I've long claimed that the Bush administration's justifications for the expansion of executive power amount to a reinterpretation of the power of the presidency as monarchical. On Friday, that argument... [More]
December 8, 2007
December 9, 2007
They All Knew
UPDATE: One caveat is in order here.... Before we take this article at face value - something I clearly do below - we must keep in mind the sourcing: "two... [More]
December 10, 2007
A Nonsensical Defense For Silence
As I was writing my previous post about the responsibilities of congress when confronted with concrete evidence of executive lawbreaking, I overlooked what must be the single most obvious option... [More]
December 13, 2007
Remember the "Nuclear Option"?
ThinkProgress does. This is obviously nothing new, but its worth passing on nonetheless. Our major media really do act as stenographers for our inside-the-beltway elite. Once upon a time they... [More]
More of the "Worst of the Worst" Sent Home
Rumsfeld once defended Gitmo by saying that it was the place we sent the "worst of the worst." Today, the AP reports that another 15 men were sent back to... [More]
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