Category: Politics
The D.C. Madam Strikes Again | McCain Is in Trouble | It Ain’t Easy Being the Veep
by WS Editors | Jul 15, 2007 | Legal Affairs, PoliticsFamily Values—The admission by Senator David Vitter (R-LA) that he was involved with someone in the employ of Washington madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey is the second linking of Vitter’s name to a prostitute. In his 2004 Senate campaign, Vitter, a Christian conservative, had to fight off allegations he was involved with a New Orleans prostitute, […]
Coming to a Theater Near You: Five Years in Guantánamo
by WS Editors | Jul 1, 2007 | Foreign Policy, Legal AffairsBREMEN, Germany FIFTEEN AMERICAN SOLDIERS WATCHED over a man, shackled to a seat in the cargo bay of a C-17 Globemasterthe Air Force workhorse that usually moves Abrams tanks, Chinook helicopters or infantry vehicles. Wearing goggles that shut out all light, a soundproof headset and a mask that covered his mouth so he could not […]
Vice Presidential Hubris | Tony Blair to the Rescue?
by WS Editors | Jul 1, 2007 | PoliticsWaxman v. Cheney—The current fight between Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Vice President Dick Cheney is a rematch of the Walker v. Cheney lawsuit of 2002, when Comptroller General David Walker sued the vice president on behalf of House members Waxman and John Dingell (D-MI). The veteran Congressmen wanted lists of lobbyists who’d attended Cheney’s energy-task-force meeting […]
Liberating Libby | Bush’s European Vacation | Faith-Based Legal Counsel
by WS Editors | Jun 15, 2007 | PoliticsPardon Me?—The 30-month sentence of former vice-presidential chief of staff Scooter Libby for obstruction of justice and perjury presents Dick Cheney with a dilemma. As assistant chief of staff in Gerald Ford’s administration, Cheney opposed Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon. Cheney, who served in the House after Ford lost to Jimmy Carter, believed Ford should […]
Ethanol Is the Agricultural Equivalent of Holy Water
by WS Editors | Jun 15, 2007 | EnvironmentETHANOL IS A MAGIC ELIXIR. It allows politicians and political operatives to promise voters that America can achieve “energy independence.” In this new energy Valhalla, American farmers will be rich, fat and happy, thanks to all the money they will be making from “energy crops.” Better yet, U.S. soldiers will never again need to visit […]
Bad Faith Documentary
