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There is No "Z" in Blackwater

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 03.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Geneva Conventions, Mercenaries, Bush, Blackwater, Xe, Bechtel, Philip Morris, Altria Group, Politics News
Michael B. Laskoff

Mercenaries are a fact of life, as is marketing. Changing your name does not change what you have done, but changing the Commander In Chief can lead to new restrictions.

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Terry McAuliffe Running for VA-Gov, Dodging Questions About Energy

Josh Nelson | Posted 12.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Politics, Coal, Virginia, Renewable Electricity Standard, Bechtel, Nuclear Energy, Breaking Politics News, Terry McAuliffe, Virginia Politics. Green, Green Energy, Terry Mcauliffe Virginia, Dominion, Green News
Josh Nelson

Terry McAuliffe filed papers in Virginia today. He called a few Virginia bloggers to talk about his potential candidacy.

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INSIDE WASHINGTON: Auditors go easy on contractors

AP | RICHARD LARDNER | Posted 12.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Military Contractor Failed to Open Books, Pentagon, Bechtel, Pentagon Bechtel, Military Contractor, Bechtel Audit, Acacia Rodriguez, Defense Contract Audit Agency, Audit Bechtel, Business News

WASHINGTON — Instead of seeing red, Pentagon audit managers saw business as usual after being told that a major military contractor failed to op...

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America's Foreign Policy Diagnosed with ADHD (ADD)

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 09.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gas, Russian Federation, Adhd, George W. Bush, NYU Child Studies Center, Russia Georgia War, Foreign Policy, Michael Phelps, US Spy Satellite, Kbr, Add, Bechtel, Georgia, Russia, Oil, Blackwater USA, Dsm-Iv-Tr, Vyvanse, Ritalin, Concerta, Politics News
Michael B. Laskoff

I know three things about ADHD (ADD) for certain. First, Michael Phelps has it; his mom has been good enough to use her media platform in places like ...

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The Loss of Democracy: The Deeper Meaning of McClellan's Revelations of Imperial Deceit & Media Submissiveness

Dan Kovalik | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Al Gore, Democracy, Scott Mcclellan, Halliburton, Inc., George W. Bush, Nbc, Military Commissions Act, Democrats, Election, Barack Obama, Amnesty International, Habeas Corpus, Msnbc, Cnn, White House Press Secretary. Bush Administration, Bechtel, Katie Couric, Sheldon Wolin, Iraq War, Republican Party, Superpower, Politics News
Dan Kovalik

The result of the White House spin, and the complicity of the press corp. in it, has been the deaths of more than 4,000 U.S. servicemen and women and tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians.

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The Repubs' War on One Particular Scientist

Michelle Pilecki | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Muslim, Bush Administration, Bechtel, Science, Nuclear Physics, Aclu, Republicans, Scientists, Politics News
Michelle Pilecki

So you'd think the US would want to hold onto good nuclear physicists, right? Especially American citizens who have been active in the community as well as excellent scientists?

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HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson's Resignation -- A Window Into Bush Administration's Corruption, Indifference, and Incompetence

Peter Dreier | Posted 04.10.2008 | Home

Read More: No Child Left Behind, Kellog Brown & Root, Resignations Bush Administration, Political Hacks Bush, Bush Administration Scandals, Government Mismanagement Bush, Crony Capitalism, Post-Katrina Louisiana, HUD Alphonso Jackson, Weeklyi Standard, Low-Income Housing Programs, Bush Administration Poverty Policy, Fluor Corporation, Dick Cheney, Bush Administration Poor People, American Enterprise Institute, Regulations Cutbacks Bush, Bechtel, George Bush Corruption, Katrina Corruption, Iraq War Bush Companies, Bush Administration Poverty, Iraq War Bush Cronies, Grover Norquist, Lies of George W. Bush, No-Bid Government Contracts, George Bush Incompetence, Halliburton Bush, David Corn, Health and Safety Regulations Bush, Heritage Foundation, Cato Institute, Conservatives Political Theory, George Bush Class Warfare, Halliburton, Post-Katrina Reconstruction, Military Spending Bush, Valerie Plame, HUD Resignation, HUD Secretary, Lewis Scooter Libby, Bush Economy, Saddam Hussein, Conservatives Government, Low-Income Housing Program Cuts, Political Appointees Bush, Bush Administration Low-Income, Alberto Gonzales, William Kristol, Americans for Tax Reform, Home News
Peter Dreier

The involuntary resignation of HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson this week provides an opportunity to underscore and distinguish the three major failings of the Bush administration.

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