The only thing I disagree with Glenn Greenwald about is the idea that the Obama administration’s decision to continue exerting the state’s secret privilege in the Binyam Mohamed case is aimed at covering up for Bush...
Read MoreAt 5:30pm (eastern) the Senate is going to have a vote on cloture. Are there going to be more than three Republican votes? I doubt it. Although it’s possible that a Murkowski or a Lugar will come through, I don’t...
Read MoreWhy do I agree with Judiciary Committee chairman Patrick Leahy when he says we should create a new Church Committee or South Africa-style Truth and Reconciliation Commission to examine the crimes of the Bush administration? This...
Read MoreBarack Obama just finished up a townhall meeting in Elkhart, Indiana, which has among the highest unemployment rates in the country. He did two things of particular note. First, he invited everybody and didn’t screen his...
Read MoreSen. Arlen Specter is the King of on-the-one-hand-on-the-other-hand bullshitting, but his decision to endorse the stimulus package in today’s Washington Post is duly noted and appreciated. As a justification, it’s...
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