Entries by emptywheel

Will The House Honor Their Oath To Office, Or Follow The Senate’s Lead And Cave To Fear?

Some of us, okay, I am referring to myself, thought that FISA was cooked yesterday and that the fork might as well be stuck in. As I said in the last thread,…the House is putting on what appears to be a better showing than the Senate, but I have no doubt that it is all kabuki and the deal is done.

House Oversight Committee Liveblog – Rocket’s Red Glare

A couple of people have inquired about a liveblog on the Clemens hearings. I was initially fairly uninclined to do that here because we usually deal with more important subjects. But I am fed up with FISA and the dereliction of duty of our Congress on that issue. I also have some time on my hands for a while today and think that there are many issues that really are important that are in play in the Clemens mess; so here we go.

image_print