What's Next For Ford? Challenge To Lamar? CNN Talk Show? | TPMCafe

I, frankly, could not care less what Harold Ford does.

What's Next For Ford? Challenge To Lamar? CNN Talk Show? TPMCafe:

So what's next for Harold Ford, Jr., now that his surprisingly strong challenge to GOP Senator-elect Bob Corker earned him national attention?

Sources tell Election Central that Ford is mulling a range of options, from a challenge to GOP Senator Lamar Alexander in 2008 to a possible talk show on CNN. The network has contacted Ford to discuss a possible on-air role, a source says.

What's Next For Ford? Challenge To Lamar? CNN Talk Show? | TPMCafe

I, frankly, could not care less what Harold Ford does.

What's Next For Ford? Challenge To Lamar? CNN Talk Show? TPMCafe:

So what's next for Harold Ford, Jr., now that his surprisingly strong challenge to GOP Senator-elect Bob Corker earned him national attention?

Sources tell Election Central that Ford is mulling a range of options, from a challenge to GOP Senator Lamar Alexander in 2008 to a possible talk show on CNN. The network has contacted Ford to discuss a possible on-air role, a source says.

Believe it; brutal referenda on war, corruption, 'moral agenda'

They would rather die than admit it, but this vote was a big old pop in the face for our very own Taliban; the crusading crackpots.

They had their moment of unlimited access to power and they showed themselves to be some of the most amoral, vindictive, hateful people I have ever had the misfortune to see go down in flames.

Oh yes, this vote was about the illegal war and the war crimes and the political corruption, but it was also about the grossly intolerant among us, the religiously insane.

Young: Believe it; brutal referenda on war, corruption, 'moral agenda':

WACO, Texas — It turns out that for gauging the will of the people, the lady in the ditch had a better view than the man at the ranch.

A lot of savvy analysts and political gurus were interviewed on Election Night. The analyst who got no face time but deserved the most was Cindy Sheehan.

See how decisively voters echo a wind-tossed pariah mourning in a blistering sun.

Accused war criminals

Holy crap! They have sure got the list down, with the notable exception of two big names.

It would be so nice of the Germans to do this for us, not to mention the rest of the world.

THE NEWS BLOG:

Along with Rumsfeld, Gonzales and Tenet, the other defendants in the case are Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence Stephen Cambone; former assistant attorney general Jay Bybee; former deputy assisant attorney general John Yoo; General Counsel for the Department of Defense William James Haynes II; and David S. Addington, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff. Senior military officers named in the filing are General Ricardo Sanchez, the former top Army official in Iraq; Gen. Geoffrey Miller, the former commander of Guantanamo; senior Iraq commander, Major General Walter Wojdakowski; and Col. Thomas Pappas, the one-time head of military intelligence at Abu Ghraib. Along with Rumsfeld, Gonzales and Tenet, the other defendants in the case are Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence Stephen Cambone; former assistant attorney general Jay Bybee; former deputy assisant attorney general John Yoo; General Counsel for the Department of Defense William James Haynes II; and David S. Addington, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff. Senior military officers named in the filing are General Ricardo Sanchez, the former top Army official in Iraq; Gen. Geoffrey Miller, the former commander of Guantanamo; senior Iraq commander, Major General Walter Wojdakowski; and Col. Thomas Pappas, the one-time head of military intelligence at Abu Ghraib.

Bush Hits New Low in Newsweek Poll

As well as in his nomination of Iran/Contra crook, Robert Gates, which is a new low,for sure.

Whoa! 31 %...getting down there in Nixon numbers.

NEWSWEEK Poll: Bush Hits New Low - Newsweek Politics - MSNBC.com:

Nov. 11, 2006 - President George W. Bush’s response was swift and decisive—if a little late. After voters gave Republicans “a thumpin’” at the polls, handing Democrats control of both houses of Congress, Bush banished his contentious defense secretary; invited the presumptive leaders of the new House and Senate to lunch (would-be House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had pasta; the president ate crow, a Bush aide joked); and suffered through two pained photo-ops with Pelosi and Harry Reid, the Nevada Senator expected to become Majority Leader. And what did the president get for listening to the voice of the American people? The worst approval rating of his presidency.

Democrats may use probes to force policy shifts - The Boston Globe

Change that to "MUST" use probes....

Here we go, Folks!

A long hard slog awaits.

Democrats may use probes to force policy shifts - The Boston Globe:

WASHINGTON -- The new Democratic leaders in Congress are likely to move quickly to use their investigative powers as a key lever to force changes in the administration's policies on the Iraq war and domestic spying, according to congressional staff members.

Charges Sought Against Rumsfeld Over Prison Abuse -- Page 1

Well, if this isn't ironic, I don't know what will ever be ironic again.

Lead on, Germany. We can and should learn a lot from you.

TIME.com: Exclusive: Charges Sought Against Rumsfeld Over Prison Abuse -- Page 1:

A lawsuit in Germany will seek a criminal prosecution of the outgoing Defense Secretary and other U.S. officials for their alleged role in abuses at Abu Ghraib and Gitmo.

Clinton, Spitzer, Cuomo lead Democratic sweep

Why do New Yorkers hate their savior and protecter, George W Bush? LOL

Just kidding.

New Yorkers know better than the rest of us that the Bushites are full of it.

Clinton, Spitzer, Cuomo lead Democratic sweep - USATODAY.com:

NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and governor-elect Eliot Spitzer presided over a historic Democratic sweep Tuesday that saw the party capture all statewide offices for the first time in more than 60 years.

Democrats on brink of controlling Senate

We are the first to admit that we have a long way to go, but we are taking the day to enjoy this happy turn of events.

Where's the fat frogman, anyhow? Haven't seen "Turd-blossom" all day.

Democrats on brink of controlling Senate - Yahoo! News:

For Republicans, it was an election that started out grim and got only grimmer with the new day.

First, voters brought down the Republican House majority after 12 years in power, and gave Democrats a majority of governorships for the first time in just as long.

Then Senate control began slipping away, the narrow GOP majority ground down to nothing, protected only by Vice President Dick Cheney's tie-breaking vote if the contest ended at 50-50.
Democrats hoped to shape a 51-49 majority with a Virginia victory for Webb, a former Navy secretary under Ronald Reagan. Webb led by fewer than 9,000 votes out of more than 2.3 million cast, and with the margin so small and so much on the line, GOP Sen. George Allen (news, bio, voting record) was not conceding. If a recount is held, it could take weeks to be conducted by a panel of judges.

Rumsfeld resigns as secretary of defense - Yahoo! News

Rumsfeld resigns as secretary of defense - Yahoo! News:

Just last week Bush told reporters that he expected Rumsfeld, 74, to remain until the end of the administration's term. And although Bush said Wednesday that his decision to replace Rumsfeld was not based on politics, the announcement of a Pentagon shake-up came on the heels of Tuesday's voting, in which Democrats captured control of the House and could win control of the Senate if the remaining undecided race in Virginia goes their way.

With his often-combative defense of the war in Iraq, Rumsfeld had been the administration's face of the conflict. He became more of a target — and more politically vulnerable — as the war grew increasingly unpopular at home amid rising violence and with no end in sight.

Gates ran the CIA under the first President Bush during the first Gulf war. He retired from government in 1993.

Let's not forget, Gates was involved in Iran/Contra

Harken's problems with Gates as CIA Director under Bush I during his confirmation.

Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I rise in opposition to the nomination of Robert Gates to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Mr. President, at the outset of the confirmation hearings, I had serious reservations about the nominee. The confirmation hearings only raised more questions and greater doubts. Questions and doubts about Mr. Gates' past activities, managerial style, judgment, lapses in memory and analytical abilities. Questions and doubts about his role in the Iran-Contra Affair and in providing military intelligence to Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war; and questions and doubts about whether he will be able to remove the ideological blinders reflected in his writings and speeches or whether Mr. Gates is so rooted in the past, that he will not be able to lead the Agency into the post-cold war era. Because of these concerns, I have concluded that Mr. Gates is not the right person for the important job of overseeing our intelligence operations in this New World.

Elections 2006- Democrats Win Majority of Governorships

In all the understandable elation over Dem wins for Congress, let's not forget these governorships.

This is huge!

Elections 2006- Democrats Win Majority of Governorships - AOL News:

(Nov. 8) -- For the first time in a dozen years, Democrats hold a majority of the nation's governorships after taking 20 of 36 races, including contests in battleground states such as Ohio, Pennsylvania and Colorado that will be crucial to the 2008 presidential race.

Democrats now possess 28 of the top state jobs, the same majority enjoyed by Republicans going into Tuesday's elections. The mood behind the reversal was no better expressed than in Ohio. No Republican president has ever taken office without winning that state.

Dem scrutiny of drugs, defense expected

Sweet Jeebus, lets hope so!

Don't forget Rumsfeld's death merchants and mercenaries. Fire all of them.

Check out those no-bid contracts and get our damn money back. Screw the shareholders of the war profiteering, corporate whores of Babylon. Live by the sword, die by the sword, I say.

Lower the price of drugs quick. We still have two more years of Bush and Cheney.

Dem scrutiny of drugs, defense expected - Yahoo! News:

WASHINGTON - By handing Democrats control of the House, voters likely set in motion legislative efforts to lower the price of pharmaceuticals and rein in military spending.

Deval Patrick Elected Governor

Saw this amazing man give his acceptance speech this morning.

Listening to him brought tears to my eyes and had me thinking about moving to Mass.

TheBostonChannel.com - News - Deval Patrick Elected Governor:

BOSTON -- Democrat Deval Patrick was elected the first black governor of Massachusetts Tuesday, ending 16 years of Republican leadership on Beacon Hill.

Despite an aggressive ad campaign that portrayed Patrick as being soft on crime and coming to the defense of a convicted rapist, he took an early lead in the polls against Republican Kerry Healey,
Independent candidate Christy Mihos and Green-Rainbow Party's Grace Ross.

Before a packed Hynes Convention Center audience in Boston, Patrick delivered his acceptance speech, promising voters a better and hopeful future.

Congratulations, Speaker Pelosi

The first step in a long journey, back from the abyss of empire, international crimes and creeping fascism, we hope.

Nothing is certain with a president that did not believe he was answerable to the people when the Congress was in Republican hands.

I doubt he has had a lobotomy over night, though that might be a good idea.

Democrats Promise Broad New Agenda - washingtonpost.com:

Democrats vowed to press a broad agenda of legislative change and to confront President Bush on issues such as the war in Iraq after seizing control of the House last night following 12 years of Republican rule.

Victories from New Hampshire to Arizona marked a rebuke to Bush and a House Republican majority that has served as a firewall for the White House's agenda. Republicans lost three seats in reliably Republican Indiana and a bellwether seat in Kentucky, and they suffered huge losses in Pennsylvania.

World sees Dems' win as a Bush rejection

Hang on!

You ain't seen nothing yet, World.

World sees Dems' win as a Bush rejection - Yahoo! News:

TOKYO - Democratic gains in Congress were seen around the world Wednesday as a rejection of the U.S. war in
Iraq that led some observers to expect a reassessment of the American course there.

The shift in power also was seen as a signal in some capitals that the United States would put a greater emphasis on trade policy and human rights.

Many watching the election said the results were a significant blow to President Bush's presidency.

War Criminals, Beware

German Courts prosecuting American war criminals?

Is that the height of irony or what?

Canada should be investigating the war criminals in Israel.

War Criminals, Beware:

On November 14 a group of lawyers and other experts will come before the German federal prosecutor and ask him to open a criminal investigation targeting Donald Rumsfeld, Alberto Gonzales and other key Bush Administration figures for war crimes. The recent passage of the Military Commissions Act provides a central argument for the legal action, under the doctrine of universal jurisdiction: It demonstrates the intent of the Bush Administration to immunize itself legally from prosecution in the United States, even for the most serious crimes.