Key White House Resignation Signals Fallout from Disappointing Obama Civil Liberties Record

By: David Dayen Wednesday November 25, 2009 7:26 am

Phillip Carter helped found Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America after a tour of duty advising the Iraqi police in Baqubah. He wrote amicus briefs in two Supreme Court cases, FAIR v. Rumsfeld and Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, where the Court reined in the Bush Administration's executive over-reach, and became a leading critic of their methods in the war on terror. When he was hired by the Defense Department in April to coordinate detainee policy and help with the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison camp, civil liberties groups considered that the Obama Administration was moving in the right direction. He abruptly resigned late last week.

Ron Brownstein is Completely Uninformed; Rahm Emanuel is a Fool for Thinking Otherwise

By: Jon Walker Wednesday November 25, 2009 6:19 am

Rahm Emanuel is making practically every staffer in the White House read Ronald Brownstein's completely uninformed article about the great “free market economagic” cost saving solutions in the Senate bill. This explains a lot about why the current health care reform proposals are so bad. This is probably the single worst piece of news I have heard during the entire health care debate. If someone as powerful as Rahm thinks there is any value in Brownstein's writing, reform is in very bad shape.

It’s What They Do Best

By: Attaturk Wednesday November 25, 2009 1:30 am

The Top-10 signs you are a Republican somewhat interchangeable with Jeff Foxworthy's act.

Late Late Night FDL: Rubber Biscuit

By: Suzanne Tuesday November 24, 2009 10:00 pm

The Blues Brothers Band -- Rubber Biscuit live on New Years Eve, 1978, at Winterland in San Francisco, CA. TBBB were featured along with The New Riders of The Purple Sage and The Grateful Dead at this show, the final Winterland concert. What's on your mind?

Late Night: Limbaugh is a Turkey – Claims Thanksgiving Hijacked by Obama’s State Dinner

By: Lisa Derrick Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:01 pm

Let's talk turkey (Limbaugh) and dinner (tonight's State Dinner at the White House), which pretty much will be over by the time we're chatting away.

At Least We Agree on the Problem…

By: Eli Tuesday November 24, 2009 6:01 pm

WaPo's Ruth Marcus is the latest to lament that the barely-acceptable is the enemy of the godawful, both on the air and in print.

CIA Met with White House about How to Respond to Jane Harman’s Torture Warnings

By: emptywheel Tuesday November 24, 2009 5:20 pm

We've known for years that when Jane Harman asked Scott Muller in 2003 whether the President had authorized torture, he basically blew her off. But we now know that Muller consulted with the White House åbout how to respond to her.

California Can’t Help Itself

By: David Dayen Tuesday November 24, 2009 4:35 pm

Light at the End of the Tunnel for Dawn Johnsen’s OLC Confirmation?

By: Cynthia Kouril Tuesday November 24, 2009 3:50 pm

Dawn Johnsen going to come up for a vote after the health care bill is finshed. Heaven help the GOP if they try to stall on the floor of the Senate. The OPR report on the Yoo and ByBee memos will be out by then and available for use as a cudgel if the GOP tries to burn floor time and run out the clock.
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