A group called Keep America Safe has published an ad (video available at KAS's website) criticising several Justice Department lawyers for having represented Guantanamo Bay detainees. I was glad to read that many prominent lawyers in … [Read more...]
A republic — if you can keep it
I recently finished Jane Mayer's The Dark Side, which recounts the ugly, ongoing history of the Bush administration's policies of torture. As to whether torture happened, there simply can be no doubt; the volume and horror of the … [Read more...]
Palin on the Power of the Vice Presidency
Senator Biden chided Governor Palin for suggesting that as VP she would seek to play a greater role as President of the Senate. Biden is clearly the more qualified candidate, Palen is out of her league, etc. But on this point, I think it's … [Read more...]
Crimes and Misdemeanors: A Slate Guide to the Bush White House
Are you like me and can't keep track of which Bush Administration official is responsible for which crime? Slate is here to help with Crimes and Misdemeanors, their beautifuly organized interactive diagram documenting who is implicated in … [Read more...]
Is this the Energy Policy that we want????????????
There is a tsunami coming and we are missing the signals some one needs to wake up and fast. "We just had a Half tank delivered and it was almost $500.00 my husband said if this continues I don't know how we are going to heat the house … [Read more...]
Iraq and the Bay of Pigs
(Cross-posted from the Accountable Strategies blog) Had Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld read Thinking in Time after 9/11 and taken its recommendations about presumptions seriously, it seems to me we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re … [Read more...]
Brattleboro to vote on arresting POTUS and Veep
I ran across this article today: http://news.aol.com/story/_a/a... Only the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms is empowered to arrest the President. This is interesting to say the least, but certainly not treason. … [Read more...]
Kucinich is Gone from the race
I was saddened to see this which I knew was inevitable but which I had hoped could have been postponed longer. I'm not sure how MSNBC was able to squirm out of a court injunction that would have allowed Kucinich in the Nevada debate a week … [Read more...]
McClellan Confirms: Bush, Cheney, Rove, Card and Libby: the Liar’s Club
Not that we needed him to tell us...but, his confirmation in his upcoming book puts any doubts to rest...Scott McClellan's Shocking Revelation: Bush, Cheney, Rove and Libby are LiarsQuote of the Day:"The most powerful leader in the world … [Read more...]
Cheney Impeachment Isn’t Dead Yet – Call Delahunt!
Meteor Blades of dKos has all the info you could ever need about the current situation in the Judicial Committee, where Kucinich's H. Res 333 to impeach Vice President Richard B. Cheney was sent.Roughly, the recent developments have another … [Read more...]