Tom Ridge claims that Bush pressured him to raise the terror alert level to help win the 2004 election.
Will
Will writes from Washington, D.C. (well, Arlington, Virginia). You can reach him at willblogcorrespondence at gmail dot com.
Devcat is watching over, but if you notice any problems contact the editors and Devcat will be notified and deployed immediately.
on Weekend Plans Post: Batchin’ It (Again) and It’s SnowingOh, Maribou and I usually have a Wednesday/Sunday night date where we watch an episode of something.…
on History Was Made in 2024 Election, Now What?You see this is what I am talking about. People get to say wild stuff like this and no one asks for… on TrumpedBiden didn't want her. He wanted Stacy Abrams. But Abrams stabbed him in the back and here we are. on TrumpedAnd maybe you remove the person who mind has gone when you notice it, instead of trying to cling to… on TrumpedHa! Whether he was thinking that or not, it was still a good line.
on TrumpedWell... I voted for Harris because of Jan 6th but I have to admit that she was a terrible candidate… on Open Mic for the week of 11/4/2024In gaming news, Alyssa Mercante is no longer the Senior Editor at Kotaku. on Trumped"Tell Kamala. I want her to know it was me." on TrumpedThis is probably the best line President Biden has had in his four years of office. “You can’t love… on TrumpedNo one on either side is seriously trying to address housing costs. Root cause is the local govs are…
November 7, 2024
The End of the Political Parade
November 6, 2024
No Matter which Candidates You Bet on, You’ll Get a Shock or Two
November 5, 2024
November 4, 2024
on Trumped on Trumped
on Trumped on Trumped on Trumped on Puppy Love in the IG Era: Ten Favorite Dog Breeds
on Puppy Love in the IG Era: Ten Favorite Dog Breeds on Trumped
on Puppy Love in the IG Era: Ten Favorite Dog Breeds on Trumped
on Puppy Love in the IG Era: Ten Favorite Dog Breeds on Trumped on Trumped on Trumped
on Trumped
I’m sorry this is just BDS from those damn liberals.Report
I’ll say something I said in January:
Obama’s first official act ought to have been to pardon Bush, Cheney, and Rice.Report
Damn, I wish I’d seen that. That’s an awesome idea. Could still do it, but it would lose some of its pop, for sure.Report
What’s the rationale, Jay?Report
It would have pretty much dominated Bush’s legacy for, like, ever. It would have put him and Nixon into the same breath of even his supporters.Report
Btw, Juan Cole writes this about the Blackwater hit squad story:
Anyone have any idea where he’s getting the Bush& CIA totally out of the loop idea? The NYT story has CIA ops training at Blackwater, just total intermeshing. How could a CIA hit program using Blackwater not have CIA in the loop? (And why am I writing this here?) Just certain Cheney-friendly spooks (Cofer Black, Kyle Foggo)? Don’t get it what Cole’s saying here.Report
Can we now refer to these Bush administration folks as domestic terrorists in their own right, or at least scum?
Btw, Greenwald dug up this USA Today article from a few years back where Ridge made similar claims. So this can’t be explained away by a simple desire to sell his book.Report