January 17, 2008

Short vs. Long-Term Thinking

Wonderful: The White House has exempted the Navy from two major environmental laws in an effort to free the service from a federal court's decision limiting the Navy's use of... [More]

January 23, 2008

Somewhere More Important To Be? [Important Update]

Several times over the past two years I've taken to this blog to defend Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. But no longer. Speaking on the floor of the Senate today,... [More]

January 28, 2008

My SOTU Response

I won't be watching, but I read the excerpts of his prepared remarks, and one line in particular stood out: “The secret of our strength, the miracle of America, is... [More]

January 30, 2008

Another Day, Another Signing Statement

Charlie Savage, the man who quite literally wrote the book on Bush's unprecedented and unconstitutional use of "signing statements," has an article in today's Boston Globe about the president's latest... [More]

Unconstitutional Behavior

This exchange today between Republican Sen. Specter and Attorney General Mukasey may not at first glance seem to settle much, but watch the body language of Mukasey and you'll realize... [More]

The Nuremberg Defense

The more I see of Sen. Whitehouse, the more I like. Here's his second try to get a straight answer out of AG Mukasey on torture: At bottom, the administration's... [More]