June 2007 Talking Points

  • The Court Lurches Right, June 29, 2007
    Roberts' fractious Court has produced a higher share of 5-4 decisions than any term in the last decade.
  • Fighting Terrorists, Then and Now, June 27, 2007
    Echoing administration arguments, Giuliani claimed Clinton's handling of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing led to other strikes.
  • A Strategic Reset, June 25, 2007
    With more than 3,500 U.S. troops and 40,000 Iraqis killed in the war, it is time for the United States to hit "CTRL-ALT-DELETE."
  • "SiCKO" and Getting Worse, June 22, 2007
    Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore highlights the deficiencies in the U.S. health care system in his new movie, "SiCKO," which opens nationwide on June 29.
  • Conservative Domination, June 21, 2007
    CAP and Free Press yesterday released a statistical analysis of the political makeup of talk radio in the United States.
  • A Fairer Workplace, June 20, 2007
    Employee Free Choice Act would give employees at a workplace the right to unionize as soon as a majority sign cards saying they want to do so.
  • Building an Empire, June 19, 2007
    The White House and the RNC may have violated federal law by opening up unprecedented lines of communications.
  • Covered Up Abuses, June 18, 2007
    Army Major General Antonio Taguba, who led the Pentagon's investigation into the abuses at Abu Ghraib, revealed that he believed high-level military officials knew about the abuses at the Iraqi prison.
  • Due Process, June 12, 2007
    Yesterday, the Fourth Circuit Court ruled that the President cannot eliminate constitutional protections with the stroke of a pen by proclaiming a civilian subject to indefinite military detention.
  • No Confidence, June 11, 2007
    The non-binding resolution would express the "sense of the Senate" that Gonzales "no longer holds the confidence of the American people."
  • Wanton Warrantless Wiretapping, June 8, 2007
    Last month's dramatic testimony by former Deputy Attorney General James Comey has prompted renewed attention and focus on the administration's warrantless domestic spying efforts.
  • Unfit and Unqualified, June 7, 2007
    James Holsinger has a long history of prejudice toward gays and lesbians, once writing that homosexual behavior is 'intuitively' unnatural and a 'lifestyle choice.'
  • Seeking Effective Representation, June 6, 2007
    The Louisiana 2nd district needs strong leadership now more than ever, leadership William Jefferson will not be in position to provide.
  • Blocking State Progress on Warming, June 5, 2007
    Last week Rep. Rick Boucher unveiled a draft bill that does nothing to reduce global warming pollution.
  • A Discriminating Judgment, June 1, 2007
    This week, the Supreme Court sided in favor of discrimination by stripping the Civil Rights Act of much of its potency.