The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) released a statement yesterday that lambasted congressional Democrats for “voting against [a] $52B disaster relief package for Katrina survivors.” 65 Democrats were singled out by this release. The only problem: the statement was an out-and-out lie. In fact, the only members of congress to vote against the $51.6 billion …
Isn’t it nice to know that the America Supports You Freedom Walk will have the following restrictions: Only pre-registered participants may walk the route. A four-foot-tall security fence along the route will prevent non-registrants from joining the walk. The press will be limited to three “pens” along the route, no more. Of course, the Department …
I remember when everybody (myself included, at the time) was lambasting President Clinton in 1993, saying that his cabinet and their staff were too green, too inexperienced. And they admitted as much, grew into their positions, and eventually proved to be very, very effective. Today, the Washington Post reveals the truth that most of BushCo’s …
It’s remarkably frightening – and remarkably sad – when a Louisiana congressman (Rep. Richard Baker – R-LA) from Baton Rouge (just up the road from NOLA) has this to say about the effects of Hurricane Katrina: “We finally cleaned up public housing in New Orleans. We couldn’t do it, but God did.” That’s sick and …
Leave it to Sen. Obama (D-IL) to hammer home one of the key problems with BushCo and its approach to disaster preparedness: “There’s been much attention in the press about the fact that those who were left behind in New Orleans were disproportionately poor and African American. I’ve said publicly that I do not subscribe …
Sen. Dorgan (D-ND) has published, via the Democratic Policy Committee, a by-the-numbers assessment of the Bush administration. It’s a great, if sobering, read. Weekly National Security Index
Possibly one of the greatest one-stops for all of the abhorrent quotes that have come from BushCo, the SCLM, etc. Click here to read it – and feel free to add your own if you’re a Daily Kos member.
Just heard this one from President Bush: “Bureaucracy’s not going to stand in the way of getting the job done.” No, it isn’t – especially when the federal bureaucracy refused to do anything until well after the point of being effective. In the same photo op, Bush also said that he’s going to send VP …
I’m sick and tired of seeing high-level Democrats – senators and representatives galore – not lashing out vocally against the BushCo failure in NOLA. Sure, you hear carefully-scripted words calling for “an investigation,” but not one of them is framing the issue like this: If you voted for George W. Bush in 2004, are you …
Sayeth the so-called President of the United States: “This recovery will take years.” It’s not just a recovery, Mr. President, that will take years. We must also adjust to a post-oil economy. We’re past peak oil production, according to multiple estimates, and the U.S. (from the government down to the people) hasn’t yet altered its …
