The IG Report Delay May Actually Be a Good Sign
Sure, the repeated delays of the IG Report have set it up to be released in a classical pre-holiday weekend document dump. But the delays actually give me hope we might get substantively new declassifications.
Jello Jay Rockefeller on the Public Option
A number of people have been expressing pleasant surprise at Jello Jay's recent comments on the public option:
"We can't count on insurance companies. They are just maximizing their profits. They are sticking it to consumers.
"I am all for letting insurance companies compete. But I want them to compete in a system that offers real health-care insurance.
Jenny Sanford Lays The Wood To Lovey Govey
Holy smoke Batman. You don't tug on Superman's cape; you don't spit into the wind. And you don't mess around with Jen.AP has, through Yahoo News, put up an interview with Jenny Sanford, and it is a doozy. Do go read the entire piece, it is totally deserving. Many key questions are addressed, and Jenny Sanford puts on a tour de force.
The WaPo's Omerta on Froomkin
OmbudAndy reports that the WaPo won't even tell him why they fired Froomkin.
Walid bin Attash to Be Denied Day in Court because al-Nashiri Was Tortured?
Dafna Linzer reports that Walid bin Attash might be a candidate for indefinite detention because al-Nashiri was tortured.
Ending Torture: Wrong Agency, Mr. President
Obama thinks he can end torture by asking the State Department for effective policies to stop torture. Instead, he needs to be asking the Justice Department to end torture.
WaPo Discovers C Street
"The Family" is trying to pretend it's not implicated in Mark Sanford's and John Ensign's moral hypocrisy.
Monica Conyers Pleads Guilty
My biggest question for months was not whether or when Monica Conyers would accept a plea deal in a pay to play bribery scandal--as she did today. But whether or not her legal problems would make her husband, John Conyers, timid in his role as House Judiciary Chair. Monica Ann Conyers beginning on a date unknown and continuing until or about December 2007, did knowingly and voluntarily conspire and agree with
Old Friends
Was hanging out with my old friend Amy Speace until late last night early this morning not long ago.
If you're in Chicago or Grand Rapids, check her out this weekend.
Posting will resume later.
A Ten-Day Nookie Run Turned Break Up?
Is it really possible that Mark Sanford booked a ten day trip to break up with his mistress?
Hayden Throwing Mudd at Bloggers
In what will not be a surprise, it turns out that Michael Hayden was actually hiding his own failures behind a recent attack on bloggers.
Ponzi Nation: Sports Talk "Webio" Edition
A Ponzi to fund a "sports talk webio." In America, everyone's got an idea.
"God's Law" and Mark Sanford's DIY Consequences
Mark Sanford wants to reinforce his "God's law" even as he breaks it by asserting the power to determine the limits of the consequences he'll pay for his adultery and hypocrisy.
Bush Officials Compromised Renzi Investigation for Political Gain
Via Murray Waas, writing at The Hill, we have at long last fresh news on the Rick Renzi corruption case in Arizona. As you will recall, Renzi's indictment was a critical prong in the greater US Attorney firing scandal, specifically as to Arizona US Attorney Paul Charlton.
Did "the Family" Force Sanford to Ditch His Mistress?
It's not just that it appears Sanford may also have had ties to the Family. It's the timing of his decision to break off the affair.
Steelworkers Don't Like Scrapple
The Steelworkers just uninvited Arlen Specter from a speaking gig and replaced him with Joe Sestak.
They Planted a Gay Whore in His News Conferences!!!
The AP, which seems oblivious to the very existence of Jeff Gannon, joins the pout-rage that Nico Pitney got a question.
The CIA Loses Control of the Narrative
As Aeon points out, the CIA's spokesperson, George Little, is pissy about the coverage the WaPo gave to the latest partial declassification of detainee CSRTs.
The June 16 news story "CIA Mistaken on 'High-Value' Detainee, Document Shows" suggests that Abu Zubaida was an unimportant terrorist figure before his capture in 2002.
They Fired Froomkin for THIS?!?
Compare Dana Milbank and Chris Cilizza's take on Obama's "confrontation" with Republicans over Iran with that of the guy the WaPo fired.
Withholding Torture Timelines
By my count, the CIA is now withholding five of its own timelines pertaining to its torture program. Man, I hate when people won't give me their timelines!