The CIA's Five Lies
As a number of you have pointed out, the House Intelligence Committee have revealed preliminary results of its investigations into the CIA's lies and found--wait for it--the CIA lies.
In a hearing of the House Intelligence committee this afternoon,…
Building the New Economy Conference
A couple of days ago I pointed out how Steve Rattner, Obama's auto czar, was absolutely blind to the degree to which his impressions of the auto industry were true, too, for Rattner's own finance industry. That highlighted an issue I've been…
9th Circuit Will Rehear Jeppesen Suit
The 9th Circuit will rehear the government's argument that the Court must throw out the entire Jeppesen Dataplan suit for extraordinary rendition on state secrets grounds.
Hey Reporters??? It Might Be Worth Pointing Out Lieberman Is Stupid or Lying...
Joe Lieberman is either ignorant or lying about his reasons for threatening to filibuster the public option. Of course, the press is not calling him on it.
Blue Dog PAC Starves During Public Option Fight
The Blue Dogs have been starved for donations at a time when they were trying to hold up healthcare. Is the block losing its clout, even while individual obstructionist members retain it?
Biden To Announce Fisker Auto Plant In Wilmington Delaware
Vice President Joe Biden is set to make an appearance in his home state of Delaware today to make an announcement that Fisker Automotive will be purchasing, retooling and opening up operations in a shuttered former General Motors facility in Wilmington.
Did Michele Brown Quit Over FOIAs Naming Her Personally?
Did Michele Brown resign in an attempt to hide information about the loan Chris Christie gave her? Or because of the bonuses she is rumored to have received from him?
What If Trials Prove Torture Wasn't Necessary?
If KSM can be tried in civilian court, that means there's enough evidence to do so that is untainted by the torture done to him. Doesn't that suggest the torture was unnecessary?
Call on Dems to Vote for the Fourth Amendment over Fishing Expeditions
As I explained yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee has scheduled a classified briefing on the PATRIOT Act on Thursday.
Classified Hearing on: the PATRIOT Act and Related Matters
Thursday 10/29/2009 – 2:30 A.M.
HVC-301
Full Committee
By…
HJC Schedules Its "Get Democrats to Cave on PATRIOT" Hearing
The House Judiciary Committee has scheduled a classified hearing on the PATRIOT Act on Thursday. Will the House Dems cave the same way the Senate Dems did after such a classified hearing?
Prosecutors Attack Innocence Project Journalism Students
A new chapter in heavy handedness has been penned with the current tactics of the Cook County Attorney's Office taken against Northwestern University journalism students participating in the Medill Innocence Project.
What Did Dick Give Judy to Go Pro-Torture?
Judy Miller must think she's smarter than Susan Crawford. Crawford, after all, while still convening authority for military commissions in Gitmo, admitted that Mohammed al-Qahtani had been tortured. And by that, she was referring to the treatment…
McCain Rediscovers His Passion for Screwing Us with Bad Telecom Policy
The last time John McCain tried so hard to screw Americans with bad telecom policy, his close lobbyist escort on a telecom donor's plane was offering to share a blankie with him.
But that bad telecom McCain is back in action, introducing a…
Trash - Jerkin Crocus Edition
I dunno about you, but I have had enough of that Ayn Rand crap; time to let loose. Here at Casa de Bmaz that means margaritas and rock and roll. Let yer hair down and let's get down to some football.
Mark Sanford Goes Galt
Clearly Jon Meacham and his deputy editors at Newsweek could use a refresher course in compelling journalism from their sister ship test proctors at the Stanley Kaplan Corporation. Newsweek, you see, has just seen fit to publish a lengthy interpretation…
Little Legal Recourse For Artists' Rage Against Musical Torture
One of the obvious questions from the announcement of the musicians Rage Against Musical Torture, and one that several people have been asking, is what avenues of legal recourse do the musicians have? It turns out remarkably few, if any. Here is why.
More Insane Rantings from the Crazy Man in the Attic
Someone let Dick "PapaDick" Cheney out of his undisclosed location last night--they even gave him an award for being a "keeper of the flame." In spite of the fact that the press is covering it as another serious attack from Cheney, I find it…
Rage Against Musical Torture
Close Gitmo Now goes after the government's use of music in torture.
Rahm's Greg Craig Campaign
Yet another story suggesting Rahm is making Greg Craig the scapegoat for the Administration's stumbles on torture.
Rattner's Bailout
Steve Rattner's narrative of the auto bailout provides a heroic story of how the banksters pulled off the Chrysler and GM bankruptcies. But it also betrays the continued ignorance of the banksters about their own industry.