"I believe that the Democrats, most likely with Senator Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) as the nominee, will win," he says. "The Republicans, regardless of who they nominate, will lose because of the war in Iraq. Voters want to punish the Republicans for Iraq."

Resolved: That the Committee on the Judiciary shall investigate fully whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to impeach Alberto Gonzales for high crimes and misdemeanors.

Both the president and country are better served if the attorney general is a figure of competence. Sadly, the current attorney general is not seen as any of those things. I think it's a liability for the president. More importantly, it's a liability for the United States of America.

McConnell was honored to be asked to be DNI, but he had serious reservations. He had been unimpressed with many aspects of the Bush administration and its conduct of the war on terror, particularly what he felt was a politicized use of intelligence in the lead-up to the Iraq war.

My sense of it is their political faith and convictions influenced how they took information and interpreted it, how they picked up and interpreted outside events. I've read much more about the current set of players and they did set up a whole new interpretation because they didn't like the answers. They've gotten results that in my view now have been disastrous, McConnell said.

2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights - Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.

3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial, ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.

4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.

7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.

13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.

14. Fraudulent Elections - Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.

Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS): Filibustering is wrong. It's not supportable under the Constitution. And if they insist on persisting with these filibusters, I'm perfectly prepared to blow the place up.

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) spokesman: Senator McConnell always has and continues to fully support the use of what has become known as the "nuclear option" in order to restore the norms and traditions of the Senate.

The traditional operational policy has been if you're gone for a year, you get two years back. We're now in a situation where the soldiers and the Marines are having less than a 1 to 1 ratio. Webb said. Turning to Graham, he added, "And somebody needs to speak up for them rather than defending what this President has been doing."

If you look at the way that they are fighting now, in a less sectarian fashion. I think they're fighting on behalf of all Iraqis, where they showed up in the numbers that they are supposed to.

Words have power, Mr. Secretary. You must choose them wisely-especially when they relate to the lives and security of the American public.

What color code in the Homeland Security Advisory System is associated with a gut feeling?

What sectors should be on alert as a result of your gut feeling?

What cities should be asking their law enforcement to work double shifts because of your gut feeling?

Are the American people supposed to purchase duct tape and plastic sheeting because of your gut feeling?

I think Livingston's stepping down makes a very powerful argument that Clinton should resign as well and move beyond this mess, he said. [Atlanta Journal and Constitution, 12/20/98]

The man entrusted with enforcing our nation's laws must also abide by them - and Mr. Gonzales has apparently failed in that duty, said Rep. Nadler. Providing false, misleading or inaccurate statements to Congress is a serious crime, and the man who may have committed those acts cannot be trusted to investigate himself.