Tom Maguire, who I genuinely think is interesting and has a lot to offer the blogosphere, pens perhaps the silliest excuse possible (although I have not checked the Powerline’s deep thoughts on the matter, so ‘silliest’ might not be fair) for why the GOP leadership sat on the Foley story and did nothing: However, picture …
Archives for September 2006
Things I Wish I Had Said
Dick Armey: In an interview with Ryan Sager, author of the book “The Elephant in the Room: Evangelicals, Libertarians, and the Battle to Control the Republican Party,” Armey said the GOP was “adrift and rudderless” in its commitment to small government. When pressed by Sager about what he feels is wrong with today’s Republican Congress, …
The Foley Scandal Gets Better
Not only was Foley attempting to bugger pages left and right, but key members of Congress knew about his habits and did nothing: “House Majority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) told The Washington Post last night that he had learned this spring of inappropriate ‘contact’ between Foley and a 16-year-old page. Boehner said he then …
I Swore I Wouldn’t Touch This
I swore I was not going to talk about this, but it is getting funnier by the minute. Apparently a bunch of people posted a photo-shopped picture of Michelle Malkin’s head in a bikini, and she is still furious (almost as mad as she might get if a cemetary design was crescent shaped, or some …
I Guess We Can Add Pervert
To the list of titles applicable to the Republican congressional majority: Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., submitted a letter of resignation from Congress on Friday in the wake of questions about e-mails he wrote a former male page, according to a congressional official. Foley, 52, had been considered a shoo-in for re-election until the e- mails …
Joementum Comes to PJ
This actually is kind of interesting- PJ Media interviewed Joe Lieberman. And before the catcalls start about me bowing to my corporate masters, I like the way things have evolved at PJ as far as the design.
Just a Refresher
Just in case you were not sure what yesterday’s bill allows, here is a quick run-down: Included in the bill, passed by Republican majorities in the Senate yesterday and the House on Wednesday, are unique rules that bar terrorism suspects from challenging their detention or treatment through traditional habeas corpus petitions. They allow prosecutors, under …