The Thursday ‘BushWhack’ing

One day closer to Friday...

• The Army is lowering their recruiting standards… and paying officers $35K to re-up… no, that’s not a sign of desperation at all. Sigh, it’s so hard to express sarcasm in the written form…
• The Bush White House is fighting Democratic changes to their surveillance act… Voting along party lines the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees approved a bill that would require the government to get approval from a special intelligence court for surveillance… not sure why the Bush White House would be against this bill. Sigh, it’s so hard to express sarcasm in the written form…
• In a case so complex it’s akin to understanding Quantum Physics, SCOTUS is debating the extension of executive powers. At issue is a rape and murder case that involves the power of the US judiciary, the authority of the World Court, Congress’ role in the enforcement of treaties and states abilities to ignore a presidential directive. This case could have far-reaching results, so stay tuned…
• And have we mentioned? That Vice President Dick “President” Cheney is no longer the gop fundraising ace he once was? Not that long ago, Cheney was popular enough to charge donors $4,200 for a handshake and a photo… but now he’s become much less sought-after for congressional republicans looking for fundraising help. At this point in 2005 Cheny had headlined fundraisers for 10 conservative incumbents. This year? One… for Rep. Sam Graves (r-MO)… sometimes the snark is clear enough that I don’t even need to add to it; this is one of those times…