The neocons and torture lovers tried to justify waterboarding by saying that it saved lives because it got a high-level icky terrorist, Abu Zubaydah, to provide “actionable intelligence”, as they’d claimed with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. We already knew it was horsepucky in Mohammed’s case, and now it’s been confirmed to be horsepucky in Zubaydah’s — and by the very man who made the original claim of efficacy to ABC News.

Quick, list 5 things in your house that you can use to occupy, fascinate and keep any child (choose your age range) safe, reasonably contented, and dare we say it – happy for 24 hours. And no fair using the go to of ‘well, we still have power so they can watch dvds and videos.’

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The House is in election-year mode, the Senate has already cashed their health-sector donations, and Rahm thinks if you withdraw from a fight at the 11th hour, then it doesn’t count as a loss.

The OPR Report has been leaked, and it looks like the Obama DOJ has watered it down to protect Bush malfeasants.

Yes, Orrin Hatch really did accuse Democrats of acting in bad faith for considering budget reconciliation to fix health care reform, and threatened them with – wait for it – partisan hostility.

Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) who hates populism, had an extended hissy fit on MSNBC yesterday, when he was actually challenged to name what programs he would cut in the name of fiscal austerity.

Sen. John McCain is now two for two: Craig Becker, one of Barack Obama’s three nominations to the National Labor Relations Board will have a hearing before the Senate HELP Committee next week, marking a victory for John McCain and the Republicans.

In Baltimore this morning, President Obama announced his proposal for a job creation tax credit for small business, which would spend $33 billion dollars trying to encourage hiring in the small business sector, where a majority of all job creation originates. This is combined with the $30 billion proposal for community banks to lend to small businesses, adding up to a serious commitment to the small business sector.

MY PENIS IS ANGRY!!!!!!! You want to know what happened to my penis? Joan happened to my penis!