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Two More GOP Culture of Corruption Scandals Thursday
Rep. Lewis Subject of Federal Probe
The House Appropriations Committee Chairman, no less.

Fletcher indicted
Governor of Kentucky. Nice one.
What on deck for Friday?

Shame on Us
U.S. Marines go hungry
You know, private sector charity, to our, like, soldiers in this, like war, you know, Compassionate Conservatism.

Moron Administration
President's Itinerary Ends Up In Trash
Paging Maxwell Smart.

Nobody Likes Bush, Dwindling Base
Bush, GOP Congress Losing Core Supporters
Some Americans may be slow to catch on, but once you've lost the benefit of the doubt, they can't get rid of you fast enough.

Bush Doesn't Care What You Think
Froomkin: Bush Blames Polls on 'Battle Fatigue'
Bush takes no personal responsibility.

Now, back to the news.

V for Vendetta
Security issue kills domestic spying inquiry
NSA won't grant Justice Department lawyers required security clearance
F for Fascism.

Um, This Doesn't Help
On Domestic Data Collection
We Americans like our privacy. We may argue over the definition of reasonable, but we give a lot less latitude if we think we're personally affected.

Would any other Administration ever try this? Would they maybe do it slightly differently, more transparently, and get away with it? Is there a strong enough national defense argument for tracking overall calling trends, or do we just not trust that these guys didn't use it to spy on anyone who disagrees with them?

It's Actually Illegal
Glenn Greenwald: Legal issues governing the Administration's newly disclosed surveillance program
No, really.
Former NSA lawyer Johnathan Turley at ConyersÂ’ NSA Hearing: Bush Committed a Crime
Fourth scandal of the week, counting the HUD contracts only to GOP supporters revealed Monday.

Not Everybody's Crazy
Ford Rejects Motion To Remove LGBT Benefits
Buy American.

Using Nixon Against Nixon
America's new "silent majority"
Catch the meme, make it so.

Resistance is Futile
Bush’s Approval Rating Drops
Twenty-nine percent.

29%

29%