The Latest Prop from Gitmo
The circumstances surround the production of KSM’s latest diatribe from Gitmo sure suggest it was released for propaganda purposes.
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The McCain Economic Leadership that Might Have Been
John McCain, still looking for some claim to leadership, 167 days later.
The Statute of Limitations on Bush’s March 11, 2004 Illegal Wiretapping Expires Today
The statute of limitations on the allegedly criminal wiretapping of Wendell Belew on March 11, 2004 expire today.
The FDIC Takes Over a Bank
60 Minutes shows you what a bank takeover looks like.
Unemployed Bush Lawyers and the OPR Report
Is it a coincidence that David Addington and Alberto Gonzales–the White House lawyers who authorized torture even before John Yoo’s memos on the subject–are also the two who can’t get a job?
Tell Us How the Signing Statements Were Used
Obama promises he won’t use signing statements … too much. But he doesn’t offer any way for us to know how much damage signing statements have already done.
John Yoo’s Wrestling Match with the First Amendment
Read with the close attention with which John Yoo refuses to read our Constitution, Yoo’s latest attempt at self-defense is even more pathetic.
The Diplomatic Bridge To Somewhere In The Middle East
Ten days after the election, I wrote what turned out to be, at the time, a somewhat controversial piece on the meaning of the hints by Obama that Hillary Clinton might be his Secretary of State, opining that it might portend a serious and affirmative play on middle east peace by the incoming Obama Administration. It is still in its infancy, but it appears that is proving true.
Getting Their Kicks: The American-Saudi Go Around Come-Around
Despite a decent amount of negativity roiling around the socio-political scene lately, on a fine Saturday night right here in the ole USA, this gives me a lot of heart somehow:Then, with a scream of revving engines, it begins: a yellow Corvette and a red Mitsubishi go head to head, racing down the road at terrifying speeds, just inches apart.
The Northeast Takes Over Freedom and Commerce in Georgia
All because Bush screwed up the economy so badly that another bank failed.
(And yes–it’s Saturday night. So let me have my stupid fun.)
