Shocking, he wasn't high valued and torture doesn't work Moreover, within weeks of his capture, U.S. officials had gained evidence that made clear they had misjudged Abu Zubaida. President George…
From driftglass -- The Best Suicide Note Ever: But wait! There's more interesting riffs on this theme: Been There, Done That (Permanent) Minority Report The Problem is Your Fucking O/S…
The questions are already out there as to whether there was an understanding between the Obama Administration and GM that more bailout $$'s were contingent on Wagoner's resignation: The move…
Democrat Scott Spencer is running for Congress. More details will apparently be coming out tomorrow. I don't know who this is, but if he is a serious candidate, it is…
LEAD STORY-NEW YORK TIMES: Governor, Legislature Agree to Tax the Wealthy to Close Budget Gap This should be must-reading for Gov. Markell and the General Assembly: The new plan, which…
Clearly, Reagan, Clinton and Bush I & II played their parts, but Carper and Castle had a front row seat to the financial services industry's takeover of the government. Guess…
Too bad that there is no conservative intelligentsia left in this country. I remember when conservatism used to denote at least a degree of sobriety and if not rationality, at least…