July 1, 2008

Headline of the Day

From the Miami Herald: Chinese detainee ruling quotes nonsense poem. A federal court that ruled against the Bush administration in a Guantánamo detainee case ridiculed... [More]

July 2, 2008

"Communist Attempts to Elicit False Confessions From Air Force Prisoners of War"

For literally years now, I've been using this blog to argue that the torture regime put in place under the Bush administration in response to... [More]

Cartoon of the Day

By Joel Pett, Lexington Herald-Leader From the Cartoonist Group. (Via American Prospect)... [More]

July 5, 2008

FISA, FISA, and more FISA...

Speaking of FISA "reform," now more than ever we need to step up and pressure our legislators to halt their apparently unending quest for needless... [More]

July 6, 2008

McCain Vs. Obama on Executive Power

ProPublica has a detailed compare-and-contrast on a subject that is far too often overlooked. You would think that after everything the Bush administration has pulled... [More]

July 10, 2008

FISA "Reform"

In case you somehow missed it, the Democrats in the Senate caved yesterday to a president that less than 1 in 4 citizens actually likes.... [More]

July 30, 2008

Compare and Contrast

Borrowed from Glenn Greenwald.... Associated Press, yesterday: Foreign-owned hotels in China face the prospect of "severe retaliation" if they refuse to install government software that... [More]

July 31, 2008

Executive Privilege Smackdown!

WaPo: Judge Rules Bush Aides Must Obey Congressional Subpoenas A federal judge today ruled that a former top aide to President Bush is required to... [More]