Daily Archives: April 7th, 2006 «

 

Joe Wilson: A man of class and integrity

Posted by: ST on April 7, 2006 at 9:16 pm » 50 Comments

Find out just how much class and integrity Joe “Restore Honesty” Wilson actually has – Tom Elia has the details on a speech Wilson made back in March at Florida State University.  Wilson has a visceral hatred of Bush, Rove, conservatives, and neocons and there’s no way this just all of a sudden happened after his [...]

 

SF Mayor once again vows to ignore the law

Posted by: ST on April 7, 2006 at 8:17 pm » 13 Comments

First, SF Mayor Gavin Newsom declared gay marriage legal.  Now, there’s this: SAN FRANCISCO – Mayor Gavin Newsom said Thursday that The City will not comply with any federal legislation that criminalizes efforts to help illegal immigrants. The mayor also denounced a bipartisan congressional proposal that would beef up border security and allow as many as [...]

 

Senate immigration bill stalls

Posted by: ST on April 7, 2006 at 11:06 am » 37 Comments

The Senate immigration bill has been shelved: The Senate sidetracked sweeping immigration legislation Friday, leaving in doubt prospects for passing a bill offering the hope of citizenship to millions of men, women and children living in the United States illegally. A carefully crafted compromise that supporters had claimed could win an overwhelming majority received only [...]

 

Media continue to obfuscate the facts on “Bush authorized leak” story

Posted by: ST on April 7, 2006 at 9:24 am » 17 Comments

The mediots far and wide yesterday reported with barely restrained glee the news that  Scooter Libby testified that President Bush authorized the disclosure of key parts of information from a once ‘classified’ NIE.  The NYTimes, of course, was amongst the many declaring this breathlessly with the headline “In Court Filings, Cheney Aide Said Bush Approved Leak“.  The [...]