U.S. Studies Discuss Economic Effect Of Long Fed Shutdowns
Last week, the 2025 federal shutdown became the longest in U.S. history. Tomorrow, it enters its 42nd day.
The 2008 Presidential Money Race, So Far
Which Democrats and Republicans might be left behind after the second quarter of fundraising?The 2008 Presidential Money Race, So FarBy Cliff Montgomery – May 29th, 2007In the last week of…
Bush’S Justice Dept. Hired Partisan Judges, Say Officials
Has the Bush Administration been appointing judges with ties to partisan politics? Bush’s Justice Dept. Hired Partisan Judges, Say OfficialsBy Cliff Montgomery – May 28, 2007The Bush Justice Department used…
Report Considers Exceptions To The First Amendment
Freedom does not mean we have the right to take away the rights of others.Report Considers Exceptions To The First AmendmentBy Cliff Montgomery – May 26th, 2007In discussing our first…
Did Bush Administration Run Partisan Schemes At Taxpayers’ Expense?
Did Bush spin doctors enlist top gov’t agency appointees to help Republican candidates in elections? Did Bush Administration Run Partisan Schemes At Taxpayers’ Expense?By Cliff Montgomery – May 25th, 2007Bush…
Time For A Republican Makeover
The Republican Party must change, or die by its own wild-eyed extremism.Time For A Republican MakeoverBy Cliff Montgomery – May 22nd, 2007Nothing shakes up political parties like the specter of…
Will The Real Hillary Clinton Please Stand Up?
With her shifting stance on Iraq, it’s hard to tell who Senator Clinton is these days. Will The Real Hillary Clinton Please Stand Up?By Cliff Montgomery – May 21st, 2007Senator…
George Bush, Accused ‘Enemy Combatants’ And Habeas Corpus
The Supreme Court ruled in 2004 that ‘a state of war is not a blank check forthe president’.George Bush, Accused ‘Enemy Combatants’ And Habeas CorpusBy Cliff Montgomery – May 19th,…
Is Coal A “Fool’S Paradise” Of Cheap Energy?
The cost of climate change from coal will be equivalent to that of the Great Depression and World Wars I and II combined.Is Coal a “Fool’s Paradise” Of Cheap Energy?By…
Could Bush’S Iraq Misadventure “Break The U.S. Army”?
According to ColinPowell and othermilitary experts, ‘theactive army is aboutbroken.’Could Bush’s Iraq Misadventure “Break the U.S. Army”?By Cliff Montgomery – May 5th, 2007President George W. Bush’s continuing “surge” of some…
Are Winning Or Losing The ‘War On Terrorism’?
How does a country ever know if it’s winning or losing this murky ‘War On Terror’ anyway?Are We Winning Or Losing The ‘War On Terrorism’?By Cliff Montgomery – May 4th,…
Senate Panel Subpoenas Gonzales Over Rove Emails
What did Alberto Gonzales know about Karl Rove, and when did he know it?Senate Panel Subpoenas Gonzales Over Karl Rove EmailsBy Cliff Montgomery – May 3rd, 2007A Senate panel subpoenaed…
Was Convicted Obama Donor A Slum Lord?
It is the job of everypolitician to knowhow a top fundraiserearns his money.Was Convicted Obama Donor A Slum Lord?By Cliff Montgomery – Apr. 26th, 2007Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (D-IL)…
Immunity For Ex Gonzales Aide Considered
Will a former aide to Justice chief Alberto Gonzales be granted immunity to testify?Immunity for Ex-Gonzales Aide ConsideredBy Cliff Montgomery – Apr. 25th, 2007The row between Congress and the Bush…
Email Identified Republican Ideologues For U.S. Attorney Jobs
Documents reveal partisan candidates considered for federal prosecutor jobs long before firings.Email Identified Republican Ideologues for U.S. Attorney JobsBy Cliff Montgomery – Apr. 16th, 2007A Justice Department email memo released…
Senate Panel Seeks Missing Karl Rove Emails
Did Rove and other administration officials use party email servers to bypass congressional oversight?Senate Panel Seeks Missing Karl Rove EmailsBy Cliff Montgomery – Apr. 13th, 2007A U.S. Senate panel investigating…
Gov’T Report Proves Bush Wrong On Claiming Absolute Executive Privilege
Administration claims of ‘executive privilege’ on U.S. attorney issue are simply not valid.Gov’t Report Proves Bush Wrong On Claiming Absolute Executive PrivilegeCliff Montgomery – Apr. 12th, 2007The Bush Administration’s suggestion…
Top Army Officer Says Long Term Troop Morale A Concern
The Army surgeon general says the military lacks money to properly take care of its wounded during this ‘long war’.Top Army Officer Says Long-Term Troop Morale A ConcernBy Cliff Montgomery…
Gonzales ‘Over His Head In This Job’
The man leading the Justice Department claims not to know what his own top officials are doing.Gonzales ‘Over His Head In This Job’By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 27th, 2007Attorney General…
Republican Senator Says Bush Impeachment A Possibility
Even GOP leaders are now considering the impeachment of this ‘cowboy president’.Republican Senator Says Bush Impeachment A PossibilityBy Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 26th, 2007President Bush’s flouting of truth, Congress and…
Congressional Budget Office Releases Cost Analysis Of Iraq War
The CBO tells us just how many billions Bush’s ‘fruitless nation-building’ in Iraq has cost us.Congressional Budget Office Releases Cost Analysis of Iraq WarBy Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 19th, 2007On…
Justice Department Email Shows Loyalty To Bush Ideology Factor In Prosecutors Firings
Emails reveal planto remove attorneysthe administrationfelt did not showproper ‘loyalty to thepresident’.Justice Department Email Shows ‘Loyalty’ to Bush Ideology Factor in Prosecutors’ FiringsBy Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 16th, 2007A deputy…
Meet Christopher Dodd: The Bankers’ Choice For President
The Senate Banking Committee chairman takes ‘contributions’ from the very corporations he oversees. Meet Christopher Dodd: The Bankers’ Choice For PresidentBy Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 15th, 2007Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd…
Congress Releases U.S. Attorney E Mail On Possible Justice Department ‘Retaliation’
Did the BushAdministrationthreaten ‘retaliation’if any of the firedU.S. attorneysspoke out?Congress Releases U.S. Attorney E-Mail On Possible Justice Department ‘Retaliation’By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 14th, 2007The recent Washington beltway fallout over…