Although the pundits have been taking little notice, Dubya’s already on the 2004 campaign trail.
Category: GOP
Grand Moff Harken.
Just as the Bush White House tries to sidestep the corporate scandals, Dubya changes his story about a Martha Stewart-esque stock dump he made as director of Harken Energy Corporation in 1990, two months before the shares went sour.
Release the Hounds.
The SEC vows to delve into Halliburton mismanagement, despite what Dick Cheney has to say in the matter.
Who’s Nation-Building now?
In light of recent events, Dubya is forced to reverse his position about another anti-Clinton campaign stance.
Returning Fire.
Frustrated by the FEC gutting of campaign finance reform last week, John McCain promises to hold up FEC appointments in the Senate until a more reform-sympathetic panel is appointed. Turns out Dubya’s kept a ringer on the panel a year beyond his term, Democrat Karl Sandstrom, expressly for the purpose of stifling reform. (He appointed a new Republican to the FEC in March.) Hmmm…why am I picturing Karl Rove and Mitch McConnell in a smoke-filled room?
Power Behind the Throne.
Karl Rove expands his domestic hegemony over the Dubya White house.
Card-carrying members of the public library.
Armed with the Patriot Act (what a wonderfully Orwellian name) signed by Dubya last October, the FBI begins scouring libraries to check “terrorist” reading habits. Good news for your local Barnes and Noble, I suppose, who’ll probably be selling a lot more copies of The Anarchist’s Cookbook from now herein. I’d love to see a sample list of what books make the FBI’s red flag list.
Just Say No…problem!
The Post takes a gander at GOP (prescription) drug money.
Minority Reporters.
The Voice takes a look at the legal dream team who are leading Dubya’s assault on civil liberties.
Off the reservation?
Is John Ashcroft becoming a liability to the Bush White House as well as a national embarrassment?