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This is big news from Clive Crook at the Financial Times.

The response in the U.S. to startling new allegations that the White House directed the forgery of evidence to support its case for the war in Iraq has been surprisingly muted so far. The charges may be false, of course, but if they [...]

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George W. Bush certainly has chutzpah. Ever the opportunist, he has taken advantage of high oil prices to lift the ban on offshore oil drilling. Americans continue to allow this President free reign and Congress as allowed him creeping presidential power, abdicating its role as a check on the executive branch. First, there [...]

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In a new expose by Seymour Hersh, the New Yorker explains what the Bush administration is up to regarding Iran. Obviously, there is still time to attack Iran before Bush leaves the White House. Are they prepared to do so? Read here.

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This is a post I caught at Swampland, Time’s blog site:
All of the fireworks over Scott McClellan’s turncoat book finally culminated in last Friday’s kabuki testimony before the House Oversight Committee where Dems indulged in the word “impeachment” and the GOP tried their best to eat one of their own. But for all of the [...]

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I am starting to become quite cynical about the Bush Administration and crony capitalism. There may be no smoking gun, no e-mail chain to indict conspirators. The Bushies may break no laws. But, it is increasingly obvious that the War in Iraq and Bush policy on oil is very much about crony capitalism.
Yesterday and today, [...]

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So, you’ve probably heard about Scott McClellan’s book. The word everyone is using is “scathing.” The Bush administration says he is “disgruntled.” Irrespective of what the spin is, the fact is he was a White House insider for seven years and the Chief Spokesperson for the White House. What he says [...]

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I don’t talk about George W. Bush that much, but his poll numbers have hit a new low: 23%.
Despite a brief rebound last month, the overall mood of Americans has since fallen sharply, with majorities now taking a negative view of both U.S. economic policy and their own personal financial situation, a new [...]

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Barack Obama, speaking at a gathering in Gary, Indiana, made some very accurate comments about the dollar’s weakness and its causes (see Reuters story).
“We are spending all our money, spending overseas and spending dollars and nobody is buying things from us,” Obama told a town hall event in Gary, Indiana, in response to a question.
“What [...]