Mukasey said that because waterboarding was part of a program approved by Justice lawyers, there is no way the department can open a criminal investigation into the practice. “Waterboarding, because it was authorized to be part of a program … cannot possibly be the subject of a Justice Department investigation,” Mukasey said in response to …
Batty, newly returned from a long blogging hiatus, tags me with something called the 123 Meme. The 123 Rules: 1) Pick up the book nearest you with at least 123 pages. (No cheating!) 2) Turn to page 123. 3) Count the first five sentences. 4) Post the next three sentences. 5) Tag five other bloggers. …
You knew that the Republicans in the Senate filibustered and defeated the economic stimulus plan yesterday, right? Kevin Drum puts it starkly: Republicans filibustered the larger bill and then sustained the filibuster on virtually a party line vote. Why? Because it had a few billion dollars of spending targeted at Democratic priorities. There’s nothing more …