Rather than helping us to understand the current crisis, Gonzales put loyalty to his bosses above his obligation to serve the cause of justice. Instead of using his confirmation hearing to provide information that could clarify the origins of the torture scandals, he was evasive and shifty.
Many of President Bush’s largest corporate contributors to this month’s $40 million inaugural bash are also some of the nation’s biggest government contractors, getting at least $2.9 billion from Uncle Sam last year.
The White House fended off questions Thursday about whether it pressured Congress to kill a Senate proposal that would have prohibited intelligence officials from torturing foreign prisoners.
Two congressmen on Thursday asked Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge to provide Congress written communications between his department and a lobbying firm run by a longtime friend.
Investigations by the Education Department and Congress are forcing the Bush administration to defend its use of a public relations company to promote the president’s schools agenda.
President Bush’s second inauguration will cost tens of millions of dollars – $40 million alone in private donations for the balls, parade and other invitation-only parties. With that kind of money, what could you buy?
A post-Sept. 11 computer system was supposed to solve problems for the FBI, giving agents, analysts and personnel around the world the ability to share information without using paper or time-consuming scanning of documents. But the $170 million Virtual Case File project has proved so inadequate and outdated, it may be shelved.
An atheist who tried to remove “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance says a federal judge has authority to stop the invocation prayer at President Bush’s inauguration.
President Bush says he now sees that tough talk can have an “unintended consequence.”