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by danps
A court ruling this week put new pressure on the administration to release seventeen noncombatatants held at Guantánamo. Their plight, and that of others similarly held, hint at the magnitude of the injustice there - and suggests why those responsible for it are so eager to keep them locked away.
For more on pruning back executive power see Pruning Shears. Read more... (1 comment, 957 words in story) by danps
The House rejection of the bailout on Monday was also a rejection of incompetent officials and questionable lawmaking processes. And even if the worst nightmares threatened on us come to pass as a result we will, believe it or not, get along.
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The crisis on Wall Street has demonstrated that conservatism has not a single idea remaining. No one attempted an ideological explanation or way forward, and those who tried to frame it in partisan terms just looked foolish.
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Republicans and their surrogates have made a great show of concern over elitism on the left, but the overwhelming evidence points to hostility on the right for democratic institutions and processes.
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The legacy of the contemporary Republican party is that of a corrosive pessimism about the government's ability to work. Its primary inspiration is still on the scene but doesn't get the credit he deserves.
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Lawlessness is typically associated with Molotov cocktail-throwing anarchists, but a far more threatening variety has been methodically implemented at the top levels of our government
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Devotion to the President has been an especially prized commodity the last seven years, but a particular kind of it seems to be valued higher than the rest.
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The all-but-certain criminality at the top of our government has been getting more coverage lately, but we shouldn't lose sight of those who have at times taken substantial risks to oppose it
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Some seemingly long-settled issues didn't go away, they went underground. This time around some of the key players are acting a lot like those they once disdained.
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We may be confronted with some unpleasant choices when we finally have to address the full range of wrongdoing in the White House. It won't take a superhero to set it right, but it may require a cast iron stomach.
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The Attorney General has done little more than parrot talking points and make excuses since his appointment. His latest performance may be his most disgraceful yet.
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Challenging the established parties and conventional wisdom in Washington is often considered an exercise in futility. The degree to which that is true may depend on the goals of the challenge.
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Recent changes in the newspaper industry have prompted me to reconsider a daily routine that I thought would be with me for life.
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Congress has been timorously asking for the President to observe our systems of checks and balances to little effect. It is now time for action, even if it means some big names on the right become lauded as fallen heroes.
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In an election year when the clamor for change is more than just a slogan, playing it safe may be the biggest gamble of all.
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This week a federal judge issued a decision that must have been arrived at in a hermetically sealed vault. There is no other way to explain its profound ignorance of current events.
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Most outgoing Presidents limit themselves to workaday concerns when they enter the twilight of their terms. There are good reasons for this, but our current President is once again showing just how singular he is.
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Scott McClellan has ignited a number of different conversations, but the conventional wisdom in the capitol still will not acknowledge the uncomfortable source they all share.
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Sometimes things go wrong because no one could have anticipated how events would unfold. Sometimes they do because of severely stunted powers of anticipation.
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The House and Senate have been unwilling to exercise one of their most important responsibilities, which suggests they may be looking at a different part of the dictionary than the rest of us.
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