Archive for September, 2007

The hysteria being whipped up about Iran is stunning. I wonder whether mot Americans have spent any critical time thinking about what is really going on in the Middle East. Maureen Dowd, in the New York Times talks about the issues: ‘Fruitbat’ at Bat
The Bush regime wants to demonize Iran. That… »

Here’s Fred Kaplan’s take over at Slate Magazine:Bush’s appalling Iraq speech
That about says it.
Is Bush a liar or just delusional?
What a… »

The Associated Press did this quick fact check on Bush’s more egregious lies last night: A look at the facts behind Bush’s speech I came across the list at Talking Points memo this morning.
Is there no one who can shut this fool up? Does he honestly think we care any more about… »

Bush is hitting new lows in his venal, spineless and blatant attempt to avoid taking responsibility for the destruction he has wrought. The weak reports this week by Crocker and Petraeus were the best the Bush regime can offer as it slinks sulkily into history. Sidney Blumenthal hits the nail on the head… »

Well at long last we’ve had the Petraeus report that Bush has been telling us all along will determine his policy for the next year. My conclusion? It was a total waste of time. Newsweek has a good angle on it here: Hirsh: Rating Petraeus’s Report to the Hill
The… »

Following up on my posts about the economy, today the Labor Department released its employment survey. The news sent Wall Street into a nose dive. The economy actually shed jobs last month and therefore brought to an end the growth we have had since the past four years. Here is the report… »

Courtesy of the Talking Points Memo website, here is the GAO report on progress in Iraq. Basically there is none. Read it so you can be informed as we head into the storm of spin that the Bush regime will throw at us over the next few week:The TPM DOCUMENT COLLECTION – GAO… »