Via John Cole, the Washington Post provides yet another example of the harm this administration has done to this nation: Nearly 90 percent of Army National Guard units in the... [More]
March 3, 2007
March 15, 2007
Quote of the Day
Via Andrew Sullivan, Scott Horton: What is at stake here? The issue is enormous. It is whether the criminal justice system will be turned into a partisan political tool...There is... [More]
Another Gonzales Scandal?
You've got to be kidding me. National Journal’s Murray Waas has uncovered a second major scandal implicating Gonzales: Shortly before Attorney General Alberto Gonzales advised President Bush last year on... [More]
March 19, 2007
Instantaneously And Without Limits
Glenn Greenwald continues to push the warrantless wiretapping story forward. Is this the America you want to leave for your children? In essence, the FBI and our nation's telecommunications companies... [More]
March 20, 2007
The Conservative Revolt
Via Huffington Post: Four prominent conservative thinkers are set to launch a campaign "to restore checks and balances and civil liberties protections under assault by the Executive Branch," arguing that,... [More]
New, Improved FBI Procedures! Now With No Paper Trail Required!
No wonder principled conservatives are up in arms today. Take a look at what the FBI has decided to do: The FBI, which has been criticized for improperly gathering telephone... [More]
March 21, 2007
Giuliani: "Freedom is about authority"
What a great catch by Andrew Sullivan: "We look upon authority too often and focus over and over again, for 30 or 40 or 50 years, as if there is... [More]
March 22, 2007
FBI Violations May Number 3,000, Official Says
Trust us, they said. We'll never abuse the provisions of the Patriot Act, they said. We only want what is best for you, they said. We only want to protect... [More]
March 23, 2007
In Your Name (Updated)
This morning, the Washington Post broke its long-standing prohibition against publishing anonymous op-eds so that it could let one of your fellow Americans tell his story. This is your government,... [More]
March 24, 2007
NYT: Police Spied Broadly Before G.O.P. Convention
Shades of the 1960s in this story from the NYT: For at least a year before the 2004 Republican National Convention, teams of undercover New York City police officers traveled... [More]
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