In the wake of Gen. William Westmoreland Jr.’s recent death, many commentators reflected on how the general — during the Vietnam conflict and in the decades after — never really “got it.” He tried to fight a conventional war against an unconventional foe.
Similarly, the chickenhawks in the Bush administration who loudly advocate for the […]

As part of his harassment of Hillary Clinton, Starr convinced rightwing activists judges to rule that government lawyers do not have the same right to keep secrets as private attorneys. Now Democrats want John Roberts’ notes from his time as a government lawyer and Republicans say the rules don’t apply to them.
There is […]

In a long, comprehensive (and free on-line) page one article in the Wall Street Journal the reporters explore “the legal differences between defending an individual and defending a corporation.”
Time Inc. technically owned an electronic file that contained Mr. Cooper’s notes, he says. As a result, the parent company could potentially be held in contempt […]

Nobody should be happy with the way the energy bill has been compromised into toothlessness and rushed through the conference process so the boobs on the Hill can appear to be addressing this essential issue before they take their summer break.
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy has analyzed the conference bill and found that […]

Bolton says he forgot he was interviewed about the CIA leak:
John Bolton, the nominee for U.N. ambassador, inaccurately told Congress he had not been interviewed or testified in any investigation over the past five years, the State Department said Thursday, responding to a Democratic critic.
Bolton was interviewed by the State Department inspector […]

“Every time I drive through Kannapolis and I see those empty plants I know there is no way I could vote for CAFTA.”
— Rep. Robin Hayes, R-North Carolina, on July 14, 2005
Last night, after arm-twisting by the GOP leadership, Rep. Hayes voted for CAFTA.
Rep. Hayes has a powerful back-story at home that […]

This is why Miller doesn’t want to reveal her “source” at the White House — because she was the source.
At the offices of the New York Times, there’s an alternative theory floating around about Judith Miller’s true motives in going to prison rather than revealing her source in the Bush CIA Leak scandal. She is […]

Here’s a blast from the past made all the more poignant by the government’s renewed search for oil in the shark-rich waters off the Gulf coast of Florida. This was probably the last time George Bush received even grudging praise from environmentalists.
In an L.A. Times article from May 30, 2002, archived on www.waterconserve.info Jeb’s […]

Great glimpse into what Californians are in for if Arnold is successful at Florida News. O.K., I’ve said too much. Just check it out.