“Certain Officers”: Putting Reyes, Panetta, HPSCI Democrats, and 2 + 2 Together

By: emptywheel Thursday July 9, 2009 6:06 am

The tennis match over how much the CIA lies to Congress continues.

Early Morning Swim

By: Blue Texan Thursday July 9, 2009 4:48 am

Your modern Republican Party

By: Attaturk Thursday July 9, 2009 1:30 am

What passes for acceptable policy positions in the GOP.

Late Late Night FDL: Trapper and Duke

By: Eureka Springs Wednesday July 8, 2009 10:00 pm

New videos from Blitzen Trapper and Matt Duke.

Late Night: Palinoia Will Destroy Ya. Also.

By: watertiger Wednesday July 8, 2009 8:00 pm

Nobody knows self-sacrifice like Sarah knows self-sacrifice.

Could Cheney’s Lawyer’s Leak Break through the Cloud over Cheney?

By: emptywheel Wednesday July 8, 2009 6:30 pm

The fact that Dick Cheney’s lawyer has already leaked the contents of his interview with Fitzgerald utterly devastates the government’s arguments for keeping his interview materials secret.

Silvestre Reyes: CIA Lied to Congress

By: emptywheel Wednesday July 8, 2009 5:45 pm

Silvestre Reyes says that CIA lied to Congress. But Crazy Pete Hoekstra wants to politicize that rather than deal with the lies themselves.

Pecora in Perspective: Like the Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes

By: Cynthia Kouril Wednesday July 8, 2009 5:00 pm

One of the great “evils” identified by the Pecora Commission was “short” selling. In many instances, when you open a brokerage account with a major firm, there is a clause in your client agreement which allows the firm to “borrow” stocks and other securities from your account. The firm then lends you stock to another customer who “sells” you stock to a third person.

Rep. Yarmuth Says No Health Care Bill Without a Public Option

By: Marisa McNee Wednesday July 8, 2009 4:15 pm

Courtesy of Cenk Uygur and the folks over at Young Turks: We had Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY) on the show on Tuesday. He made it clear that the Democrats on the House will draw a line in the sand over the public option in the final healthcare reform bill.

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