The Graham amendment to strip habeas corpus from US detainees passed yesterday, but the fight isn’t over. Read here about what happened and what you can do about it. John might be a rightwing nutjob and I may be an unhinged moonbat, but about this we agree completely. America doesn’t deserve to have its name …
One Hammer Short Of A Toolbox
The case against Tom DeLay hinges on whether he knew about and condoned a well-documented conspiracy to circumvent election laws. Earle’s Grand Jury made it clear when they issued indictments that the case against DeLay was practically bombproof. Somebody must have told the Grand Jury about DeLay’s involvement, but who? As it turns out, Tom …
The Republicans’ Relevance Problem
Harkening back to my first post here, recall my point that the party that votes together matters. In that vein it’s important to point out that the GOP took a huge step towards irrelevance yesterday when moderate Republicans refused to go along with Medicare cuts, ANWR drilling and irresponsible tax cuts, and fringe Republicans refused …
Why Torture Is Dumb
The Israelis tried torture. It didn’t work. Then they tried coddling terrorist prisoners, which I can safely say is something our government hasn’t tried yet. Quelle horror! Appeasement, you cry. They might as well blow up their own buses. Actually it worked pretty well for them: Robert Baer, a former CIA covert officer who worked …
The Democrats’ ANWR Problem
If you haven’t heard already, a rebel faction of House Republicans torpedoed the big spending drill over the issue of ANWR. Two dozen moderate House Republicans on Thursday pledged to defy party leaders and vote against the final budget bill if the legislation resuscitates a plan to allow oil drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife …
Frist Isn’t Even Trying Anymore
No matter where you stand politically, the news that the US operates a Gulag Archipelagosecret network of eastern European torture sites should be extremely disturbing. You can defend the government on the basis that the stories might not be true, or exaggerated, but you simply can’t defend that sort of behavior, if true, by a …
Stop The Graham Amendment
Obsidian Wings reports on an amendment intended to prevent courts from hearing any habeas corpus case involving a US detainee. If you think that we’re not as bad as your foreign bad actor of choice, prove it. Follow the link and contact your Senator. John and I agree that this shit is un-American and needs …