Archive for the “Rogue Leaders” category
If you know you are doing something or going to do something illegal, but don’t want to be caught, it is natural to try and cover your tracks. It appears that is exactly what Bush and his administration did in January and February of 2002 as they set up Guantanamo. On the advice of then (…)
Well, Dick. Looks like you were at some secret briefing with congressional leaders back when you were the appointed VP in an attempt to build support for the torture program. Now with Feinstein’s investigation into the torture program, the question is whether Cheney will be the focus of the investigation or not. So far the (…)
If you think that the current economic collapse is a result of anything other than the result of more than a decades efforts by Wall Street, Federal Regulators, Congress, banks and mega-companies than this excellent graph by Jess Bachman of Wall Stats for Barry Ritzholtz’s book Bailout Nation should blow your understanding apart. anatomy-of-a-crash.png 1029×792 pixels. (…)
Cheney reared his ugly, war crime-committing head today in a policy speech. Wait. Cheney isn’t in power any more. Why the hell is he making a policy speech? The sad reality is that devoid of any substantial ideas about how to govern this nation, the GOP has adopted a scorched earth policy and is working (…)
The Onion has a special way of capturing the pain and suffering of the nation and make it funny. Really funny. This may be their best story yet! Cheney Dunk Tank Raises $800 Billion For Nation | The Onion – Americas Finest News Source. Where do I get a ticket?! Help (…)