Daily Archives: January 5th, 2009 «

 

President-elect Obama picks Leon Panetta to head the CIA

Posted by: ST on January 5, 2009 at 7:19 pm » 14 Comments

I can’t add much to Jennifer Rubin’s commentary on what looks like a blatantly political pick. It’s so bad that even two prominent Dem Senators, Rockefeller and Feinstein, have expressed serious reservations about Panetta’s level of experience … or should I say “lack thereof”? President-elect Barack Obama has tapped former Clinton White House chief of [...]

 

Things continuing to warm up in the Senate

Posted by: ST on January 5, 2009 at 6:48 pm » 2 Comments

Yes, the news about loony Al Franken being certified (or as ST reader Anthony quips, “certifiable“;) the winner in the MN Senate race is depressing, but countering that is the intriguing drama unfolding over Barry Oh!’s old seat, which disgraced Gov. Blago has tried to give to former Illinois AG Roland Burris. Last week, CNN [...]

 

Monday open thread

Posted by: ST on January 5, 2009 at 8:56 am » 12 Comments

I’ve got a busy day ahead of me so here’s your open thread for the day. FYI, regarding the Weblog Awards voting – voting is supposed to start today but they are still getting everything together, so you can’t actually vote yet. Once I find out when you can, I’ll let you know. The direct [...]