More smoke and mirrors from the White House

Missing e-mails draw ‘Democratic Rove Rage’ | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
WASHINGTON — The fight over documents has gone to red alert.The White House acknowledges it cannot find four years’ worth of e-mail from chief political strategist Karl Rove. The admission has thrust the Democrats’ villain back into the center of attention and poses a fresh [...]

Give me a break

House panel defies Bush, votes for subpoenas - CNN.com
WASHINGTON (CNN) — House Democrats voted Wednesday to give their leaders the authority to force White House officials to testify on the firings of U.S. attorneys.The House Judiciary subcommittee vote was to authorize subpoenas. It does not mean that subpoenas will be issued; only that they could [...]

Awww, the Republicans are disappointed

Very, Very Disappointed | theledger.com

Very, Very Disappointed
The Republicans wanted to be clear. They were disappointed.
“We are disappointed,” said U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam of Bartow.
“We’re clearly disappointed,” said Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri.
“I’m disappointed, as are some others,” echoed Rep. Key Granger of Texas.
“I am very disappointed,” sighed David Dreier of California.
Why were these forlorn Republicans [...]

Whopper-sized spin

Commentary: Putting a sinister spin on immigration crackdown - CNN.com:
For as long as anyone can remember, illegal immigrants have been working with the aid of bogus Social Security numbers. And this was seen for what it was — a violation of U.S. immigration law.
But last week, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement rounded up 1,282 illegal [...]

Quick Bonilla Rant

Dem upsets veteran Republican in Texas runoff - CNN.com
The Supreme Court ruled in June that a 2003 reconfiguration of
Bonilla’s district was unconstitutional because it diluted minority
votes, and a three-judge panel redrew the district in August to restore
Hispanics that had been shunted into another district.
Bonilla blamed his loss on the Supreme Court ruling, telling supporters, “We [...]

Bonilla Scared???

Please, please, go read this whole article. It is worth the 5 minutes it will take.
MySA.com: Politics
Bonilla hits Rodriguez on terrorism matters
The “dangerous judgment” Bonilla attributed to Rodriguez was primarily his support for legislation that would have eliminated the use of secret evidence to deport or deny benefits to any undocumented immigrant. Bonilla’s attack put [...]

Things that make me go hmmmmm

The ultimate drug deal:
The flaws in the Medicare Plan D program didn’t crop up without anyone seeing them coming. They are the expected result of the way Congress designed the program. So ask those who want to serve you how they’ll fix its flaws.The greatest of them arises from a feature inserted to protect drug [...]

Say NO to spin!

CNN.com - House approves wiretap law before hitting campaign trail - October 2, 2006:
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved a bill Thursday that would grant legal status to President Bush’s warrantless wiretapping program with new restrictions. Republicans called it a test before the election of whether Democrats want to fight or coddle terrorists.
“The Democrats’ irrational [...]