Archive for November 4th, 2007
Sunday, November 4th, 2007
The Democratic Wing of the Democratic Party?
Salon’s Rebecca Traister makes the (tongue-in-cheek) case for Dennis Kucinich:
here is the truth: If you believe in universal, single-payer healthcare and that campaign finance and electronic voting are corrupt; if you hate the Patriot Act and believe it erodes civil rights; if you believe that gay people should have the same rights as straight people, [...]
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Sunday, November 4th, 2007
The New Nuance
Via Ana Marie Cox, John Edwards says he agrees with Hillary Clinton’s position on drivers’ licences for illegal immigrants, that it’s an issue that needs to be dealt as part of comprehensive immigration reform, or tossed back to the states:
Notably, John Kerry opposed giving drivers’ licenses to illegals in 2004. And, according to George Stephanopoulos, [...]
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Sunday, November 4th, 2007
Thompson’s Gift to Giuliani
If a former prosecutor can’t make hay out of the fact that one of his rivals has been flying around the country on a would-be cocaine-trafficker’s private plane, he has no business being in this race. Meanwhile, the Law & Order candidate, Fred Thompson, is suddenly the new voice of mercy and acceptance for rehabilitated [...]
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Sunday, November 4th, 2007
Waterboarding in U.S. History
The Post’s Outlook Section does us all a favor this morning by publishing Evan Wallach’s history, “Waterboarding Used to Be a Crime”:
The United States knows quite a bit about waterboarding. The U.S. government — whether acting alone before domestic courts, commissions and courts-martial or as part of the world community — has not only condemned [...]
