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Monday, June 22nd, 2009In Texas, Gov. Perry Crows About His Endorsement by Palin
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Facing a tough Republican primary fight next year in his bid for a third term, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is brandishing the heavy artillery: Sarah Palin’s endorsement of his campaign. “If there’s a bigger endorsement in the Republican universe, I don’t know who it is than Sarah,” he declared in a telephone interview over the weekend. He described the Alaska governor and 2008 vice presidential nominee as a “close personal friend” who knows my heart.”
Today’s News
Monday, June 22nd, 2009Iranian Guards Issue Warning as Vote Errors Are Admitted – More than 100 percent of those eligible to vote voted in 50 cities.
Obama to sign anti-smoking bill in Rose Garden – President Barack Obama is set to sign into law an anti-smoking bill that will give the Food and Drug Administration unprecedented authority to regulate tobacco.
Ensign Lover’s Hubby Wanted Money — But Through His Lawyer – Team Ensign is continuing to walk back its original claim that Doug Hampton, the husband of the senator’s girlfriend, tried to extort Ensign.
Schumer: Dems May Have To Go It Alone On Health Care – Without “dramatic” changes, Schumer said he would oppose the co-ops deal and urge other Democrats to do so as well.
SHOCKER: Buchanan Prefers “The Old Bigotry” To Affirmative Action
Monday, June 15th, 2009OK, we know it’s not exactly breaking news that Pat Buchanan holds some views that are borderline racist, to put it mildly. But this one is just too blatant to pass up.
In his latest column for Human Events — a forum he often uses to air opinions that wouldn’t fly during his regular gigs as a commentator on MSNBC — Buchanan writes that he “prefers the old bigotry” to the Ivy League affirmative action policies that may have benefited Sonia Sotomayor, because “at least it was honest.”
Today’s News
Monday, June 8th, 2009Obama’s Stimulus Promise: More Than 600,000 Jobs – President Barack Obama promised Monday to deliver more than 600,000 jobs through his $787 billion stimulus plan this summer, with federal agencies pumping billions into public works projects, schools and summer youth programs.
North Korea sentences 2 U.S. reporters to prison – Laura Ling and Euna Lee, reporters for San Francisco-based Current TV, were sentenced by the top Central Court in Pyongyang in a two-day trial that started Friday as U.S. officials demanded the release of the two women.
U.S.-Backed Alliance Wins Election in Lebanon – An American-backed alliance has retained control of the Lebanese Parliament after a hotly contested election billed as a showdown between Tehran and Washington for influence in the Middle East.
If Hutchison leaves Senate, down-ballot frenzy could begin – The movement could provide an opening for Democrats finally to recapture a statewide seat and more local races, which could mean the difference in taking the state House.
Report: Before Congressional Run, Scarborough Represented Killer Of Abortion Doctor – Scarborough publicly addressed the story, for what appears to be the first time. But what he talked about was his own past ties to an anti-abortion killer. And his comments — which seemed designed largely to minimize those ties — appear to conflict with other reported facts about the incident.
Conservative Manuel Miranda: “Hispanics not like African-Americans”, “Hispanics think just like everyone else”
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009In 2004, Manuel Miranda was forced to resign as an aide to former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) when a Senate panel found that Miranda hacked into files “from folders belonging to Democratic staff.”
Now Manuel Miranda, is leading the conservative opposition to Judge Sotomayor and at a Heritage Foundation luncheon, Miranda said this:
“Hispanic polls, Hispanic surveys, indicate that Hispanics think just like everyone else. We’re not like African-Americans. We think just like everybody else. When I was on the leader’s staff, someone called me once and asked me: ‘What’s Senator Frist’s Hispanic agenda?’ I said, ‘low taxes, better education, more jobs … what are you talking about?’ And that’s how Hispanics are. This is an opportunity to educate them on all of our issues and they will resonate in the way that they resonate with everyone else.”
“Tricky Dick”
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009Cheney Led Briefings of Lawmakers To Defend Interrogation Techniques
“Former vice president Richard B. Cheney personally oversaw at least four briefings with senior members of Congress about the controversial interrogation program, part of a secretive and forceful defense he mounted throughout 2005 in an effort to maintain support for the harsh techniques used on detainees.
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Cheney’s role in helping handle intelligence issues in the Bush administration — particularly his advocacy for the use of aggressive methods and warrantless wiretapping against alleged terrorists — has been well documented. But his hands-on role in defending the interrogation program to lawmakers has not been previously publicized.”
ETO News of the Day
Monday, June 1st, 2009General Motors files for bankruptcy protection – The plan is for the federal government to take a 60 percent ownership stake in the new GM. The Canadian government would take 12.5 percent, with the United Auto Workers getting a 17.5 percent share and unsecured bondholders receiving 10 percent. Existing GM shareholders are expected to be wiped out.
Doctor decries Tiller killing – “I’m profoundly sad and I’m furious and I think the American people need to understand that we have a fascist movement in this country,” Dr. Warren Hern told The Colorado Independent on Sunday. “We don’t have to invade Iraq to find terrorists. They’re right here killing abortion doctors.”
State pay cut likely – [I]t’s virtually certain that he’ll cut state workers’ paychecks again. The only question is how he’ll get it done.
Questions for General McChrystal – The Senate owes the American people more than a pro forma confirmation of Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, President Obama’s choice to be the next United States military commander in Afghanistan.
Despite Critics, Judge Sotomayor May Find Votes in G.O.P. – Notwithstanding fierce criticism from the likes of Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich, there is scant evidence of solid opposition from Republican senators. Indeed, strategists on both sides say that one-third or more of the 40 Senate Republicans may vote to confirm her.