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Last night’s State of the Union address, G.W. Bush’s last, really illustrates how our president will leave office with more of a whimper than a bang. 
There was was a surprising amount of self-congratulatory bullshit considering how very little there is for him to take pride in at this point.  Even his claim of success for [...]

The Bush administration’s dumbest legal arguments of the year. - By Dahlia Lithwick
The Bush administration continues to limit our basic freedoms, conceal its own worst behavior, and insist that it does all this in order to make us more free. In that spirit, it seemed an opportune moment to commemorate the administration’s worst legal justifications [...]

I used to think that deposing Saddam Hussein was worth it, but after listening to the people tortured and forced into exile by sectarian and anti-coalition factions, I have my doubts.  You can hear an interview with Ahlam al Goubori, an Iraqi mother of three who was kidnapped and tortured for helping the American establishment [...]

Listening to NPR this morning on my way into work I couldn’t help getting a bit annoyed by the mix of stories about 9/11 Memorial events and news about Iraq.
I know that General Patraeus and Ambassador Crocker testifying to the House and the Senate this week is big news.  I just really HATE the timing.  [...]

Bin Laden says US should convert
Bin Laden makes a fairly valid point.  He is smart not to include threats against the US homeland like he has in earlier videos.  Sadly, but understandably, people still will react viscerally to the fact that it is him speaking and probably won’t take the time to actually look [...]

Matthew Fredmonsky 6 hours ago

 
A Littering charge filed against a Kent resident for posting a sign reading "Impeach Bush" on public property was dismissed this morning in Portage County Municipal Court.
Kevin Egler, whose case has gained international attention, intends now to approach members of Kent City Council in an attempt to change the city ordinance [...]

Spot-On: Christopher Allbritton: Did He Really Just Say That?
Did He Really Just Say That?
This week, President George W. Bush stood up before the national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and unspooled a whole lot of odd analogies to make the case that we need to stay in Iraq for… well, forever, I guess. [...]