Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) on Meet the Press this morning: "Well, I think it'd be very difficult for him not to." Full... [More]
July 1, 2007
July 3, 2007
Editorial Boards Begin to React
NYT: Soft on Crime Mr. Bush’s assertion that he respected the verdict but considered the sentence excessive only underscored the way this president is tough... [More]
Howling
There are so many things wrong with this David Brooks' column I barely know where to begin. Wait, I know. Here: Republicans who’d worked themselves... [More]
Begala on Fire
Wow. More like this, Mr. Begala, please: Tough enough to execute Karla Fay Tucker -- and then laugh about it. Tough enough to sign a... [More]
July 4, 2007
Great Moments In Footnote Writing History
Judge Reggie Walters has just issued an order asking the lawyers involved in the Libby case to provide their opinions about how Libby's probation /... [More]
July 5, 2007
Snow Makes the Case for Commutation (with Multiple Updates)
In this morning's USA Today, White House spokesman Tony Snow makes what has to be considered the official case for Scooter Libby's commutation. Steve Benen... [More]
July 19, 2007
FEMA Suppressed Health Warnings for Workers, Katrina Victims
Most of the things that go on with this administration I'm willing to write off to incompetence. But this is just straight up evil: The... [More]
July 24, 2007
No Shame
Watching the highlights of Attorney General Gonzales testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee today, I can't help but wonder: What must it be like to... [More]
July 30, 2007
Another Reason Not to Trust
In my class last Wednesday, I was trying to explain to some of my more skeptical students why warrantless wiretapping programs bothered me so much.... [More]
If Banks Can Do It, Why Can't We?
I know I've said this far too many times already, but if Diebold can build secure systems for banks to use, why can't they do... [More]
In Case You Spent the Past Few Days Under a Rock
On Tuesday Attorney General Gonzales appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee. During that appearance even Republican Senator Arlen Specter called Gonzales a liar. On Thursday,... [More]
What Digby Sez
Bingo: My point is that in a democracy these issues are ultimately and always questions for the people. If we don't want an imperial president,... [More]
It Bears Repeating...
Just in case you, like most of the rest of congress, missed these stories when they first came to light a few years back, the... [More]
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