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Red Cross: Highest US Officials Approved War Crimes

According to an article by Scott Shane in today's New York Times, a new book by New Yorker counterterrorism reporter Jane Mayer contains references to a secret report by the Red Cross that warned that...

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Army Releases Strong Obama Photo with Petraeus

Those of us who remember photos of Dukakis in a tank realize the power of images to help or hinder a candidate's message.Today, the U.S. Army released an image of Barack Obama and top U.S. military...

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Army Releases Powerful Photo of Obama in Iraq

I posted a diary on this topic last night, but because the image is such a powerful one, I am posting again this morning to hopefully propagate it to a wider audience.See below for the Photo released...

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The Danger of the Mile-High Milestone

Over the past two weeks many on this site and in the traditional media expressed deep concerns about the chosen venue for the finale of the Democratic convention.The concerns were multi-fold, but...

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Congratulations, You Own It Now

Is the economy tanking, or what? Are you wondering why the Stock Market is up 7 percent in the past two days? Do you get the feeling something fishy is going on?

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McCain, Palin Afraid to Face Tough Questions

The McCain campaign has successfully cloistered Palin away from the Press, and has enforced strict silence policy about the mess Palin has left in the Alaska TrooperGate Scandal.And now the McCain...

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BIG GAMBLE: Palin Out, Romney In

Call me crazy, but the sum total of McCain's Craziness this past week may be a harbinger of a BIG SHAKEUP in the GOP ticket.  Follow me below the fold:

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Breaking: Mukasey Appoints Special Prosecutor

Many of us who followed the US Attorney Purge Scandal will be surprised and excited by this news: Statement by Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey on the Report of an Investigation into the Removal of...

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Vote Suppression: WVWV Trying to Register My Cat

The postmark deadline for voter registration in Illinois is 4 days away. Yesterday, I opened my mail to find a "voter registration document" sent by the "Voter Participation Center", a project of...

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CAGING 2008: Vote Suppression Continues

TPM Muckraker posts on GOP challenges to 6000 likely-democratic voters in Montana.They are now challenging 6000 voters in 6 Democratic-leaning counties.  This is surely just the beginning of probably a...

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Uh-Oh.  California Out of Cash

The Financial Crisis is having an impact on at least one major state government.....Schwarzenegger has now written to Treasury Secretary Paulson to let him know that due to the credit crunch,...

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Palin Evaded Taxes: Updated

There is a new controversy brewing:According to Tax experts, Palin failed to report $43,000 that the State of Alaska paid the Governor in 2006 and 2007 as an "allowance" for her husband and children’s...

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Pray for the Secret Service

The men and women of the United States Secret Service are tasked with the critical mission of risking their lives to keep our Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates safe.  By obvious measures,...

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McCain Morphing into Bob Dole

I am not sure if there are any other old-timers out there who have noticed this phenomenon, but John McCain is starting to resemble another failed GOP presidential contender, Bob Dole.And this is a...

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SHAZAM! Obama Camp Standing Tall Against GOP Tricks

Each day passes with Obama's lead seeming more solid. And each day we see new desperation gimmicks from the McCain campaign.We know that a significant part of GOP electoral manipulation involves voter...

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It's Obvious Now: They are So Screwed

Is that all you got? Is that the best you can do? ACORN?Coming down to the wire in the election, with most Americans concerned about their retirement savings, their jobs, and their family's financial...

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GOP using FBI to go after ACORN

Remember the US Attorney Scandal?Remember Todd Graves getting replaced by Brad Schlozman in Missouri when Graves failed to aggressively prosecute ACORN in 2006?Remember Attorney General Gonzales...

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UPDATE 3: Obama Goes after GOP on Vote Fraud Fraud

Per Josh Marshall:The General Counsel of the Obama campaign is currently holding a media conference call to "Announce Major Action Taken Today To Address Illegal Conduct and Improprieties in the Sham...

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Stealing Obama Votes in Indiana: Court Ruling Today

The Republicans are going to do EVERYTHING they can to make sure that as few people as possible are able to cast ballots for the November 4 election.  Vote suppression is simply part of the plan.  We...

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I Got Called Up Last Night

Last night after the kids were in bed and I was sitting at the table paying bills, I got the call I had been anxiously expecting.  I was called to duty on behalf of our democracy.

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