After the terrorist attack in London, no top Democrat pointed out how the event calls into question George W. Bush’s “fight the terrorists in Iraq” strategy. The New York Times noted that “elected Democrats are unlikely to cite the London bombings to fault the White House” for its misguided policies and dishonest rationale for war.
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Keeping the heat on re Karl Rove’s leak of Valerie Plame’s CIA status: Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee, led by Representative John Tierney, joined in sending a letter to Bush demanding he revoke Rove’s security clearance. Democratic senators forced a vote on revoking Rove’s clearance, putting Republicans on record as willing to protect someone under federal investigation for breaking national security laws.
David SirotaDavid Sirota is a journalist, nationally syndicated weekly newspaper columnist, and radio host. His weekly column is based at The Denver Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Portland Oregonian, and The Seattle Times and now appears in newspapers with a combined daily circulation of more than 1.6 million readers. He has contributed to The New York Times Magazine and The Nation and hosts an award-winning daily talk show on Denver's Clear Channel affiliate, KKZN-AM760. He is a senior editor at In These Times magazine and a Huffington Post contributor and appears periodically on CNN, The Colbert Report, PBS, and NPR. He received a degree in journalism and political science from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. He lives in Denver with his wife, Emily, son Isaac, and his dog, Monty.