Description: We strip the gloss off the politics. A blog of diverse writers (Brit and American), well supported with links, politely yet inexorably tears the media varnish off the issues of the day.
Obama Quest -- The Daily Show's Continuing Saga
Posted: July 25, 2008
Obama solves the world's devastating problems in alphabetical order. Meanwhile, McCain is on his on quest---for attention. PREVIOUSLY: Obama in Bethlehem (where he makes a quick stop at the manger where he was born) Meanwhile, Mark Daniels would like to remind you that Obama is not God. RECENT POSTINGSNot Ignoring the Edw...
UPDATED: The Novak Jon Stewart Knows
Posted: July 25, 2008
by Damozel | Apparently the pedestrian Robert Novak ran down isn't doing too well. Novak feels 'terrible.' But probably not as terrible as the man he hit. Meanwhile, Novak's had a $50 traffic citation. Jonathan Turley has some details of the aftermath and discussion of the legal ramifications....
'A Landmark Day for Torture-Disclosure' (Updated)
Posted: July 24, 2008
by Damozel | The ACLU has released some crucial memoranda which reveal the tortuous path by which the Bush Administration's Department of 'Justice' taught the CIA to rationalize its way to a distinction between 'enhanced interrogation' and plain old-fashioned 'torture.' The Justice Department told the CIA that agents would be safe from prosecution ...