Think Progress Today, the Senate Select Intelligence Committee released the final two sections of its pre-war intelligence report. As Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) said, the report concludes ?that the Administration made significant claims that were not supported by the intelligence.? In today?s press briefing, White House Press Secretary Dana Perino was dismissive of the report, [...]
Archive for June 5th, 2008
5 Jun
Report accuses Bush of misrepresenting Iraq intel
By PAMELA HESS Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON ? A new Senate report gives a fresh shot of adrenaline to the election-year debate over the Iraq war. President Bush and his top officials deliberately misrepresented secret intelligence to make the case to invade Iraq, according to the Senate Intelligence Committee. The panel put a new spin [...]
5 Jun
A Tale of Two Conservatives
Center for American Progress Comparing Bush and Hoover on the Economy SOURCE: National Archives (Left), AP (Right) An examination of President Bush and Herbert Hoover, the president who helped steer the economy into the Great Depression, shows interesting similarities. By David Madland, Jacob Pawlak | June 5, 2008 Read the report with full graphs (pdf) [...]
5 Jun
The Anatomy of Smear
The American Prospect The White House response to former press secretary Scott McClellan’s damning new book would be much more convincing if it weren’t so familiar. The administration is following the same script it always uses when one of its own turns against it. AMANDA TERKEL | June 3, 2008| Since last Tuesday, senior members [...]
