Robert Kuttner, Co-Founder and Co-Editor of The American Prospect, said it best about the conference Terrorism, Security and America’s Purpose: “This conference has gathered both wings of the political establishment and under that tent breaks taboo after taboo. . .Al Jazeera is in the room.
John Smith, an employee of the U.S. Department of Commerce, arrived at work last week, and he and all other of his fellow department colleagues had a voice mail from Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez.
Today is turning into a day of ceremony for many. I just heard from one person covering the so-called “Freedom March” that just a few thousand people showed up — and most, while they support America’s actions in Iraq think that we have inadequate, incompetent leadership running the show. Bush has a 38% favorability rating….
John Bolton’s bashing of efforts to reform the United Nations is finally getting some high-priced attention. British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has asked Condoleeza Rice to rein Bolton in.
This from the Houston Chronicle‘s blog: DeLay to evacuees: ‘Is this kind of fun?’ U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay’s visit to Reliant Park this morning offered him a glimpse of what it’s like to be living in shelter. While on the tour with top administration officials from Washington, including U.S.
FEMA Chief Michael Brown is reportedly being relieved of his duties. It’s about damned time. And there should be criminal charges for the incompetence of his office and others higher in command. I just had lunch here in Washington, where life hums on along like normal.
There are terrific video links up now of the speakers and panels at the major forum now underway in Washington: Terrorism, Security and America’s Purpose. The conference will be on C-Span live much of the day today (Wednesday) and when not live — it is being taped and will air later.
Our big conference on terrorism — Terrorism Security and America’s Purpose — starts today at 9 a.m. and will be live on C-Span for those who care to watch. We will also have live, real-time web-casting at the conference website, www.AmericasPurpose.org.
This is Ted Kennedy‘s statement last night on the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist: This is a time of great loss for our nation. Vicki and I join the nation in mourning the death of Chief Justice Rehnquist and we hold his family and friends in our thoughts and prayers.
Just posted this at TPM Cafe. We ought to be helping out all those impacted by Katrina ourselves, and should be grateful for the international concern and support offered — even from Japan. But $200k in cash? Pretty pathetic.
