This week saw two new bits of legislative Kabuki: the Helping Families Save their Homes Act, and the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act. How could we have survived without them?

Instead of doing his job, and directing his Attorney General to do his job, Obama has chosen to debate Dick Cheney about whether the very notion of a government limited by the Constitution and the rule of law is a good idea worth preserving. But becoming President did not give Obama the right to put our nation’s founding principles at issue.

Looks like Willard’s working the wingnut Amen Chorus for his 2012 run.

Barbara Ehrenreich, blogger and author of This Land is Their Land, has added her name to the list of 3,270 people endorsing Alan Grayson’s campaign to audit the Federal Reserve.

Grayson seeks Democratic cosponsors to H.R. 1207. Yesterday Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona signed on to cosponsor the bill after Grayson sent a letter to his Democratic colleagues, asking for their support.

Declaration

For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny .

Sheldon Whitehouse joins us to discuss how to hold those responsible for our torture program accountable.

Newsweek tries to increase its profit margin by raising the cover price, while Time decides to enter the fiction arena.

Douglas McIntyre writes:

Liddy came to the company at a time when it was close to being scuttled by losses from credit derivatives on its balance sheet. He came to work for $1.

Liddy’s contract gave him stock in AIG that was never disclosed, and was eligible for a bonus in 2010.

Finally, a TradMed source who can read the English language!!!

“When you have a majority of Americans, seventy-something percent, saying we shouldn’t torture, then I’m not sure it helps for the Vice President to go out and continue to espouse that position,” he said.

Dick Cheney speaks on a day ending in “y”