The CIA documents released in the latest FOIA batch prove that all the claims that CIA (and Crazy Pete Hoekstra) have made about briefings Congress received on torture are, at best, reconstructions based on years old memors, if not outright fabrications.

The Teabaggers’ man in Arizona is not having a good week.

Preaching revolution — it’s the new Republican theme.

Robin Trower — Too Rolling Stoned, live San Francisco, 1975 and Bob Dylan — Like A Rolling Stone, live, 1965.

So my census form came yesterday and I filled it out and there are some pretty interesting questions. Like how many people live in your house, what are their names, races and relationships to you. “Unmarried partner ” is a new option. There are lots of options for race (versus ethnicity) available, including “other/fill in.” [...]

Dennis Kucinich has called a press conference for tomorrow. Howard Fineman is reporting that Kucinich will vote “yes” on health care.

This is the essence of Bathtub America: Cutting the education budget so you can eliminate a tax on millionaires.

Edward Horgan, a well-known Irish activist and former Irish Defense Force officer, has had his 10-year, multiple-entry U.S. visa revoked without explanation. Horgan and others believe it is because of his principled stand against the U.S. use of renditions, and in particular, the use of Shannon Airport in western Ireland as a stopover for U.S. rendition flights. The Obama administration should be ashamed for its behavior in keeping Mr. Horgan from entering this country.

I wonder what changed between the time when then-Congressman Emanuel recognized how unacceptable indefinite detention is and White House Chief of Staff Emanuel’s willingness now, in cahoots with Lindsey Graham, to set up a system of indefinite detention?

Thanks to a coordinated effort to paint a strategy long used by both parties as secretive and unconstitutional, Democrats have bungled their preferred “deem and pass” strategy for health care reform with just one vote, leaving it with pretty much no political utility.