Coyote Gulch

Thursday, August 17, 2006

War on terror
Orrin Hatch (via the Salt Lake Tribune): [Middle East terrorists are], "waiting for the Democrats here to take control, let things cool off and then strike again." Thanks to Political Wire for the link.
"2008 pres"
6:54:20 PM

NSA Wiretapping ruled illegal
TalkLeft: "The NSA's broad wiretapping program that sweeps into its perview non-terrorism suspects, including journalists, lawyers, and scholars, was declared unconstitutional by U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor of the Eastern District of Michigan. The opinion appears here [pdf]. It was a resounding defeat for the Bush Administration."

Blogs for Bush: "The war on terror may be fought on many fronts... but it's being lost here in the courts..."
"2008 pres"
6:49:54 PM

Giuliani for president?
The New York Sun: " If Rudy Giuliani does run for president in 2008, the Palmetto State is everything that's supposedly going to trip him up in the primaries: It's Southern (Mr. Giuliani's a Yankee), it's religious (61% evangelical, the sixth highest concentration in the nation), and it's predisposed to go with the guy whose 'turn' it is (think Bob Dole in 1996)...

"The 2000 election, Mr. Giuliani said, had taught him just how important politics really is. While the election had seemed a relatively frivolous one at the time, suddenly - on September 11, 2001 - it mattered a great deal who was in the White House. 'Sometimes, elections are more important than we realize when we're in them,' he said. While he tied that argument to the 2006 midterm elections, the real message was clear: The coming presidential election isn't about the Confederate flag, it's not about Roe v. Wade, it's not about whether New York's former mayor has had some marital troubles - it's about who will lead America in the War on Terror. Some conservatives might not see eye-to-eye with this Blue-stater on social issues, but this is a new world we live in."

Thanks to Andrew Sullivan for the link.
"2008 pres"
6:25:04 PM

Schweitzer for president?
Blue Oregon: "Of all the 2004 victories in the West, there was none sweeter than the victory in Montana. Despite Kerry's statewide loss to Bush by over 20 points, Brian Schweitzer swept to victory in the governor's race. He had massive coattails - Democrats won four of five statewide races, the State Senate, and the State House."
"2008 pres"
7:16:58 AM