The Daily Background
| Cheney to resign?
Filed at 8:30 pm, Monday February 27th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
Senior GOP sources envision the retirement of Mr. Cheney in 2007, months after the congressional elections.
Stop. Go. Read.
[Iraq] Water
Filed at 7:30 pm, Monday February 27th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
U.S. Military unable to provide soldiers with safe drinking water?
Contract this!
Filed at 6:28 pm, Monday February 27th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
With the current White House Administration, it feels like we “contract” out everything these days.
They contracted out the job of capturing bin Laden in Afghanistan– instead of letting our troops do it (which led to him getting away), they contracted out the job of repairing the levees in New Orleans to Halliburton– instead of the […]
Libby’s Request
Filed at 5:30 pm, Monday February 27th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
You might have already read about how a federal judge has ruled that Lewis Libby (5-count-felony-indicted former Cheney Chief of Staff), may have copies of the notes he made from 2003-2004 in order to ‘refresh his memory’ about the case. You might also be aware of the Libby request to obtain a vast amount of […]
The Accidental President
Filed at 4:30 pm, Monday February 27th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
We know about the haze of secrecy surrounding Cheney’s shooting accident, but oddly enough, new details have apparently emerged concerning a simple bicycle accident of the President that happened last summer. Evidently, it wasn’t so simple after all. Editor & Publisher:
It may not have been as serious as Vice President Dick Cheney shooting a friend […]
Your tax money pays suspicious bill
Filed at 3:32 pm, Monday February 27th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
Apparently, the Army has decided to ignore their own concerns about Halliburton overcharging us for services rendered in Iraq.
The cost to us? $250 Million.
Karma
Filed at 2:32 pm, Monday February 27th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
Have you heard about what’s going on with Enron’s former chairman? One word: Karma.
“The bad news has been coming in waves”
Filed at 1:31 pm, Monday February 27th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
Earlier today, I pointed to an Associated Press article was reporting that all 50 state governors opposed the President’s plan to cut funding to our National Guard. Well, now here’s another article that came out late yesterday (in papers today), from AP:
President Bush has been buffeted by one calamity after another. Try what he may, […]
[Ports] An update
Filed at 12:30 pm, Monday February 27th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
But with just a few days of White House pressure, the Republicans have now caved.
Yeah, well American public opinion doesn’t cave in quite as fast, luckily.John over at AMERICAblog brings us an update on the port security deal situation.
All 50 Governors: Leave our Guard Alone!
Filed at 10:27 am, Monday February 27th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
The Associated Press sent this article out, late yesterday:
Governors crossing party lines are criticizing Bush administration policies on the National Guard, questioning a budget plan they say will cut Guard strength and leave states less able to respond to homegrown emergencies like hurricanes or a feared pandemic.
[…]
All 50 governors signed onto a letter to Bush […]
[Ports] Where is the Coast Guard in all of this?
Filed at 9:30 am, Monday February 27th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
Coyote Mercury discusses an angle to the ports security issue which is often overlooked. The angle? The Coast Guard’s role in all of this.
Over the course of helping my students with their research during that debate season, I developed an increased appreciation for the Coast Guard and its ability to, as its unofficial motto states, […]
When they collide
Filed at 8:30 am, Monday February 27th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
When FOX and the President collide. Go check it out, over at Crooks & Liars. Really good catch.
Another Sunday Odd bit
Filed at 4:54 pm, Sunday February 26th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
H&R Block Goofs on Its Taxes
Oh, the irony.
Sunday Odd Bits
Filed at 2:07 pm, Sunday February 26th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
How… odd.
AP- Psycho Path Voted Wackiest Street Name
AP- Streaker Runs Across Ice in Curling Match
Reuters- Bloody hell - Australia swears by new ad campaign
AP- Zoo Puts Giraffe on Birth Control
AP- Marijuana Package Mailed Without Address
Reuters- Four charged in human-tissue theft ring
Reuters- Man sentenced for ride-by bottom slap
AP- Poll Aims to Find Best-Kept Bathrooms
Reuters- Injured woman […]
Sunday-Sunday
Filed at 10:45 am, Sunday February 26th 2006
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
Hope everyone’s weekend is going okay. Anything going on that I should know about? Later today I’ll post some video links and odd news.
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