To follow up on the Matt’s post, public health experts from the US and Iraq said last year (this CNN article is over a year old) that approximately 100,000 Iraqi civilians had died at that point in the war. In a paper in the Lancet medical journal, researchs from Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University and [...]
I just read a Washington Post article about Bush’s speech today in Philly. It says: After the speech ended early, Bush — in a rare move — took questions from the audience. When the president was asked about the number of Iraqi deaths in the war, he estimated 30,000 people have been killed since March [...]
Cheney Adviser Indicted in CIA Leak Probe Vice President Accepts I. Lewis ‘Scooter’ Libby’s Resignation ‘With Deep Regret’ RawStory says this is only the beginning and prosecutors are pursuing more serious charges against Rove with a possible indictment next week. Steve Soto thinks this is it and after 2 years, all Fitzgerald could get is [...]
The Democrats are feasting their eyes, rubbing their hands, and salivating over the potential idictments Fitzmas may bring. The glory of bringing down a few WH aides, tarnishing W’s legacy (in the eyes of his supporters, finally) and forever altering the course of history. Arianna Huffington commented that Plamegate will be bigger than Watergate because [...]
Oh man, I am getting absolutely giddy. I. Lewis Libby Jr., Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff, first learned about the C.I.A. officer at the heart of the leak investigation in a conversation with Mr. Cheney weeks before her identity became public in 2003, lawyers involved in the case said Monday. Notes of the [...]
While I’m not the biggest fan of Christmas, I do love me a good Fitzmas. However we all know it’s a long holiday, so to help you cope with the coming deluge of irrational exuberance we’re all hoping to experience, georgia10 compiled a list of the top 10 Tips for Dealing With Fitmas: Put down [...]
It appears that Tom DeLay will be booked: Rep. Tom DeLay will likely be booked in a Texas county jail this week despite attempts by his attorneys to bypass the fingerprinting and mug shot process. The former House majority leader was forced to step down from the post last month when he was indicted by [...]
You’re in trouble too, Mr. Frist.
House Majority Leader Tom Delay HAS BEEN INDICTED ON ONE COUNT OF CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY BY A TEXAS GRAND JURY. Under House rules, this means Delay has to step-down as Majority Leader. Radical Rick Santorum, get off your cell phone, we’re coming for you next baby. Good work, everyone.
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