Josh Marshall via Sullivan: More and more the timeline is raising the question of why, if the torture was to prevent terrorist attacks, it seemed to happen mainly during the period when we were...
Author - Bob Cesca
Quote of the Day
"What I am saying is that no torture or harsh interrogation techniques were employed by any U.S. interrogator for the entire second term of Cheney-Bush, 2005-2009. So, if we are to believe the...
Prime Time Thread
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Shock! President Obama is a Politician
Yes, his flip flop on the torture photos is disturbing. Yes, the photos will eventually be released one way or another. Most likely by the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, no, the Republicans won't be able...
The Cheney-Torture-WMD Nexus Grows
NBC's Robert Windrem reports for The Daily Beast: *Two U.S. intelligence officers confirm that Vice President Cheney’s office suggested waterboarding an Iraqi prisoner, a former intelligence official...
Oy.
Jason Jones visits Arizona State and learns about prestige and stupid people. Two words: President Hamilton.
Clean Coal Fakery
Something's been bothering me about that American Coalition for Clean Coal commercial that runs all the time on cable news. You've probably seen it. It's a clip of the president (then senator) during...
Denier Stupid
Congressman John Shadegg (R-AZ) said on Morning Joe today that "the evidence isn't in" on the manmade aspect of the climate crisis. Name one conservative position in which all of the evidence...
Doof Quote of the Day
"Carbon dioxide is basically this. (Exhales.) Look at how much pollution I just put out." —Glenn Beck
Morning Joe
Overheard just now on Morning Joe... While laughing off camera, Scarborough said that FBI interrogator Ali Soufan, who legally and successfully interrogated Abu Zubaydah and testified in Congress...
Morning Awesome
Jesse Ventura on Larry King Live
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Wednesday night open thread. And day three of our Spring fundraising drive! Thanks again for your generosity, and yes, I'm running behind on thank you notes. Nevertheless, I'm extraordinarily...
New Huffington Post Column
The Real Motive Behind the Cheney Family Torture Tour Enjoy and Digg often. Adding... I think it's odd that the same people in the establishment press who cheerlead the invasion of Iraq are more...
The Fire Eaters
All of this from the people who supported the anti-government tea parties. In other words, the people who want government out of our wallets seem to be demanding that it be jammed into our bedrooms...
Super Stupid
Via Oliver Willis: A RNC member tells Roger Simon that when committee members meet in an extraordinary special session next week, they will approve a resolution rebranding Democrats as the "Democrat...
Crazy Quote of the Day
"There are 245 hard-core terrorists that would be turned loose in the United States and one of the locations where they would be putting them is Fort Sill... You turn these people loose and they...
Can We Shitcan Harry Reid Yet?
As Benen details here, our ineffectual majority leader is allowing the unpopular and marginalized Republicans to obstruct the confirmations of extraordinarily qualified nominees for important cabinet...
Morning Joe
Remember when Joe Scarborough accused me of name calling and not engaging in civilized discourse? So instead of talking about the philosophical tension that has defined our Republic since Jefferson...
Morning Awesome
The Crystal Method - "Drown in the Now" From Divided by Night