Sully Goes to Washington

By: emptywheel Tuesday February 24, 2009 9:45 am

Sully, the hero of the US Airways “Miracle on the Hudson” just told Congress we need to value labor more. Do you think they’ll listen?

Kirk Lippold, Gitmo Architect, Still Making Torture Cool

By: emptywheel Tuesday February 24, 2009 6:55 am

Kirk Lippold, one of the architects of Gitmo, is back, complaining that Obama has let a Gitmo detainee free. But, surprise surprise, in their quotations of Lippold, the press ignores Lippold’s significant ties to Gitmo policy, instead simply referring to him as the USS Cole Commander.

The AIPAC Prosecution Suffers A Crippling Blow

By: bmaz Tuesday February 24, 2009 5:07 am

Most of you know about the AIPAC criminal case that has been simmering below the main media radar since it was filed in May, 2005. In a nutshell, the indictment alleges that Lawrence Franklin a DOD/Pentagon official working in Defense Secretary Rumsfeld’s office (with everyone’s favorite public servants Doug Feith and Paul Wolfowitz) passed top-secret information to Steve Rosen, AIPAC’s then-policy director, and Keith Weissman, a senior Iran analyst with AIPAC. An important ruling in the case was handed down On February 17 that is a crippling blow to the prosecution.

Roland Burris’ Bad PR Strategy

By: emptywheel Monday February 23, 2009 1:59 pm

As Roland Burris’ allies–and the Politico–would have it, his biggest problem right now is that the media strategy he employed to manage his admissions that he has much deeper ties to Rod Blagojevich than he let on was insufficient to the task.

Will the House Hold Rove in Contempt before March 4?

By: emptywheel Monday February 23, 2009 11:18 am

I can’t help but notice that Rove has blown off Congress just in time to be held in contempt before the Appeals Court gets Obama’s brief on the Miers/Bolten suit.

CREW: Obama and Greg Craig Stand with the Dead-Enders

By: emptywheel Monday February 23, 2009 9:27 am

CREW responds to my post suggesting the support for the Bush position on White House emails might be the position of Bush Dead-Enders.

The Appeals Court Gives Obama His Week

By: emptywheel Monday February 23, 2009 8:09 am

Obama now has the one additional week he asked for to broker a deal between the Bushies and HJC regarding testimony on the US Attorney scandal.

Monday, 9AM, Roland Burris Is Still Senator

By: emptywheel Monday February 23, 2009 6:35 am

I was gone a whole week, and Burris didn’t even resign? That makes him more stubborn than either Rove or Gonzales.

Condi’s Whole Life, in Three Volumes, Worth Slightly More than David Plouffe’s Two-Year Campaign

By: emptywheel Monday February 23, 2009 4:52 am

Apparently, the market values David Plouffe’s work getting Obama elected to be worth the same as the entire Administration tenure of most members of Bush’s inner circle.

Inauguration Week Was a Busy Week for Dead-Enders

By: emptywheel Monday February 23, 2009 4:25 am

You know that story about how Obama is helping Bush to cover-up the email destruction? Check the date.

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