So, what’s up?

Posted on June 15th, 2007 by ecthompson md

There seems to be a ton of news in the last couple of days.

  • A former Gitmo detainee will be allowed to John Ashcoft (former attorney general) and Robert Mueller (FBI director) in a lawsuit which allegies mistreatment at Gitmo.   It may be me but it sure seems that more and more lawsuits are mounting against President Bush’s policies. 
  • In the category – Can He Do that – President Mahmoud Abbas told the Palestinian government to get lost.  He declared a state of emergency.  I understand a state of emergency.  There has been unspeakable violence over the last several days.  With Fatah, the President’s party, losing key battles to Hamas.   According to an article in NYT, the Bush adminstration has encouraged President Abbas to dissolve the government.  I’m not sure how this helps the violence. 
  • It seems that the investigation into the US Attorney scandel is widening on a number of fronts.  The internal investigation of the Justice Department has formal told Congress that they are looking into a meeting that Gonzo had with Monica Goodling.  I feel that a couple of committees in Congress are doing the same thing. 
  • Brownback and Romney are trying to see which one can be more pro-life.  C&L has the whole stupid mess.   Again, I will state for the record that until a man has to make that decision, men should stay out of the debate.  In a free society, how can we force our opinions on women.  I just don’t see how in a free society that we can force women to chose one way or another.   (Of course, if Brownback and Romney don’t talk about abortion they have almost nothing else to talk about, except for hunting.  Oops I shouldn’t have mentioned that one, right Mitt)
  • A Mississippi jury found James Ford Seale, a Klansman, guilty of kidnapping and conspiracy today.  The crime happened back in 1964.  Seale, 71, may be looking at a life sentence. 
  • New deal on Capital hill on the immigration bill.  The details are still being worked out but it appears that an additional $4.4 billion will be added to border security (hopefully, this is not money to continue building that stupid fence.)
  • Finally, in a new NBC news/Wall Street Journal poll  – 19% of American are happy with the direction of the country and 29% approve of the President’s job performance.

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