Dan Rather, Jane Mayer, and emptywheel, NYC, September 23
Come see Dan Rather and Jane Mayer and ... me(!) in three weeks in NY.
Obama Doesn't Want You To Know He Knows Public Option Is Popular
Obama doesn't want you to see that majorities of the country support a public option.
Another "Good Max" Sighting
Not only was Max Baucus pushing to do the right thing last November, he was pushing to do the right thing in April. So what explains the replacement of Good Max with Bad Max?
The "Legal Principles" Timeline
The "Legal Principles" document appears to have been written with John Yoo's assistance to exclude some CIA activities from prosecution.
Obama to (Finally) Fulfill One of His Promises
Obama promised us meetings on CSPAN, which he still hasn't delivered. He will, however, make visitor logs available.
Will Obama Even Meet with the Progressives?
In addition to warning Obama that the Progressive Caucus won't vote for a bill that doesn't have the public option, they asked for a meeting. Will they get it?
Journalism Is Killing America
The traditional media is killing Americans again.
AGAG Doesn't Recall What He Said Monday
Predictably, AGAG is backing off his support--voiced earlier this week--for a torture investigation.
A Decent Health Care Reform Plan--from Max Baucus
Why can't we have the health care plan some guy named Max Baucus proposed last November, rather than the garbage he's pitching now?
David Broder Gives Cheney a Big Blow-Job
David Broder should have thought before he asked, rhetorically, whether we want to see Cheney standing in the dock.
Whitehouse and the Corpus Delicti Leading to Cheney
The only responsible thing for a Prosecutor to do is investigate the facts.
Is All This about C Street?
Is Mark Sanford refusing to step down because C Street refuses to let him?
As Justice Stevens Winds Down, Will Obama Continue SCOTUS Trend To The Right?
From Yahoo News, we hear rumblings Justice John Paul Stevens may be winding down his time on the Supreme Court Bench.
More on CIA's Fictions about Executive Branch and Congressional Briefings
I've been promising to return to the way that the CIA IG Report discusses the Congressional and Executive Branch approval for the torture program.
The CIA's Latest Vaughn Follies
The CIA has released another Vaughn Index listing all the documents it refuses to hand over to the ACLU (link pending).
Some highlights are:
Other-3, June 17, 2004: This is an eight page document, including a routing slip, requesting continued legal and policy support for the CIA's interrogation program.
This document must be a response to Jack Goldsmith's June 10, 2004 letter to Scott Muller, stating that if he wanted the torture program
Gonzales' Choice
I guess if you don't give AGAG wingnut welfare, then he's liable to say things that support his potential defenses in upcoming trials, not Cheney's.
Bowe Bergdahl and Joke Line
Somehow, in Joke Line's accusation that Glenn Greenwald doesn't mention the war on terror, he forgot to mention how using torture in the war on terror puts our own troops at risk.
Joke Line Just Called IF Stone's Grand-Daughter "Pathetic"
If you haven't read this righteous post...
Last week I went to a cookout on the beach here with some old friends (Sausages and seafood, but no cocktail weenies!) Every year they do a cookout, and then a birthday party, and for years I've known that one of their guests was Joe Klein.
Waxman Keeps Gathering Data
Waxman keeps collecting information.
Confirmed: 7 People, One Kid's Seat, 4-Door Car
Chris Christie isn't going to answer questions--not about his traffic stop, not about his Delayed Prosecution Agreements.