Congress is starting to hit back as Dubya continues to pretend that legally passed laws don't apply to him.
In a sane world, Dubya's actions would be called treason.
57% of Americans want Congress to pass a resolution outlining a plan for getting U.S. troops the hell out of Iraq.
Oh, and Dubya's approval rating is still below 40%.
Cheney makes the usual tough guy statements about not leaving Iraq. Blitzer asks Senator Biden is he want to respond. Biden says "No, I don't want to respond to him. He's at 20 percent in the polls. No one listens to him. He has no credibility. It's ridiculous."
Damn straight!
An actual Republican actually stands up to the other Senators and criticizes them for avoiding serious debate on the War on Iraq.
Senator Barack Obama handed out some barbs at Dubya. The best:
"I don't know about you, but when George Bush said he did not believe in nation building, I did not know he was talking about this nation."
Too bad Obama is such a pitiful Lieberman stooge.
Also, John Mutha predicts that US troops will be pulled from Iraq next year, either due to public pressure, or due to a Democratically controlled Congress.
Great essay on the Dictatorial power that Dubya has grabbed.
The wisdom of the Second Amendment become clearer every day.
Essay on the "Republicans' bitch-slap theory of electoral politics" and how Democrats need to handle the upcoming War on Iran.
New polls shows that more Americans think Dubya should be censured than think he shouldn't.
Also, read the comments for additional analysis.
The Republicans continue their efforts to bankrupt the US, spending an all-time record high amount in March of 2006.
The previous record-holding month? February 2006.
Should former rabid Iraq hawks like Newt Gingrich now get a free pass because they're starting to criticize the war?
This essay argues against any such leeway.
Analysis of McCain's shift to the Right in preparation for a Presidential bid in 2008.
More bad poll news for the Republicans:
70% of Americans think the country is heading in the wrong direction. (In other news, 30% are just plain stupid.)
Only 36% approve of the job Dubya is doing.
Only 40% agree with Dubya's foreign policy.
Only 35% agree with Dubya's handling of Iraq.
Only 30% approve of Congress in general.
And, finally, Americans want the Democrats in control of Congress instead of the Republicans by a margin of 49% to 33%.
Republican James Sensenbrenner, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, takes Gonzales to task. He's updet that Gonzales dodged all their questions about illegal domestic spying.
Choice quote: "How can we discharge our oversight if, every time we ask a pointed question, we're told the program is classified?"
Good point. Sounds like contempt of Congress. The only problem is who is going to arrest the Attorney General?
In between drinks, Senator Edward Kennedy wrote a book taking Dubya to task over his illegal invasion of Iraq.
Interesting essay on how Feingold's stances to the left of the mainstream will help move mainstream opinion that direction.
Plus, they're just the right positions to take.
Senate Democrats are going to use the issue of expanding access to contraceptives and sex education as a counter to Republican anti-abortion madness.
If you want less abortions, wouldn't you back expanding access to contraceptives and sex education? That's if the point really was to reduce abortions.
Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold says he'll oppose an amendment to Wisconsin's Constituiton banning gay marriages, calling it "a mean-spirited attempt" at discrimination.
Which, of course, it is.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi wants to require investigations into those members of Congress who allegedly received money from Jack Abramoff.
Repbulicans, predictably, sot it down.
Lending institutions hate you and want all your money. That's the simple truth.
Many states have laws in place to protect citizens from predatory lending practices.
The lending industry, predictably, is trying to get Congress to invalidate those protections.
Senator Russ Feingold lays it out straight as to how the President is breaking the law and how Republicans must start standing up to him now, while they still can.
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