Not that it isn’t warranted, but you may want to have your coffee before you read this.

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The Washington Post has an astounding story this morning. Huh! Did you know people have long questioned Alberto Gonzales’ truthfulness?
Well, let’s see. I knew he was incompetent back in June 2003; I knew he was violating his oath of office and covering up for the White House back in the fall of 2003; I knew […]

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This is so sad. (You may not remember, but the mullahs in Iraq have even been dictating exactly how devout Muslims may play soccer.) Who can blame him for not wanting to go home?
Mahmoud scored the winning goal in Iraq’s 1-0 Asian Cup final win over Saudi Arabia on Sunday, yet he feared for his […]

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Yeah, but as long as it’s only brown people who get killed by them, who cares?
MIAMI (Reuters) - The number of Atlantic hurricanes in an average season has doubled in the last century due in part to warmer seas and changing wind patterns caused by global warming, according to a study released on Sunday.
Hurricane researchers […]

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In the midst of war’s chaos - Iraq wins soccer’s Asian Cup.

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The Nation:
The burgeoning movement for impeachment is a rational response to a moment when polls tell us that roughly three-quarters of Americans think the country is headed in the wrong direction. This Administration has not just let Americans down; it has frightened them. A great many understand, intuitively or explicitly, that we are experiencing a […]

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Yeah, pretty much.
UPDATE: Marcy, too.

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The New York Times today:
As far as we can tell, there are three possible explanations for Mr. Gonzales’s talk about a dispute over other — unspecified — intelligence activities. One, he lied to Congress. Two, he used a bureaucratic dodge to mislead lawmakers and the public: the spying program was modified after Mr. Ashcroft refused […]

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John Negroponte, patron saint of death squads.

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It’s been rolling around my head for days now, because clearly there’s a larger coverup at work with Gonzales’ testimony. But what’s the big picture?
Over at DK, drational has put all the pieces together (if you’ve been following this, go read the whole thing) - basically, that there was much broader illegal surveillance than administration […]

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Article 4 ABUSE OF POWER
The President misused and abused his office and impaired the administration of justice.
The President made false and misleading public statements for the purpose of deceiving the people of the United States;
The President made false and misleading statements to members of the Cabinet and White House aides;
The President frivolously asserted executive privilege;
The […]

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Just sat down and did the math, and although your previous contributions were a big help, I’m coming up ‘way short.
After I pay my August rent, I have a little over $100 left to pay the electric, buy gas and food, and keep the internet on. The freelance work I had is done, and […]

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Media Matters explains the corporate media priorities.

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Great Joshua Holland article about how healthcare is a major - and ailing - segment of the economy. Very informative!
(And by the way: I was just recently reminded that the vast majority of the people who take care of you in the hospital don’t have health care coverage, either. Everything’s been farmed out to per […]

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The amazing Shirley Horn with one of my favorite songs (in two parts). There was a meme going around recently about what songs you’d pick for your funeral, and I’d have to say, I want this one:

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This makes me angry all over again:
A new report reveals the US government turned down offers of help from across the globe in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, telling one diplomat “human assistance of any kind is not on our priorities list.”

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No, Senator Schumer, the Democrats weren’t “hoodwinked.” The party establishment choose to see the Supreme Court confirmations as a political threat to politicians, rather than a real-life threat to common citizens, and framed it accordingly.
Why on earth did Democrats focus on Roe v. Wade as the biggest threat from Roberts and Alito when they already […]

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Noam Scheiber of “Even The Liberal” New Republic says it’s time to show the Democratic Leadership Council the door:
Today, the council has almost no constituency within the Democratic Party. About every five years, the Pew Research Center conducts a public opinion survey to sort out the country’s major ideological groupings. In 1999, Pew found […]

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See how useful it is to have a Harvard MBA in the White House?
Iraq’s national government is refusing to take possession of thousands of American-financed reconstruction projects, forcing the United States either to hand them over to local Iraqis, who often lack the proper training and resources to keep the projects running, or commit new […]

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Okay, so it’s not just me who thinks this is not smart. I mean, what with Saudi Arabia’s habit of funding anti-American extremists (cough 9/11 cough) and even educating kids to hate America, it could, you know, be a problem…

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Kevin Drum on the latest study of healthcare by country:
I suppose you’re all getting tired of hearing this, but the conclusion here is pretty much the same as it is every time you look at the U.S. vs. Europe: the differences are almost entirely about money. If you have a national healthcare system but you […]

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I thought this was worth noting:
A federal judge held the FBI “responsible for the framing of four innocent men” in a 1965 gangland murder in a landmark ruling yesterday and ordered the government to pay the men $101.7 million for the decades they spent in prison. The award is believed to be the largest of […]

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Staunch Republican Christopher Buckley (William F.’s son and author of the very funny “Thank You For Smoking”) is hoping the Republicans lose in ‘08. Here’s a taste of his reasoning:
Who knew, in 2000, that “compassionate conservatism” meant bigger government, unrestricted government spending, government intrusion in personal matters, government ineptitude, and cronyism in disaster relief? Who […]

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Just so you know exactly what I’m talking about…

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Venus turns retrograde today.

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