During the 2008 campaign, then-Sen. Barack Obama ridiculed a suggestion by Gov. Sarah Palin that an Obama administration would give Miranda warnings to terrorists. That implied promise that he was not so foolish as that Caribou Barbie made him out to be has officially expired. For, the Obama Justice Department has quietly ordered FBI agents […]
On Sunday, a man with a history of mental illness murdered abortionist George Tiller. The murder was tragic, evil and wrong. His murder was denounced by every major pro-life organization in the country. The media was quick to attack pro-life organizations and those vocally opposed to the culture of abortion-on-demand and late term abortion as […]
I haven't commented on last week's dueling speeches between President Barack Obama and former Vice President Dick Cheney. From a purely political standpoint, the fact that Cheney is the one making these sorts of speeches just goes to show you how shallow the GOP bench is on national security issues. As former federal prosecutor Andrew […]
I've been bashing Politifact.com lately because I think it deserves it. I've been critical of South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham in the past, but he's right on this one: The Geneva Convention did not apply, until 2005, to the war on terror. Now, he's off by a year -- it should be 2006. However, […]
Unlike 90 percent of bloggers and pundits who have spent the past couple of weeks expressing outrage at the "torture" memos, I actually took the time to read them. They're not exactly fun reading, so I understand why people would be reticent. However, if you're going to decry the "torture" that they approved, you should […]
UPDATE! This post has been updated. I think she's lying. Pelosi: I didn't know about waterboarding I'm sorry, its just not credible to attempt to make the distinction between knowing that they had legal memos saying they could waterboard and use other enhanced interrogation techniques, but they hadn't decided on using them yet. I've read […]
For a couple of years after 9/11, columnist/blogger Andrew Sullivan was sane and realistic. Then he went off the rails and his Daily Dish blog became a two-trick pony -- anti-"torture" and pro gay marriage. Courtesy of Tom Maguire, we have evidence of how far Sullivan has fallen. It is to subject captives to such […]
President Obama, fresh from solving the economic crisis facing our nation and an appearance on the Jay Leno show, had this to say about former Vice President Dick Cheney's comment that Obama's policies are making Americans less safe. Commenting on former Vice President Dick Cheney's recent assertion that the closure of Guantanamo will make America […]
Unbelievable. Attorney General Eric Holder said some detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, may end up being released in the U.S. as the Obama administration works with foreign allies to resettle some of the prisoners. Holder, in a briefing with reporters, said administration officials are still reviewing individual cases of the approximately 250 detainees […]
Last week, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein confirmed news media reports that those Predator drones that are causing terrorists in the lawless Pakistan tribal regions to come down with bad cases of death are actually based in Pakistan. In a just world, this would get blabbermouth Feinstein kicked off the intelligence committee and possibly censured. Instead, […]