Leigh Caldwell makes the case.
A Stimulus...
Legislative bodies vote for the passage of thousands of these types of resolutions all the time. Even in the House of Representatives. But in...
Georgia...
If you can, please throw a few ducats to Digby. I started CrooksandLiars.com in September of '04. I was told that I was wasting my time by a lot of...
It's A Bloggy...
The entire political season has been leading up to this moment: no, not November 4, but tonight's appearance of John McCain on the Late Show with...
McCain to...
President Obama struggles with domestic duties as Secretary Clinton continues to shoulder the burden of world affairs; sounds like the reverse...
Obama Pulls...
McCain argues against the release of the OLC Torture memos; but he does tell the truth: "waterboarding is torture, period." So America's most famous...
They...
News from my hometown paper:
"...and the...
by Chris Bodenner Alvaro Vargas Llosa reviews "Slumdog Millionaire" (already getting Oscar buzz): Latin American soap operas and oldish Indian...
"A Bollywood...
How insufferable will Arianna get in the next few years? Maybe this insufferable: “I only text three people - my two teenage children and Barack...
"A Close...
From the Bybee memo: As we explained in the Section 2340A Memorandum, "pain and suffering" as used in Section 2340 is best understood as a single...
"A Controlled...
Ross has the sharpest critique of the speech I've seen: The whole thing felt schizophrenic - part Clintonian laundry-list, part McCain-bashing...
"A Letdown"
Ryan Lizza profiles Rahm Emanuel. Ezra Klein calls this the key quote: [Emanuel's] task has been made no easier by Obama’s desire for...
"A Lordly...