http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/8661.html#more-8661
Mini-report
Posted 5:17 pm | Printer Friendly |
Digg this =B7 Add to del.icio.us =B7 Email this
Today's edition of quick hits.
* Kirk Fordham, fired today from Rep. Tom Reynolds' (R-N.Y.) staff, is
fighting back against GOP talking points. He told the AP today that he
told House Speaker Dennis Hastert's office in 2004 about worrisome
conduct by former Rep. Mark Foley with teenage pages. It is, the AP
noted, "the earliest known alert to the GOP leadership." Apparently,
the GOP leadership has been ignoring these concerns, and the safety of
the pages, for a very long time.
* In Iraq news, U.S. military casualties are rising despite a two-month
security crackdown in Baghdad. Eight U.S. soldiers were killed on
Monday - the most killed in a single day in the capital since July
2005.
* Speaking of Iraq, Colin Powell publicly rejected the administration's
"stay the course" approach to the war yesterday. Powell, the featured
speaker at this year's distinguished Carlson Lecture at the University
of Minnesota, said "staying the course isn't good enough because a
course has to have an end." (Just once I'd like to hear an
administration official make a comment like this before leaving
office.)
* In light of the recent spate of school shootings, TP reminds us that
the Bush administration slashed funding for school violence prevention
programs.
* Congressional Dems are still exploring the possibility of blocking
this year's annual pay raise unless congressional Republicans agree to
increase the minimum wage.
* British Prime Minister Tony Blair was answering questions from some
children this week when a young girl asked who is the most important
person to visit 10 Downing Street. "I suppose the best known would be
Nelson Mandela and Bill Clinton," he replied. Suddenly realizing that
he forgot to mention the current U.S. president, Blair added, "George
Bush is obviously er ...," he stutters before asking an aide: "Has
George Bush actually been here, yeah, no he's been here, yeah ... and
then you get other people that come in from time to time."
* After a series of plagiarism flaps, you'd think GOP candidates would
know better by now.
* Speaking of Britain and plagiarism, the Conservative Party happens to
be using the exact same campaign slogan in the U.K. as the Democratic
Party is using in the U.S.
* Sen. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) likes to tout his work on the Senate
Intelligence Committee. It's a shame, therefore, that he missed nearly
half of the committee's public hearings.
* Remember when the Department of Homeland Security slashed anti-terror
funding to New York City and Washington, D.C.? The Bush appointee who
oversaw the decisions has decided to leave her post - though it
appears she may have been pushed out.
* George W. Bush has an elementary school named after him?
* John Kerry levied some entertaining criticisms against Bill Frist
today regarding Frist's controversial comments about the Taliban.
If none of these particular items are of interest, consider this an
end-of-the-day open thread.
.
|
