Playing the terrorism card, a GOP-linked group twists facts about a controversial electronic surveillance bill.

*The hell you say!
/sarcasm picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

I walked into Rumsfeld's office at 1:25 p.m. on April 19, 2006. He had just returned from a meeting at the White House, and the only other person present in the room was his new Chief of Staff, John Rangel.

*Oh it's a dupe and while it does bear repeating, do upvote the original. picked by dollyllama 4 months ago

If we were rational, we would just compute the odds of succeeding from this point forward and then decide if the investment warrants the potential payoff. But we are not rational--not in love or war or business--and this particular irrationality is what economists call the "sunk-cost fallacy."

*For galoot picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

A handful of journalists filed into a small theater at the Park Avenue Screening Room here last night to see a preview for "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed." The 90-minute documentary-style flick features Ben Stein, a comedian, lawyer, actor and former speechwriter. It is a movie about the so-called debate between supporters of "intelligent design" and Charles Darwin's scient... read full post picked by h2so4hurts 5 months ago

Although President Bush has stated that the United States has not and will not torture people, it has been learned that Mr. Bush himself has authorized the use of waterboarding on detainees (a practice previously prosecuted by the United States as a war crime), and has claimed the authority to do so again in certain circumstances. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

I just watched this live on CNN and it's disturbing in the extreme. Disturbing in the way that you just know you've been lied to, with dire consequences, and you can't do a damn thing about it. picked by dollyllama 1 year ago

To the toughest questions kids may ever ask.

I had to put this in politics! Where else could it go? picked by Milkshake 2 years ago

"For six years now, we have known where Al Qaeda is based. The administration has announced over and over again they have a policy to go after Al Qaeda," the GAO report said. "The 9/11 commission said nothing is more important than a coherent strategy to smash this security threat, to break these safe havens. The congress has passed legislation mandating that. Notwithstanding the ad... read full post picked by dollyllama 4 months ago

More than a hundred summaries of his debriefings were sent to the CIA, which then became a pillar - along with the now-disproved Iraqi quest for uranium for nuclear weapons - for the U.S. decision to bomb and then invade Iraq. The CIA-director George Tenet gave Alwan’s information to Secretary of State Colin Powell to use at the U.N. in his speech justifying military action against Iraq. **... read full post picked by dollyllama 10 months ago

Four U.S. soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Baghdad late Sunday, raising the death toll for American forces since start of the war to 4,000, according to the Pentagon.

*wait, didn't the "surge" make baghdad safe? picked by dollyllama 5 months ago

Ballard and 25 other people were arrested in a sting meant to clean up the drug trade in Mansfield, about halfway between Cleveland and Columbus. Many of those arrested were convicted.
Now, though, prosecutors are asking a federal judge to dismiss charges including conspiracy and cocaine trafficking against most of the defendants, even some who pleaded guilty. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

Obama brags about the work of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee and goes so far as to lie about being a member of the committee picked by bernardblack 1 month ago

"Some of us think that 'checks and balances' means that you check with another branch of government," Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., said during the hearing. "All these (Department of Justice) employees are checking and balancing themselves." picked by dollyllama 5 months ago

The court ruled that married women who commit adultery are entitled to lie about it to protect their honour. picked by tigertony 6 months ago

Hellerstein said he realized he did not give sufficient consideration to an earlier court ruling related to the legal issue and to ACLU evidence indicating all or parts of the memo may have been incorporated into or used to justify official practice and policy. picked by dollyllama 4 months ago

In a May 1 letter to the Judiciary Committee, Cheney legal adviser Kathryn Wheelbarger said Addington would agree to be subpoenaed if the committee limits questions to his "personal knowledge of key historical facts" and avoids questions about Cheney's discussions with President Bush. picked by dollyllama 4 months ago

A woman is suing a Florida police officer who she says shoved her down a stairway at a downtown Orlando nightclub. picked by mutil8or 5 months ago

Stateside authorities saw the hulking vehicles, which can cost as much as a $1 million each, as a financial threat to programs aimed at developing lighter vehicles that were years from being fielded. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

U.S. insurance companies systematically overcharge customers and underpay home and auto claims to pad their already-fat bottom lines, a consumer group said Thursday. picked by dollyllama 8 months ago

"Once again we see that the GOP will truly do and say anything regardless of whether or not it's true, they are so desperate to hold onto power," Democratic National Committee Communications Director Karen Finney said in a statement. "Clearly Republicans are so afraid of their abysmal record they can't offer one example of what they've done to keep America safe." I'd just labe... read full post picked by dollyllama 2 years ago