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Little hope of justice on torture

Thursday, December 11, 2008 9:07 PM
Today, the Senate Armed Services Committee released a bipartisan report that explicitly names Donald Rumsfeld, his minions, George W. Bush, and others in his administration as the parties responsible for the use of torture as official tools of the US
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Two bets I am thrilled to lose

Wednesday, November 05, 2008 3:08 PM
Back in late February or early March, it was increasingly clear that McCain and Obama would be their parties' nominees. At that time, I firmly believed Obama could not beat McCain; I felt that he could have beaten any other Republican, but that McCain's
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The warm comfort of fuzzy delusions

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 10:15 PM
I've never linked to RedState before, since it's just such an enormous waste of electrons and brain cells, but every once in a while, a post comes along that is so blazingly and hilariously self-delusional that it cannot be allowed to pass without remark.
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The closing argument for Obama and against Bush III

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 10:37 PM
Obama gave his " closing argument " speech yesterday, and it's powerful stuff: Meanwhile, the Bush White House (which McCain has supported over 90 percent of the time) is hard at work, frantically trying to destroy the environment as quickly as possible.
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Sarah Palin and Ted Stevens

Monday, October 27, 2008 9:04 PM
Today, Alaska Senator Ted Stevens was found guilty on multiple counts of corruption. In the aftermath, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin had the audacity to say this (presumably with a straight face): "The verdict shines a light on the corrupting
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Quote of the day (on the GOP platform)

Thursday, October 23, 2008 7:38 PM
Regarding the 2008 Republican platform, Chris Kelly said this : See, the problem here, for most Republican politicians, is that the platform is horrifying. A catalogue of revenge dreams and power fantasies, impossible and illegal, most of them involving
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Just say "no"

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 9:14 PM
Via WhitesCreek at KnoxViews , this is one of the better political ads I've seen this election cycle: Just say "no." Share this post: Email | del.icio.us | Digg | Reddit
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Palin's abuse of power

Saturday, October 11, 2008 12:39 PM
To no one's surprise, Sarah Palin abused her power as governor of Alaska : An Alaska ethics inquiry found on Friday that Gov. Sarah Palin, the U.S. Republican vice presidential candidate, abused her authority by pressuring subordinates to fire a state
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Nationalizing the banks, regime change, and William Jennings Bryan

Wednesday, October 08, 2008 10:24 PM
Just a few short years ago, no one would have thought this sentence even a remote possibility : Having tried without success to unlock frozen credit markets, the Treasury Department is considering taking ownership stakes in many United States banks to
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GOP Congressman speaks out against his own party

Thursday, October 02, 2008 8:35 PM
Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) is finishing his final term in Congress, after losing his primary earlier this year. He's become disillusioned with his own party, and he has some less-than-charitable things to say about the GOP : We're in this bad place as
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