The Washington Posts’ editorial board has gone out of their way to defend Michael Mukasey’s comThe Washington Posts’ editorial boardments this week that the attorney hiring scandal wouldn’t be prosecuted. It’s a sad day when a member of the media defends the politicization of our Justice Department. I wonder if a President Obama decided to […]

Here’s John McCain yesterday saying that “in the 21st century, nations don’t invade other nations”. Interesting comment. I thought we invaded Iraq and Afghanistan in the 21st century. I guess it could be another senior moment. Speaking of senior moments, here’s a pop quiz. Who is President of the United States? Apparently McCain thinks he […]

An interesting article in the Washington Post discusses how law enforcement is now using GPS to track suspects, mostly without any warrant. This really sounds like a gray area in the world of privacy. On one hand, police can “tail” a suspect without a warrant, which this is very similar to, but what if a […]

Andrew Sullivan: He’s despatching Lindsey and Joe as emissaries to the country immediately. He’s on the phone with Sakashvilli daily. He’s giving press conferences. He’s warning of a new Tsarist empire. You can tell what sends him into high-energy zones: a clear enemy abroad. He knows black and white; and he knows war. It gives […]

CNN is now reporting that Arkansas Democratic chair, Bill Gwatney, has died from his wounds. My thoughts go out to the family in this horrid tragedy.

A gunmen stormed into the Arkansas Democratic Party headquarters and shot the party chair. Chairman Bill Gwatney is being treated in a local hospital. The gunman was captured and Gwatney is listed in critical condition. Think Progress caught this video from CNN: Think Progressame=”allowFullScreen” value=”true”> Developing….

Georgian President, Mikheil Saakashvili, tells McCain it’s time to turn words into deeds: Yesterday, I heard Sen. McCain say, ‘We are all Georgians now,’” Saakashvili said on CNN’s American Morning. “Well, very nice, you know, very cheering for us to hear that, but OK, it’s time to pass from this. From words to deeds.” When […]

Condi has to go to work now: “To demonstrate our solidarity with the Georgian people,” the president announced that he was sending Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Paris to assist the West’s diplomatic efforts on the crisis, and then to the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. Funny how the great Russian expert, Condi Rice, has […]

Talk about hitting the nail on the head: On January 20th 2009, either the president of the United States will be a man who used to snort coke to ease his blues, or the First Lady will be a former drug addict who stole from charity to get her next fix. In this presidential campaign, […]

Reports are mixed this morning, but it appears Russian troops are now heading towards the Georgia capital of Tiblisi. There’s a lot of mixed reports coming out, but CNN is showing Russian troops pressing further into Georgia, and saying that alone is a violation of the cease fire.