By Jan 07,2009

Oh, that war on terror

Dana Priest, Washington Post: President Obama yesterday eliminated the most controversial tools employed by his predecessor against terrorism suspects. With the stroke of his pen, he effectively declared an end...

By Jan 07,2009

No relation to this blogger

It seems Roman Polanski may never make it home. Apparently, drugging and sodomizing a thirteen-year old girl remains illegal. Who knew? (In the interests of a shred of compassion, if...

By Jan 06,2009

The Burris debacle

The embarrassment goes on: Mr. Burris, who was rebuffed by the Senate clerk earlier in the day, gained the support of Senator Dianne Feinstein of California, the chairman of the...

By Jan 06,2009

Pwnage

Christian Brose, at Shadow Government, shows us what a verbal bitch-slap looks like as he turns Stephen Walt’s devices against him: Steve Walt asks what if the shoe were on...