Why Are Jersey Cops Changing Accident Story 7 Years after the Fact?
Why do Chris Christie's stories on his traffic problems keep changing?
Cheney's Sabotage of Counter-Terrorism
Remember how Cheney almost blew a counter-terrorism investigation?
al-Haramain Reply Filed; Constitution & Rule Of Law In Judge Vaughn Walker's Hands
The last brief has just been filed in support of summary judgment in al-Haramain v. Obama. The critical states secrets case of the Bush/Cheney era is now set to be argued and decided by the court.
The Max Baucus WellPoint/Liz Fowler Plan
You'd think they could have hid the fact that WellPoint's former VP authored the Max Tax plan.
Incenting Shit Plans
Bad Max's plan also amounts to a subsidy for Wal-Mart and similar employers, and an incentive for such employers to offer shitty plans their employees can't use.
More on the Max Tax
A bunch of outlets have now released Bad Max's framework on health care.
Here are some ways to think of Max Tax:
Total amount a family of four making $67,000 would have to pay for health care, per year: $20,610 (31% of income)
Total amount that family of four would pay in fine if they did not get health care insurance:
The Bad Max Tax
Bad Max is asking some middle class families to pay 31% of their income to his health insurance donors--more than they pay to the Federal government.
"Believe"
Obama just said he "believes" a public option would bring down costs.
Bad Max Provides More Details
Here's how Bad Max's health care plan stacks up against Good Max's plan.
Addington's Direct Involvement in the Torture Memos
Daniel Levin, when he testified before HJC last year, said he did not speak with David Addington--or anyone else at OVP--during the drafting of his 2004 torture memo. He seems to have been the only torture memo author who did not communicate directly with Addington during the drafting of the memo.
What al-Nashiri and KSM Didn't Tell Us
Ali Soufan tells us what we didn't learn because we used torture.
Trash Talk: My Traffic Su@k$
College ball! One more week till pro ball!
Ashcroft on Waterboarding Prosecutions
A review of how Ashcroft's testimony to HJC on torture matches what we learned in the CIA IG Report.
Christie Sued for Accident with Motorcyclist
Chris Christie got sued by that motorcyclist he hit. But he doesn't want you to know that.
Dan Rather, Jane Mayer, and emptywheel, NYC, September 23
Come see Dan Rather and Jane Mayer and ... me(!) in three weeks in NY.
Obama Doesn't Want You To Know He Knows Public Option Is Popular
Obama doesn't want you to see that majorities of the country support a public option.
Another "Good Max" Sighting
Not only was Max Baucus pushing to do the right thing last November, he was pushing to do the right thing in April. So what explains the replacement of Good Max with Bad Max?
The "Legal Principles" Timeline
The "Legal Principles" document appears to have been written with John Yoo's assistance to exclude some CIA activities from prosecution.
Obama to (Finally) Fulfill One of His Promises
Obama promised us meetings on CSPAN, which he still hasn't delivered. He will, however, make visitor logs available.
Will Obama Even Meet with the Progressives?
In addition to warning Obama that the Progressive Caucus won't vote for a bill that doesn't have the public option, they asked for a meeting. Will they get it?