Category: Edgewise

  • Remembering what America stands for

    I’m reprinting this report from the AP in full: U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour’s comments during Wednesday’s sentencing hearing for Ahmed Ressam, as provided by court officials. Ressam, an Algerian national, was sentenced to 22 years for plotting to bomb Los Angeles International Airport on the eve of the millennium. — “Okay. Let me…

  • Legal complaint v. Sensenbrenner

    saw this on the Well: July 28, 2005 Office of Lawyer Regulation 110 East Main St Room 315 Madison WI 53703 I hereby request investigation on the basis of the following: Hon. James Sensenbrenner U.S. House of Representatives Washington DC 202/225-5101 We believe the ex parte communication, “in which [Mr.] Sensenbrenner directly contacted the chief…

  • Rove-o-matic blog robot

    Tired of coming up with new synonyms for “treason”? Let Night Light’s the rove-bot pen your next screed for you.

  • Is that really news?

    Didn’t read the article. (Couldn’t be bothered.) But the headline made me chuckle: “Announcement of Supreme Court Nominee May Be Soon”

  • Some dursn’t call it treason

    But the Editors have no such delicate scruples: If Rove were working for the CPUSA, the Constitution Party, or the Black Panther Party, I doubt anyone would have a problem calling him “traitor”. But he doesn’t: he works for the premier establishment political party, a party with tens of millions of blindly loyal partisans. Somehow,…

  • Was Ari Fleischer the second leaker?

    Salon reports that, at least, it’s possible, even plausible.