I’m a bit worried about the wingnuts. I just don’t think they are sufficiently knowledgeable of history or sophisticated enough about the ways of the world to hold public office.

John Boehner “could not imagine intelligence officials lying to Congress.”

And Kit Bond says “I think it is outrageous for the speaker to call our terror fighters liars.”

Joe Lieberman parses his words a bit more carefully — every once in

Joe Lieberman… it never ends with this guy, for real

Because Dawn Johnsen’s known as a straight shooter who not only does not play fast and loose with the letter of the law, but is also blunt about what is required to uphold it?  Is this why Johnsen’s nomination is really on hold? Via The Nation…

• Torture in pursuit of war.
• Shorter wingnuts: See, Obama’s just like Bush!
• But…but…they just come here to live off welfare.
• Good news.
• I blame those parasitic bloggers.
• Secession, still on the table.
• Closing in on the war criminals.

Chuckles Krauthammer has always loved torture and will always find a way to justify his love of inflicting pain — especially on brown people.

McFly – Lies.

What’s on your mind tonight?

I’m not linking to it, but noted asshole Jules Crittenden has decided he wants to call me a drunk, Jane a bitch, and Mr. T. Bogg, uh, someone who quotes early 1980s song lyrics, the FIEND. This need not detain us, except for purposes of identifying loony wingnut behavior patterns, and laughing.

Mark Mazzetti continues to work hard to propagate Porter Goss’ spin.

Those who are angry at Notre Dame for granting an honorary law degree to Obama might want to revisit another speech at Notre Dame — Mario Cuomo’s “Religious Belief and Public Morality” address to the Theology Department in September 1984.

If Graham is telling the truth, then the CIA is aware of at least some errors in its congressional-briefings timeline, which gives an additional layer of meaning to Director Leon Panetta’s statement that “in the end, you and the Committee will have to determine whether this information is an accurate summary of what actually happened.” And if Graham is right about identifying three errors, it raises the question about whether there are other errors, and if CIA will update its account of the congressional briefings.