Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

The Demographic Box

By Karoli February 6, 2008 Bush Administration, Election 2008 No Comments

Interesting how inclined the press are to place voters into neat little boxes, package them up, and present them to the candidates with a bow. From the LA Times, via…

Feingold on FISA

By Karoli February 1, 2008 Bush Administration, Domestic Policy No Comments

It’s 30 seconds long and says it all: H/T Crooks & Liars Technorati Tags: FISA, Feingold, telco, wiretap, privacy

Olbermann on FISA: A Must-Watch

By Karoli February 1, 2008 Bush Administration, Domestic Policy No Comments

Technorati Tags: FISA, MSNBC, Olbermann

Fifteen Days to Debate FISA

By Karoli January 30, 2008 Bush Administration, Domestic Policy No Comments

Congress Passes Extension of Surveillance Law – washingtonpost.com The House and Senate yesterday approved a 15-day extension of an expiring intelligence surveillance law and the White House backed off a…

Telco Immunity Request Extends to BEFORE 9/11/2001 – UPDATE

By Karoli January 28, 2008 Bush Administration, Domestic Policy No Comments

UPDATE: The Senate just finished voting. The Senate voted no to close debate (a victory!) and also no to the 30-day extension to hammer out a compromise (a defeat). However,…

935 Lies Told. 135,482 Lives Lost.

By Karoli January 25, 2008 Bush Administration, Foreign Policy, Iran, Iraq No Comments

According to a report released earlier this week by the Center for Public Integrity, the Bush Administration orchestrated the Iraq War by lying to the American public 935 times about…