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Archive for November, 2009

Regardless Of What Happens At Trial, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Will Never Go Free

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, November 17th, 2009. Filed under Al Qaeda, Barack Obama, Homeland Security, In The News, Politics, September 11th, War On Terror

The American Prospect’s Andy Serwer explains why:
Look, Khalid Sheik Mohammed has confessed — I have little doubt that he’ll be convicted. The Obama administration wouldn’t be bringing him to trial in civilian court if they thought there was a chance of his being let go. The same legal rationale that could have been used to [...]

Bob McDonnell Under Pressure To Denounce Pat Robertson

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, November 17th, 2009. Filed under Bob McDonnell, Virginia, Virginia Politics

Virginia Governor-Elect Bob McDonnell is facing calls to repudiate Pat Robertson in the wake of his comments last week comparing Islam to Nazism and Communism:
Fresh off his landslide victory in the race for Virginia governor, Robert F. McDonnell is already being forced to confront how he plans to handle his friendship with minister Pat Robertson, [...]

Hoffman “Unconcedes” In NY-23, But Victory Still Unlikely

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, November 17th, 2009. Filed under In The News, Politics

Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman has withdrawn his Election Night concession in the race for New York’s 23rd Congressional District:
Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman has “unconceded” in New York’s special House election after reports that the vote margin narrowed between him and Rep. Bill Owens (D).
Hoffman conceded the race on Election Night after learning he [...]

New Polls Have More Bad News For Sarah Palin, Good News For The Rest of Us

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, November 17th, 2009. Filed under Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Sarah Palin

Unless the Going Rogue rehabilitation tour is incredibly successful beyond all reasonable expectations, it seems very unlikely that Sarah Palin has much of a future in American politics:
She may be among the biggest names in politics at the moment, but former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is not exactly America’s sweetheart.
Just 23 percent of [...]

New York Governor Rips Obama Administration On Terror Trials

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, November 17th, 2009. Filed under Al Qaeda, Barack Obama, Homeland Security, Politics, September 11th, War On Terror

David Paterson is among those New York politicians who aren’t too happy about the Obama Administrations to try 9/11 suspects in New York City:
Gov. David A. Paterson on Monday criticized the Obama administration’s decision to try five men linked to the Sept. 11 attacks in a civilian court in Manhattan.
His comments made him one of [...]

New Poll Shows Public Still Divided On Health Care Reform

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, November 17th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Health Care Reform, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

As the Democrats in Congress continue to move forward, the American public remains deeply divided on health care reform:
As the Senate prepares to take up legislation aimed at overhauling the nation’s health-care system, President Obama and the Democrats are still struggling to win the battle for public opinion. A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows [...]

Photo Of The Day: B**CH, They Told Me You Weren’t Wearing The Blue Dress

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, November 16th, 2009. Filed under Humor, Media, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Sarah Palin

Whoops !!

Failed President Defends Failed Presidency

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, November 16th, 2009. Filed under Dumbasses, Foreign Affairs, History, Iran

Jimmy Cater still thinks he handled the Iran Hostage Crisis just fine:
CHIANG MAI, Thailand – Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Monday he had no regrets about his handling of the Iran hostage crisis more than 30 years ago, saying he didn’t attack the country as his advisers proposed because thousands of people would have [...]

Robert Byrd, A (Sometimes Walking) Argument For Term Limits

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, November 16th, 2009. Filed under Congress, Politics

Later this week, West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd will set an unfortunate record:
Senator Robert C. Byrd, Democrat of West Virginia, who is already the longest-serving senator in United States history, is set to cross yet another milestone of longevity in the legislative branch. On Wednesday, he’ll surpass Carl Hayden as the longest-serving member of Congress [...]

General Motors Posts $ 1.5 Billion Loss For 3rd Quarter

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, November 16th, 2009. Filed under Auto Industry, Business, Economics

So, how’s that bailout going ?
DETROIT — General Motors said on Monday that its finances had improved to the point that it could begin repaying its government loans, though it lost nearly $1.15 billion in the third quarter after emerging from bankruptcy in July.
G.M. said it increased its cash reserves by $3.3 billion from July [...]

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