Karl Rove Said to be Looking For Plea Deal

“In the closing hours of the grand jury probe, special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald paid a visit yesterday to Rove’s lawyer, Robert Luskin, prompting speculation that a plea bargain could be in the works for the deputy White House chief of staff.
It was the latest of several one-on-one meetings between Fitzgerald and [...]

Miers Withdraws Nomination!

Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination today saying that it presented a burden to the White House. Although many Republican Senators have been unwilling to give their support to Miers, White House Chief of Staff Scott McClellan dismissed the notion that Senators had been reluctant to support Miers. Her letter is here. Judge her writing [...]

What Congress Plans To Cut

Many Democrats and moderate Republicans take issue with the efforts of more extreme Republicans in their efforts to cut important government programs. Sixteen congressional committees lookd into several programs on Tuesday for cuts. Let’s take a look at which ones.
1. Federal aid to state child-support enforcement programs - Children well below the poverty would be [...]

The End Of Plame-gate Is Near

Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald will release his findings on his investigation of the leak of CIA agent Valerie Plame’s identity this week. It is expected that I. “Scooter” Libby or Karl Rove may be indicted. There is also speculation that Fitzgerald was also looking into whether Vice-President Dick Cheney was involved in the smear [...]

What Kind of Man Would Want Rosa Parks’ Seat Anyways?

With all the discussion regarding the death of Ms. Rosa Parks, and the analysis of her bravery, it got me to thinking: What kind of “man” would board a bus, see a woman sitting in a chair, and demand that she move so he can sit down? What kind of man would go through [...]