Kinda Like Chicken Feed
Remember being assured that melamine-tainted food was only fed to animals? The FDA and USDA have just collaborated on a press release assuring us that human consumption of such food is safe. What is it that they’re about to have to tell us, do you think?
In a fit of reverse-homeopathy the press release [...]
Still Echoing
Not only did the US government botch any aid to victims of hurricane Katrina, it also ensured that most foreign aid didn’t get through, either:
As the winds and water of Hurricane Katrina were receding, presidential confidante Karen Hughes sent a cable from her State Department office to U.S. ambassadors worldwide.
Titled “Echo-Chamber Message” — a public [...]
Shakespearean Daily Diss
“She creeps.” —Antony And Cleopatra, 3.3.18
ShredFest ‘07
Former DoJ official Monica Goodling ordered the destruction of documents weeks after the Congressional Attorneygate investigation began, but prior to any subpoenas:
Let’s review the timeline. On January 17, 2007, Senators Feinstein and Leahy grilled Alberto Gonzales on the recent spate of U.S. Attorney firings. On January 25, 2007, Senator Schumer announced that he was going [...]
Deputy Secretary of State Resigns
The Friday afternoon news dump has been full of the Bush Administration for years now. Yesterday’s bombshell was the resignation of Deputy Secretary of State Randall Tobias:
Tobias’ private cell number was among thousands of numbers listed in the telephone records provided to ABC News by Jeane Palfrey, the woman dubbed the “D.C. Madam,” [...]
Flip-Flop Goes the Rudy
Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani, who once favored civil unions for same-sex couples, is now agin ‘em, sort of:
“Mayor Giuliani believes marriage is between one man and one woman. Domestic partnerships are the appropriate way to ensure that people are treated fairly,” the Giuliani campaign said in a written response to a question from the Sun. [...]
Shakespearean Daily Diss
“He’s in his fit now, and does not talk after the wisest.”
—The Tempest, 2.2.75-76
Another Fox in the Henhouse
President Bush’s latest show of contempt for his subjects is to appoint longtime corporate lobbyist Michael Baroody to head the Consumer Products Safety Commission:
For the past 13 years, Michael Baroody has served as Executive Vice President at the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) - a K Street lobbying behemoth devoted to helping big manufacturers evade [...]
Shakespearean Daily Diss
“Where are the vile beginners of this fray?”
—Romeo And Juliet, 3.1.143
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