Newsie’s Week in Reviewsies: Of Korans, Deep Throat, and Apologists

Democratic Officeholder(s) of the Week!
Blue Ribbon:
Rep. G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) for really supporting the troops: “The measure, included in the Defense Authorization Bill by Rep. G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), would end by 2009, for some retirees, a system that requires their federal disability payments to be offset by dollar-for-dollar reductions in retirement pay. Under current law, that trade-off is scheduled to be phased out by 2014 for military retirees with more than 20 years of service and a disability rated at 50 percent or higher by the Department of Veterans Affairs.” Click on the link for more. It should be noted that Butterfield was a special election winner, and this will surely help his re-election as long as it gets proper local coverage.

Runner-Ups:

• Brava Julia Carson! (D IN-7), by JamesB3
• Raw Story on an upcoming Rolling Stone interview with Harry Reid This quote caught my eye: Reid attributes his style (which Rolling Stone refers to as “gunslinger,”) in part to his days on the Nevada Gaming Commission. “It allows you to put things in perspective when there aren’t bombs in your car, when your kids aren’t being taken to school with armed guards, when you don’t have to carry a gun every place you go. Those were some very frightening times in my life. In the Senate, I’m not worried about physical pain–just legislative pain.”
• (WakeupCall) Iowa Democrats: As Rep. Jim Nussle (R-IA) plans to announce his IA GOV bid today, Dems are scheduled to launch a radio ad campaign attacking his receipt of ’04 contributions from House Maj. Leader Tom DeLay’s PAC (link).

From elsewhere around the blogosphere. Items (copied, pasted or reworded) from various sources or compiled by me; some commentary is mine.
Overshadowed Outrage(s) of the Week

• The K Street Project (MUST read)
• NYT does a puff piece on Cheney family The gay daughter was involved in the gay-bashing campaign strategy.
• Head Start director Windy Hill stepped down. Bush appointee was under investigation for financial abuses.
• Financier of right wing, closes its doors
• Unfriendly Fire. Right wing celebrates defeat of communism, even though none had served.
• Gorilla balloon makes great political theater re: Republicans who won’t come clean about privatization.
• DeLay investigation delayed Voice your outrage to the local media in your area.
• Constitution in Exile movement
• Congressional Corruption article Targets mostly GoOPers, but a Democrat is targeted as well.

More outrages & news:

• New SEC Nominee Praises GOP Writer Who Compares Democrats to the KKK
• The GOP’s war on science
• Bush admin. Hearts religious discrimination.
• The Dobson list of possible Supreme Court justices
• SEC nominee Chris Cox and Enron A whole host of quotes were dug up by ThinkProgress.
• Clarence Thomas wants to roll back civil rights gains?
• Right wing attacks on outgoing SEC head Donaldson
• Funny: More whines about L&O DeLay mention, McCain v. Norquist, and Trent Lott voted 9 times for Carrie Underwood in American Idol
• Ohio’s Disappearing Coin/Photo Trick, by e Pluribus Media
• OH Coingate: Tom Noe, Karl Rove, and Arnold
• A List of Noe’s Political Contributions
• Ohio Coingate starting to rock GOP
• Noe’s investment… in Beanie Babies?!
• Ohio Coin Gate gets blown WIDE OPEN, by Pounder
• Dean wants Bush to return campaign contributions to Ohio GOP Coingate conspirator Noe
• Jack Abramoff and Grover Norquist Billing Clients for Face Time with G.W. Bush
• DeLay lies about Mariana Islands
• Latest on anti-gay bigot Spokane Mayor West, who happens to be gay
• Wingnut David Horowitz lies
• Right wingnuts fool only the dittoheads about their `successful’ boycott of Disney
• Right Wing Hearts Enron
• Arnold Schwarzenegger likes his product placement
• The Real Reason the WH is Stalling on Bolton
• Rep. Chocola blames his problems on George Soros Whine.
• Bush likely to tap Scalia as chief justice
• Frank Luntz is writing a book titled “Killer Words”
• Specter lies about judicial filibusters
• Hastert pork He does it by skirting procedures.
• Hack Alan Greenspan misfires on Fannie, Freddie
• Lame-duck press conference for Bush. Link goes to reason for the conference.
• What the GOP has done with their 2004 “mandate.”
• Sidney Blumenthal article takes on Bush
• Rush Limbaugh is an apologist for Arthur Andersen
• (WakeupCall) Sec/State Condoleezza Rice appointed NY Gov. George Pataki (R) to head a U.S. delegation of Christian, Muslim and Jewish leaders to a 2-day European summit on discrimination 6/8 (Washington Times).

More blogs that frequently have posts that deal with this topic:

• DNC’s Case File. Scandal Man: A Guide to the Ethics Violations, Abuses of Power, and Corruption of DeLay
• Tom DeLay’s House of Scandal
• Jack Abramoff and Friends
• Drop the Hammer on DeLay
• Republican Noise Machine from MyDD
• DCCC blog: The Stakeholder
• First Draft
• For video on the worst of the phony Republicans, visit Crooks & Liars.
• The Daily DeLay is updated regularly & has action items.
• TAPPED from The American Prospect.
• The Fly Trap at The Gadflyer