Top Items:
R.G. Ratcliffe / Houston Chronicle:
DeLay's hopes dashed for quick end to case Judge dismisses one felony indictment but upholds another — AUSTIN — A senior district judge today dismissed one felony indictment but upheld another against U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, dashing DeLay's hopes for a speedy resolution to his case.
RELATED ITEMS:
April Castro / Associated Press:
DeLay's Money Laundering Charges Upheld — AUSTIN, Texas - A judge dismissed a conspiracy charge Monday against Rep. Tom DeLay but refused to throw out the far more serious allegations of money-laundering, dashing the congressman's hopes for now of reclaiming his post as House majority leader.
Jesselee / The Stakeholder:
DeLay Finished — DeLay gets some good news, but not enough of it... DeLay's hopes dashed for quick end to case [Houston Chronicle] … Look for Republicans to start jockeying for January Leadership elections very soon, as well as some very disappointing poll numbers out of Houston tonight.
David Stout / New York Times:
Judge Upholds Most Serious Charges Against DeLay — WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 - A judge in Texas today dismissed part of a state indictment against Representative Tom DeLay, who was forced out of his post as leader of the Republican majority in the House two months ago after he was charged with conspiracy and political fund-raising abuses.
CNN:
Poll: DeLay faces political woes at home — Criminal charges against Texas lawmaker appear to take a toll — (CNN) — A poll released Monday evening suggests the criminal charges against Rep. Tom DeLay have taken a toll on his political support back home in his solidly Republican House district.
Discussion:
Burnt Orange Report
Smash / The Indepundit:
A Blue Day for CodePink — SUNDAY was another perfect day here in San Diego. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and across the street from Balboa Naval Hospital, a handful of anti-war protestors were preparing to rally under the banner of CodePink.
Discussion:
Cold Fury
RELATED ITEMS:
Two Babes and a Brain:
This Will Make You Sick... During our visit to Walter Reed, we all piled into a room of a young soldier who had just come out of surgery. His parents were there to take care of him. His room was decorated with autographed photos...one from Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac who had visited the previous day …
Discussion:
The Sundries Shack
Two Babes and a Brain:Here It Is....
Discussion:
Media in Trouble, The Strata-Sphere, A Blog For All, SoCalPundit and reasoned audacity …
Jim Forsyth / woai.com:
Dean: US Won't Win in Iraq — (SAN ANTONIO) — Saying the "idea that we're going to win the war in Iraq is an idea which is just plain wrong," Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean predicted today that the Democratic Party will come together on a proposal to withdraw National Guard …
Discussion:
Right Wing News, SoCalPundit, JustOneMinute, Suitably Flip, Betsy's Page, RedState.org, The RCP Blog, AMERICAN FUTURE, Kennedy v. The Machine, Blogs for Bush, FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog, Daily Pundit, One Hand Clapping, chicagoboyz.net, Confederate Yankee, Decision '08, The Strata-Sphere and Roger L. Simon
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
9/11 Panel: Government Has Failed to Enact Reforms to Protect Country — In its final act before formally disbanding as a private group, the former Sept. 11 commission gave the federal government failing or mediocre grades today for not enacting numerous reforms aimed at protecting the country from terrorist attacks.
RELATED ITEMS:
Timothy Williams / New York Times:9/11 Panel Calls U.S. Response 'Disappointing'
Discussion:
The Blogging of the President
rawstory.com:
Kerry asks Bush to replace Rumsfeld — RAW STORY — WASHINGTON: Senator John Kerry (D - Mass.) made the following statement, issued to RAW STORY, following Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's speech this morning on Iraq. Rumors are circulating that Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT) could be tapped to replace Rumsfeld.
Discussion:
NewsHog
RELATED ITEM:
ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: Sources Tell ABC News Top Al Qaeda Figures Held in Secret CIA Prisons — 10 Out of 11 High-Value Terror Leaders Subjected to 'Enhanced Interrogation Techniques' — Dec. 5, 2005 — Two CIA secret prisons were operating in Eastern Europe until last month when they were shut …
Hamza Hendawi / Associated Press:
Saddam Yells at Judge in Unruly Session — BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Saddam Hussein's defense team walked out of court Monday, the former leader yelled at the judge, and Saddam's half brother shouted "Why don't you just execute us!" in an often unruly court session that also saw former U.S. Attorney …
RELATED ITEM:
Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
Secrets and Lies — The DoD's disgraceful plot to plant rosy stories in the Iraqi press. — This time, someone really does have to be fired. The revelation that Defense Department money, not even authorized by Congress for the purpose, has been outsourced to private interests and then used …
Discussion:
Hullabaloo, You Big Mouth, You!, The Peking Duck, Sisyphus Shrugged, The Washington Monthly and Abu Aardvark
John Derbyshire / The Corner on National Review Online:
BOOB BAIT — Cliff: No, don't buy that. — Look through that Bailey piece again: — "A year ago, I asked Kristol after a lecture whether he believed in God or not. He got a twinkle in his eye and responded, 'I don't believe in God, I have faith in God.' Well, faith, as it says in Hebrews 11:1 …
RELATED ITEM:
James M. Buchanan / Cato Unbound:
THREE AMENDMENTS: RESPONSIBILITY, GENERALITY, AND NATURAL LIBERTY — INTRODUCTION — A central message of public choice theory tells us that if politics generates undesirable results, it is better to examine the rules than to argue about different policies or to elect different representatives.
