Too much breaking tonight.
I'm just going to throw up some quickhits tonight, maybe more tomorrow on them if they still seem as important.
This is everywhere, but if you haven't seen it, go read it. A true Republican Bush lackey Representative Heather A. Wilson of New Mexico, chairwoman of the House Intelligence Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence, said in an interview that she had "serious concerns" about the surveillance program. (NYTIMES) Honest and out of the blue, or part of a political play? I can't tell yet.
And this gem today. The United States will always rely on foreign imports of oil to feed its energy needs and should stop trying to become energy independent, a top Exxon Mobil Corp. executive said on Tuesday.
The twenty four year old Bush appointee at NASA who tried to silence public discussion of global warming and insisted that every mention of the Big Bang be accompanied by the word theory( for non-religious reasons, of course,) resigned today just a few days after the NYTimes blasted him for censoring the top climate scientist there. (NYTIMES) Turns out he didn't even graduate from college. His qualification seems to be that he worked on Bush's reelection campaign. Mr. Brown, Paging Michael Brown.
Also, no real details, but I found this fascinating. The CIA's top counterterrorism officer was relieved of his position yesterday after months of turmoil atop the agency's clandestine service, according to three knowledgeable officials. (WaPo)
And Knight Ridder with some of the best reporting as usual, State Department officials appointed by President Bush have sidelined key career weapons experts and replaced them with less experienced political operatives who share the White House and Pentagon's distrust of international negotiations and treaties.
The Next Hurrah has a pretty interesting take on the Plame/Dickerson article today. Also, Jeff has some pretty troubling time inconsistencies with Dickerson's version of events.
And lastly, Newsweek on Boehner's dirty present questioning his appointment as a reformer. "Since 2000, Boehner has taken more than $150,000 worth of junkets paid for by private interests—ranking him in the top 10 of all members of Congress."
Also, Drudge has a blurb up on Boehner, no link, "Boehner Rents Apartment in DC owned by lobbyist" (maybe true, maybe not. HE never retracts when he's wrong, they just disappear. Also, no link for Drudge) "Boehner Rents Apartment in DC owned by lobbyist."
See, to many stories to blog one by one. So, take what you like, throw out the rest.
This is everywhere, but if you haven't seen it, go read it. A true Republican Bush lackey Representative Heather A. Wilson of New Mexico, chairwoman of the House Intelligence Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence, said in an interview that she had "serious concerns" about the surveillance program. (NYTIMES) Honest and out of the blue, or part of a political play? I can't tell yet.
And this gem today. The United States will always rely on foreign imports of oil to feed its energy needs and should stop trying to become energy independent, a top Exxon Mobil Corp. executive said on Tuesday.
The twenty four year old Bush appointee at NASA who tried to silence public discussion of global warming and insisted that every mention of the Big Bang be accompanied by the word theory( for non-religious reasons, of course,) resigned today just a few days after the NYTimes blasted him for censoring the top climate scientist there. (NYTIMES) Turns out he didn't even graduate from college. His qualification seems to be that he worked on Bush's reelection campaign. Mr. Brown, Paging Michael Brown.
Also, no real details, but I found this fascinating. The CIA's top counterterrorism officer was relieved of his position yesterday after months of turmoil atop the agency's clandestine service, according to three knowledgeable officials. (WaPo)
And Knight Ridder with some of the best reporting as usual, State Department officials appointed by President Bush have sidelined key career weapons experts and replaced them with less experienced political operatives who share the White House and Pentagon's distrust of international negotiations and treaties.
The Next Hurrah has a pretty interesting take on the Plame/Dickerson article today. Also, Jeff has some pretty troubling time inconsistencies with Dickerson's version of events.
And lastly, Newsweek on Boehner's dirty present questioning his appointment as a reformer. "Since 2000, Boehner has taken more than $150,000 worth of junkets paid for by private interests—ranking him in the top 10 of all members of Congress."
Also, Drudge has a blurb up on Boehner, no link, "Boehner Rents Apartment in DC owned by lobbyist" (maybe true, maybe not. HE never retracts when he's wrong, they just disappear. Also, no link for Drudge) "Boehner Rents Apartment in DC owned by lobbyist."
See, to many stories to blog one by one. So, take what you like, throw out the rest.
posted by mikevotes at
9:50 PM
2 Comments:
a. some Bush lackeys have decided their credibility and reputation are worth more than blind loyalty. Good for her.
b. The Exxon exec is right, it ain't going to happen.. as long as people like him are in charge.
c. A CIA officer relieved, must have been a hold out, many of his ilk just left when they saw Bush was using them as a tool.
d. Career professions being replaced by lesser qualified political appointees? It's the Bush hallmark.. thats how he got his job.
e. Boehner is “of course” a rat, just like Blunt. Just look at his tan.. you don't get that by spending hours drafting legislation and meeting with constituents.
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Yukkione, at 7:14 AM
Yeah,
I'm not sure if Heather Wilson is serious or some sort of political damage control. After all, better to investigated by a friendly.
The CIA one is interesting to me because it comes on the heels of the Zawahiri missile attack that wasn't. The article claims there is no connection, but it seems like that might have been the "last straw."
And I'm desperately looking for a photo of Boehner smoking to hit the tobacco lobbyist route. If you see one, let me know.
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mikevotes, at 8:16 AM
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