American Politics from a Progressive Perspective
Document Says Oil Chiefs Met With Cheney Task Force
Here’s proof that the White House was cozying up to big-business while refusing to hear environmentalists:
A White House document shows that executives from big oil companies met with Vice President Cheney’s energy task force in 2001 — something long suspected by environmentalists but denied as recently as last week by industry officials testifying before Congress….Sen. [...]
And this guy wants national office?
Mitt Romney, while saying we need to improve our education standards, could not resist taking a gratuitous jab at France:
“We cannot continue to have an excellence gap with the rest of the world and intend to remain the economic superpower and military superpower of the planet. That’s just not going to happen,” Romney said. “We’re [...]
America is realizing Bush lied
Read Froomkin’s column:
Amid all the tumbling poll numbers of late, Bush’s biggest problem is this: A sizeable majority of Americans — 55 percent according to the latest Washington Post/ABC News poll — believe that he intentionally misled the American public in making his case for war in Iraq.
To “mislead intentionally”: that means “to lie.”
GAO report details dogma, politics at the FDA
The New Yok Times tells of a report by the Government Acountability Office on the unusual, political treatment given to the “morning-after” pill by the FDA:
Top agency officials were deeply involved in the decision, which was “very, very rare,” a top F.D.A. review official told investigators. The officials’ decision to ignore the recommendation of an [...]
Target “Plan B” response
Here’s a response I got from Target about the whole emergency contraception situation:
Dear Target Guest In our ongoing effort to provide great service to our guests, Target consistently ensures that prescriptions for the emergency contraceptive Plan B are filled. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 also requires [...]
