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"The vice-presidency in the United States has swallowed the presidency," according to John Dean, former White House counsel during the Nixon Administration. "Dick Cheney's genius is allowing Bush to wake up every morning and letting him think he is running things,"..."I never thought I would be writing about my old tribe this way,"...

March 6, 2007 Kerry Statement on Libby Guilty Verdict WASHINGTON DC – Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) today offered the following statement on the CIA Leak case, which reached a verdict in Washington today. “This verdict brings accountability at last for official deception and the politics of smear and fear,” Kerry said. “This trial revealed a no-holds barred White House attack machine aimed at anyone who stood in the way of their march to war with Iraq. It is time for President Bush to live up to his own promises and hold accountable anyone else who participated in this smear. It...

Donkey Fight! Reactions to President Bush's Iraq speech yesterday suggest that he has succeeded in dividing the Democratic opposition. "The president's speech in Annapolis today was a step in the right direction," said Sen. Ken Salazar of Colorado. But his Wisconsin colleague Russ Feingold said, "It's a step back." House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi endorsed Rep. John Murtha's call for an immediate pullout (though both Pelosi and Murtha voted against that proposition when Republicans called their bluff last month. But Pelosi's deputy, Steny Hoyer, said if his boss had her way it "could lead to disaster, spawning a civil war,...

WARNING: Have suitable receptacle handy before reading following just-received email from John Kerry. ------------------------ Dear , We can't depend on George W. Bush finally seeing the light. And we surely can't rely on Dick Cheney finally telling the truth. We can't even count on Karl Rove seeing big Democratic victories in the 2005 elections as a sign that Americans want a clear strategy in Iraq, not just more slash and burn Republican staged events that aim to mislead. We've got to count on intense grassroots pressure forcing Republicans in the House and Senate to force this White House to face...

Sen. John Kerry says President Bush should bring home 20,000 troops from Iraq over the Christmas holidays if the December parliamentary elections there are successful. Defeated by Bush last year and a potential candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, Kerry called for a "reasonable time frame" for pulling back troops rather than a full-scale withdrawal advocated by some Democrats. He said it could be completed in 12 to 15 months. "It will be hard for this administration, but it is essential to acknowledge that the insurgency will not be defeated unless our troop levels are drawn down, starting...

"It will be hard for this administration, but it is essential to acknowledge that the insurgency will not be defeated unless our troop levels are drawn down, starting immediately after successful elections in December," Kerry said in a speech prepared for delivery Wednesday at Georgetown University.

John Kerry Reportedly To Present "Downing Street Memo" To Congress June 5, 2005 7:36 a.m. EST Douglas Maher - All Headline News Staff Reporter Washington,D.C. (AHN)- After remaining almost silent since losing the 2004 election by thirty four electoral votes, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts is reportedly planning to to present Congress with The Downing Street Memo, reported last month by the London Times. The memo purports to include minutes from a July 2002 meeting with Tony Blair, in which Blair allegedly said that President Bush's administration "fixed" intelligence on Iraq in order to justify the Iraqi war. The Downing...

WASHINGTON - Sen. John F. Kerry [related, bio], a fierce critic of President Bush's handling of the Iraq war, will visit the violence-wracked country next month in his first high-profile trip abroad since losing the presidential race.      Kerry (D-Mass.), who is expected to travel as part of a congressional delegation, plans to meet with military and government officials, as well as troops from Massachusetts who are serving in Iraq, his office confirmed yesterday.      ``He will be traveling to several Middle East countries, and he wants to thank the troops from Massachusetts,'' Kerry spokeswoman April Boyd said.  Kerry, a senior member...

Kerry's speech is being broadcasted right now, central time zone. It's not going over well with the audience. Live! Sorry if this has already been posted.

Voters in the heart of this heavily Democratic community struggle to name at least one of the nine Democratic presidential hopefuls competing in the S.C. primary six months from now. Some were deeply disappointed to learn former Vice President Al Gore is not running. "You mean he's not a candidate?" asked Jessie James, a 38-year-old recreation hall clerk. Judging by interviews with two dozen people, voters here don't seem to be paying attention to the contest. Their time is being taken up by more pressing matters -- vacations, preparing children for the opening of school and managing their businesses. Ida...