Wanted: An Ask for Phone Calls

By: emptywheel Saturday February 7, 2009 12:02 pm

When will Obama actually ask the millions of people on his email list to actually make calls to Congress?

The AP’s Remaining Competitive Function: Litigators for Big Media

By: emptywheel Saturday February 7, 2009 11:23 am

The AP is making another argument about how they’re the only force that can properly use the First Amendment again.

Haggis Logic

By: emptywheel Friday February 6, 2009 5:02 pm

I just watched Arlen “Scottish Haggis” Specter explain how they didn’t really cut $600 million in child care.

He explained very helpfully that if you don’t get 60 votes, then there would be no money for child care.

Of course, he and Susan Collins (and, apparently, one more Republican) are the only ones standing between a bill and 60 votes.

Crazy Pete Hoekstra’s Misplaced Priorities on Keeping Secrets

By: emptywheel Friday February 6, 2009 2:59 pm

Crazy Pete Hoekstra just revealed the classified details of his trip to Iraq via Twitter. This is one of the Gang of Eight who is entrusted with our country’s top secrets.

DOD Spends More on Domestic PsyOps Than On Foreign PsyOps

By: emptywheel Friday February 6, 2009 1:16 pm

Between domestic psyops (public affairs) and foreign psyops, DOD spends over a $1 billion a year. And the really scary thing is, more than half of that goes toward propagandizing in the US.

Sign the Petition: Howard Dean for HHS Secretary

By: emptywheel Friday February 6, 2009 11:44 am

So far, there’s a lot of support in these parts for Howard Dean to be HHS Secretary.

Obama has said he made a mistake by overlooking Daschle’s conflicts and tax problems when he first appointed him.

I’m here on television saying I screwed up, and that’s part of the era of responsibility.

What Explains Commander Lippold’s Newfound Impatience on the Cole Prosecutions?

By: emptywheel Friday February 6, 2009 10:42 am

Commander Kirk Lippold only ever criticized the Bush Administration’s failure to bring the plotters of the Cole bombing to justice once. But all of a sudden, on the same day a Bush dead-ender tries to make it more difficult for Obama to close Gitmo, Lippold is out with accusations that Obama is politicizing the war on terror.

Joe the Vice President at the Train Station

By: emptywheel Thursday February 5, 2009 10:19 am

Apparently, they’ve sent Joe Biden out to drum up some excitement for the stimulus package. Sending him to do so at a train station that would be upgraded under the stimulus package? A nice touch. (via email)

Mr. Mayor, thanks for the passport to get in town here. And, Governor, it’s a delight to be with you.

How to Get the Bush Dead-Enders to Do What You Want

By: emptywheel Thursday February 5, 2009 9:07 am

Here’s the answer to the question of what Obama has to do to get Bush dead-enders to do what he wants.

NOW Can We Dismiss the Notion that Toensing Is Independent?

By: emptywheel Thursday February 5, 2009 6:18 am

Remember how Victoria Toensing always got to pretend she had no association with Scooter Libby’s defense team? Well, now she’s fund-raising to support Libby’s PR flack’s run for political office.

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