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Monthly Archives: April 2007

Examining Gonzales

Friday, April 20, 2007

I’m spending some time watching Youtubes of Gonzales Senate testimony. What I find frustrating is the fact that the quality of the questioning is so uneven. It would be far more effective if the Democrats picked one or two of the best interrogators and yield their time to them, allowing them to develop their cross […]

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This may start being fun again

Friday, April 20, 2007

I am very hopeful that this marks the end of a very frustrating week, blog-wise. I find it impossible to believe that anyone would release a piece of software as buggy as that I was using on my old site. It literally took hours to publish a single new post, and it refused to do […]

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A suggestion for the post veto strategy

Friday, April 20, 2007

There have been a lot of questions about what the Democrats should do if they pass an Iraq funding resolution with teeth in it and Bush vetoes it. The Supreme Court’s recent abortion decision gives rise to one possibility, though I have no illusions about the possibility that anyone might try this. Once Bush vetoes […]

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Why Schumer is going after Gonzalez

Thursday, April 19, 2007

I thought this article at Talking Points Memo was extremely interesting. Apparently, Senator Schumer has had problems with a politicized system of justice in the past. In his case, it was an unholy alliance among the left, right and press that sought to bring him down. The story is a monitory lesson for those of […]

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