Susan Crawford, who’s in charge of Gitmo show trials, admits that Mohammed al-Qahtani was tortured. Why wasn’t she asked about Abu Zubaydah?

Remember Brad Schlozman, Bush’s dubious head of the Justice Department Civil Rights division? According to the Department’s Inspector General, he broke the law making personnel decisions for political reasons. Then he lied to Congress about it.

When you’re 50 points off from the middle on an issue, you’re not just out of the mainstream — you’re radicals. But I suppose if you believe torture is good, global warming is fake and being gay is a choice, thinking George W. Bush has done a good job is in the same ballpark.

It’s official, we tortured Mohammed al-Qahtani.

Is it a classic case of forgive and forget? This week Obama called on gay Episcopal bishop, Gene Robinson, to deliver the invocation at the ceremonial kick-off to Inauguration Week at the Lincoln Memorial. Has this addition to the inaugural lineup offset Obama’s pick of evangelical celebrity Rick Warren, outspoken opponent of gay marriage and a woman’s right to choose, chosen to deliver the invocation at the 56th President’s swearing in ceremony?

To talk about whether Obama has fixed his Rick Warren problem are Jane Hamsher, Faye Wattleton, Kenyon Farrow, and Eleanor Smeal.

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. I can’t believe I just had to type that, but when it comes to US policymakers vis-à-vis America’s war footing, the Obama Administration is looking all too ready to embrace the melodic cynicism of Pete Townsend.

Alan Grayson, the Blue America candidate whose background was representing whistleblowers against war profiteers, is now in the House and sits on the Financial Services Committee. He questioned Fed Vide Chair Donald Kohn yesterday and wanted him to account for the $1.2 trillion dollars that has expanded the Fed’s balance sheet since September 1.

Kohn refused.

Yep, he refused.

Somehow, I’m thinking the “Barney ate our documentation” argument isn’t going to fly with the incoming administration. . . or a none-too-happy federal judge.

• How does this end?
• Can you imagine W. dining with Krugman and Rich?
• More outrages in the Bush Justice dept.
• Uh, Dan? Bush blamed it on the Navy.
• And lied about torture.
• Conflating “popularity” with performance.
• LA GOP lawmaker punks W.
• David Vitter, still an asshole.
• Plunging even deeper into stupid.
• Heh indeedy!

Bush Administration appointee to oversee GITMO trials can’t help but let the truth leak out