Just waiting for the next roadblock.
Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have subpoenaed notes of an FBI interview with George Bush and Dick Cheney in the Oval Office on June 24, 2004, about their role in the unmasking of a CIA anti-WMD [...]
Make a mental note for Friday. Scott McClellan spills his political guts before a House committee. And there's some squirming going on already...
Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's testimony [...]
At first, I was beginning to go along with the President's oil drilling idea, unveiled this morning. I was figuring we really do need to go looking for every little bit of crude oil we might have hidden away under American soil or water. I can't avoid looking at the signs at every gas station I drive by, I guess it's the same thing as looking at a car crash or a train wreck. Who would have thought that we'd be seeing $4 a gallon gas? Somebody, somewhere, should have seen this coming. And something should have been done to ward it off. But, there was no anticipation, no planning, no changes. And, here we are, talking about something that, apparently, isn't going to make a bit of a difference.
This morning in the White House Rose Garden, President Bush called on Congress to “pass good legislation as soon as possible” that would lift the federal ban on exploring the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and allow states to permit offshore oil drilling. Bush said in order to relieve the “painful level” of gas prices, “our [...]
It's always refreshing to see a television journalist who's not afraid to buck the establishment and speak out about an issue. CBS's Lara Logan has always been outspoken about what she perceives as a lack of real reporting out of Iraq. Take a couple of minutes and watch her appearance on The Daily Show last night, via Crooks and Liars:
Lara Logan is a big C&L favorite because she’s been in a war zone and not backed down from right wing narratives. She joins Jon Stewart and rocks the house down with this astute observation of the American media...Stewart: Do you watch the news that we’re watching? Logan: No Stewart: …in the [...]
I've been busy elsewhere, so posts have been a bit sporadic. Here's to trying to get back on track!
Read this incredible article by Warren Strobel of McClatchy Newspapers 'The U.S. military hid the locations of suspected terrorist detainees and concealed harsh treatment to avoid the scrutiny of the International Committee of the Red Cross, according to documents that a Senate committee released Tuesday. "We may need to curb [...]
I'd been avoiding this story, but it's managed to sneak it's way out to the world. So, without further ado, please know that I'm with those who think this is simply tragic. Stupid. Outlandish. We have two dogs, so I'm prejudiced. Still, what is the line of thinking that allows this..
The entire blogosphere is learning about Helena-West Helena Mayor James Valley. Today's report on Wonkette: "Arkansas, our greatest state, has produced our nation’s favorite fat politicians (Mike Huckabee and Bill Clinton) while not really being part of Western Civilization. Proof? Mayor James Valley, “of Helena-West Helena,” just shut down his town’s animal shelter and set all the dogs loose in [..]
From a meandering mind:
We're all trying to save money. I've stumbled on a couple of well-done internet sites that really do seem to help! First of all, check out www.thegrocerygame.com. Also, try www.couponmom.com. Both work on the same principle - you save all the coupons from the Sunday papers, etc and the sites help you use them when the stores already have the items on sale! Both are handy for stockpiling necessities. There's a small charge for thegrocerygame site, but couponmom is free. The first is a bit better organized and easier to use, but the latter incorporates more stores. Try them both. I've been doing thegrocerygame for a couple of months and have hit savings as high as 57% on a trip to the local supermarket, shopping only for things I know we'll use or for things to stockpile (toothpaste, TP, etc). By the way, I get nothing for sending you to either site. Just trying to help.
Keep my friends in Iowa in your thoughts. The flood waters are going down, but things are still a real mess. The crew at KCRG continues to do a marvelous job and their live coverage is still on the internet.
And, a bit of politics, as usual.
A previously undisclosed CIA report written in the summer of 2002 questioned the "credibility" and "truthfulness" of an Al Qaeda detainee who became a key source for the Bush administration's claims about links between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden.
Nice one around here. Had a wonderful phone chat with my day, then our kids had us over for a barbecue and now we're home.
Earlier today, I was skimming through some DVD's old old news programs I'd done a couple of years ago. March of 2006, and was taken aback by the business segments, where our market analyst was commenting on 60 dollar a barrel oil and how it needed to be back down to 50 to make the market happy. HA! Now, we're looking at 150! Two short years. Memories. Memories
Not since the 1970s has the U.S. economy faced such an ugly combination of a persistent energy shock, a looming recession threat and menacing inflation that stays stubbornly high -- even in the face of a screeching slowdown in growth. This combination has the Federal Reserve, charged by law with [...]
I'm going to go back to cross-posting here and at the old blog, over at http://krilefiles.blogspot.com. Blogger's platform has improved over the past few months and it allows for more flexibility than the wordpress.com platform. So, unless something blows up, I'll probably flip this blog back to the blogspot address next week. So, set your bookmarks, now! And, of course, if you come in through www.dougkrile.com you'll be in good shape. The transition will be seamless.
One quick military note this Saturday afternoon/evening:
Go read this DailyKos diary: Military Declares War On Obama, VoteVets. A veteran was denied PTSD benefits by the VA because he was a VoteVets member.I don't know what's more troubling - that the VA [...]
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