The icing is Iglesias: “Congress could and should impeach Alberto Gonzales. One ground for doing so, as I have previously suggested (subscription required), is the attorney general’s amnesiac prevarication in his testimony before the Senate and the House. But if Congress wants more, it need look no further than the firing of David Iglesias, former U.S. attorney in New Mexico. The evidence uncovered in Gonzales’ Senate and House testimony demonstrates that he fired Iglesias not because of a policy disagreement or a management failure, but because Iglesias would not misuse the power of the Department of Justice in the service of the Republican Party. To fire a U.S. attorney for refusing to abuse his power is the essence of an impeachable offense.” — Law professor Frank Bowman (Slate)
Daily Archives: 18 May 07
How our generals got so mediocre
Fred Kaplan in Slate Magazine: “Since Donald Rumsfeld’s departure from the Pentagon, American military officers are starting to speak their minds again�and what some of the best of them are saying is even darker than expected.”
"Tinky Winky sad whenever someone dies, but …"
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Tinky Winky says bye-bye to Jerry Falwell: “Eight years ago the Rev. Jerry Falwell warned parents that BBC children’s television star Tinky Winky was a hidden symbol of homosexuality. Falwell died Tuesday at 73, and the world wanted to talk to Tinky Winky.” (Salon)