AM Feed - July 11: After Rebukes, Changes in Store in War on Terror?
Hot Topics
- The Bush administration’s approach to handling the war on terror has heavy-handedly attempted to expand the powers of the Executive Branch with as little discussion as possible. But now, after five years of mixed results, ill will over the Bush team’s strategy is growing, and the White House is forced to change course. The Supreme Court’s recent ruling that military tribunals violate the Geneva Conventions has dovetailed with criticism both at home and abroad over the Bush team’s tactics. European allies have called for the shuttering of the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and now even congressional Republicans are grousing about the lack of information supplied to them by the Bush administration. [link]
- A new study by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that Medicare prescription drug plans are providing inaccurate information to consumers, weakening a central tenet of the bill that well-informed consumers could accurately choose between an avalanche of options. The Bush administration’s Medicare overhaul has been derided as overly complicated, and a handout to the medical industry. Investigators found that plan providers often offered inaccurate answers to questions over the phone – and that just one-third of their calls received complete, accurate answers. [link]
- Another right-wing pundit is courting controversy: The syndicator that publishes Ann Coulter’s news column is reviewing claims that the controversial writer has plagiarized some of her material. Coulter is best known for making outlandish comments while wearing short skirts. Recently, she called the 9/11 widows “harpies.” Allegations of plagiarism might not be as embarrassing as being caught with Viagra during a return trip to the Dominican Republic (right, Rush?) – but then again, it might be even more professionally damaging. [link]
Quote of the Day (Part 1)
The following is excerpted from a 1999 story in the Portland-Press Herald:
“The massive Dickey-Lincoln Dam, a $227 million hydroelectric project proposed on upper St. John River, is halted by the discovery of the Furbish lousewort, a plant believed to be extinct.”
Quote of the Day (Part 2)
The following is excerpted from Ann Coulter’s latest book:
“The massive Dickey-Lincoln Dam, a $227 million hydroelectric project proposed on upper St. John River in Maine, was halted by the discovery of the Furbish lousewort, a plant previously believed to be extinct.”
Morning Snark
- Sure, it looks like Ann Coulter lifts text like a college freshman – but the real question is this: Why has her syndicator never investigated her for repeated bad taste?
Comment
- With Man Coulter giving Rush skull, it’s no wonder he has to rely on viagra to get it up! Right right nuts are still filled with resentment because they couldn’t get laid in the 60s or later and are trying to take it out on us…
Why do regressives hate sex so much?
— John Jul 11, 12:05 # - Bad taste, no matter how bad, is not an indictable offense.
— Doyal Jul 11, 12:30 #
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