimants. Heckuva system there, Brownie.
- Ann Coulter: plaigarist? The Rude Pundit has much, much more...
Update: Froomkin has a good article up about the non-consequences of Rove's role in the Plame Affair and calls the press to task to find out what really happened.
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