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Smoke coming from a bulding on the White House grounds?

The Bush Administration spent over $5 million dollars on paper shredders, almost 6 times as much as the previous administration.

So my only question is this?

Were they burning shredded documents or did they run out of paper shredders?

Oy.

I continue to be amazed at the (non)coverage at cnn.com of relevant factual information. Case in point, the headline reads:

Ex-agent: Waterboarding ’saved lives’

“John Kiriakou said he did not want to perform the “entirely unpleasant” procedure branded by critics as torture, but added it brought results that stopped attacks and saved lives.”

IF you click the story, you get the MORE IMPORTANT DATA:

“A former CIA agent who participated in interrogations of terror suspects said Tuesday that the controversial interrogation technique of “waterboarding” has saved lives, but he considers the method torture and now opposes its use.”

Hello? On the home page you get “branded by critics as torture” and then IF you read the story which many people don’t you get “he considers the method torture and now opposes its use.”

Hmmm.

And oh, by the way, there’s a teensy weensy little story about the destruction of evidence tied directly to this story. Any mention of this at CNN? Nope.

Hmmm.

Dear Speaker Pelosi,

I wonder if you’re aware of the dereliction of your duties when you uttered these words:

“Impeachment is off the table.”

Congress is required by the Constitution of the United States to provide checks and balances with the Executive branch and impeachment is required by the Constitution when the President commits high crimes and misdemeanors.

By making that statement, you have denied that responsibility. What would it take to change your mind?

Illegal wiretapping? No.

Torture? No.

Lawless detention of people at Gitmo? No.

700 signing statements designed to ignore 200 years of precedents? No.

An NIE report that makes Him look either incompetent or deceitful, after mentioning a threat of WWIII based on no evidence? Nope.

And now obstruction of justice by destroying evidence? Apparently not.

Ms. Pelosi, as the first female Speaker of the House, you had an opportunity to demonstrate that women are just as courageous and willing to make difficult decisions as men. You have failed.

But even more, you have simply failed the Constitution and America. This will be your legacy. Whatever else you have done for your country’s good will forever be overshadowed by your not stepping up when your country needed you most.

Good night and good luck.

Amazing. Here’s what CNN calls news. Seven of thirteen stories on the home page are irrelevant. We’re living in a world gone mad. Never in history has the news media been more needed to inform the public. Never in U.S. history have they failed so miserably. Raunchy mannequins, chimps, bad kissers and fur-clad piglets. Now that’s what I call news!!!

How about global warming, peak oil, Alberto Gonzales, Andrew CArd, Larry Craig, President Bush’s signing statement designed to skirt congressional oversight, just to name a few. How about the rising cost of food and gasoline that never gets counted in inflation figures, or $4.50 for a half gallon of milk on $6.00 minimum wage? Where’s the reporting on the pending contempt of congress for Hariet Miers? How about the drought. Or how about a story about people committed to making peace in the world. Instead we get chimps. Maybe that’s what we have at CNN, chimps.