Michael Mukasey doesn't get it, as explained by Glenn Greenwald: And when he was asked yesterday explicitly whether he would advise the President that he has the power to "seize U.S. citizens on U.S. soil and detain them indefinitely without charge?," all he would say in response was: "I certainly…
The Onion News Network always gives us top notch humor. Often, though, ONN uses its wit to effectively make a serious point.
Glenn Greenwald points out that an inordinate number of neocons didn't earn their warmongering positions of power. Rather, they were put their by their parents: It really is endlessly striking -- and revealing -- just how nepotistic the neoconservative tough-guy faction is... [O]ur neoconservative tough guys [are] the very opposite…
But what’s puzzlin’ you is the nature of my game... That’s about the only song I can stand to listen to the Rolling Stones do. Musically, thematically, it all comes together for them. It’s perfect. Beyond that, while I certaiinly like a lot of their songs, I cannot abide listening…
Well, not exactly, but the big picture is a disturbing one from the perspective of the millions of people criminally prosecuted every year for seeking to self-medicate using street drugs . If all of those mind altering street drugs are really "bad," then they should stay illegal. But maybe it's not so…