Rice called Iran a "troublesome state" and the "central banker of terrorism," though she didn't elaborate on that.

I know Iran is not innocent, but is it really a good idea to continue the name calling and blaming terrorism on them? I can't say I understand this approach.

CNN.com - Rice: Iran 'terror's central bank' - Mar 15, 2006

The footage — along with seven days of transcripts of briefings obtained by The Associated Press — show in excruciating detail that while federal officials anticipated the tragedy that unfolded in New Orleans and elsewhere along the Gulf Coast, they were fatally slow to realize they had not mustered enough resources to deal with the unprecedented disaster.

The smoking gun... if this isn't the final straw for the Republican party, I'm afraid to ask what more it will take.

Tape: Bush, Chertoff Warned Before Katrina - Yahoo! News

President Bush is taking a battering from fellow Republicans, even the governors of New York and Maryland, over the administration's support for a decision that gives an Arab company control of some commercial operations at six major seaports -- including Miami-Dade's.But he got a boost Monday from an unlikely source, frequent critic and former president Jimmy Carter, who downplayed fears that the deal poses a risk.

I have to admit, I'm surprised.

MiamiHerald.com | 02/21/2006 | Carter backs Bush's stand on seaport-operations deal

Vice President Dick Cheney said Wednesday that an executive order gives him the authority to declassify secret documents, but he would not say whether he authorized an indicted former aide to release classified information.

CNN.com - Cheney says he has power to declassify information - Feb 16, 2006

Recently, Republicans have been implying that an indictment for perjury is simply a "technicality." But they didn't always feel that way.

IN THE 1990'S GOP LEADERS SAID PERJURY WAS A CRIME...

The Democratic Party

In its rush to provide Katrina disaster aid, the
Federal Emergency Management Agency wasted millions of dollars and overpaid for hotel rooms, including $438-a-day lodging in New York City

Audits Show Millions in Katrina Aid Wasted

Eddie Sutton was cited with driving under the influence after he was injured in a car accident, and the Oklahoma State basketball coach will take a medical leave for the rest of the season.

I'm a big fan of college hoops and an OSU Cowboys fan, so this news is rather sad. I really hate to see Eddie go out like that, and I hope that he gets healthy and takes care of himself.

Oklahoma State Cowboys, NCAA Division I Mens Basketball - CBS SportsLine.com

The cable industry has long opposed a la carte service arguing it would cost consumers more, squeeze out niche channels that attract casual viewers and upset advertising revenue for operators.

The new report found in some scenarios for a la carte that monthly prices could fall 3 percent to 13 percent, instead of rising 14 percent to 30 percent as earlier forecast.

For years I have been asking "Why do I have to pay for all of these channels I don't watch, just to get the channels I want?" The cable companies have insisted it would cost too much (cost them money or loss of profit) but this study seems to show that is nonsense.

FCC now sees a la carte pay TV cutting prices - Yahoo! News

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Bush administration officials said they had been caught by surprise when they were told on Tuesday, Aug. 30, that a levee had broken, allowing floodwaters to engulf New Orleans.

But Congressional investigators have now learned that an eyewitness account of the flooding from a federal emergency official reached the Homeland Security Department's headquarters starting at 9:27 p.m. the day before, and the White House itself at midnight.

The article speaks for itself. I have nothing to add.

White House Knew of Levee's Failure on Night of Storm - New York Times

] "In his new book, "1421: The Year China Discovered
] America" (William Morrow), Gavin Menzies claims that a
] massive Chinese fleet of huge junks and support ships
] made a two-year circumnavigation of the globe, with
] extensive exploration of the Americas, nearly a century
] before Magellan and Columbus. "

CNN.com - Did the Chinese discover America? - Jan. 13, 2003