Two powerful GOP senators are calling on the Obama administration to treat the captured suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings as an “enemy combatant” and deny him counsel even though he is reportedly an American citizen.mmSens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, captured Friday night outside Boston after a tense daylong [...]
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Detainee Treatment Report: U.S. Tortured Prisoners After 9/11 [VIDEO]
The Constitution Project released their report from the Task Force on Detainee Treatment which concluded that the United States did use torture following the attacks of 9-11. (emphasis added throughout) Findings and Recommendations … #1 U.S. forces, in many instances, used interrogation techniques on detainees that constitute torture. American personnel conducted an even larger number [...]
Chuck Hagel and Dick Cheney Agree on North Korea, with Intelligence Minimal
“We have every capacity to deal with any action North Korea will take to protect this country and the interests of this country and our allies,” Hagel said. – North Korea nears ‘dangerous line,’ Hagel says SECRETARY HAGEL made it clear this week that President Obama is no different than any other American president in [...]
Reagan Budget Chief: George W. Bush “Bankrupting the Nation” through Two “Unfinanced Wars”
This dynamic reinforced the Reaganite shibboleth that “deficits don’t matter” and the fact that nearly $5 trillion of the nation’s $12 trillion in “publicly held” debt is actually sequestered in the vaults of central banks. The destruction of fiscal rectitude under Ronald Reagan — one reason I resigned as his budget chief in 1985 — [...]
Veterans Waiting Longer Under Obama [Video]
PBS INTERVIEWED Secretary Shinseki, who is making no excuses. Of course, Shinseki isn’t at the top of this food chain, President Obama is. Shinseki also noted that Vietnam, as well as Gulf War veterans, and PTSD sufferers, added hundreds of thousands to the claim logs. President Obama is taking the hit and he should. We [...]
Justice Scalia Versus Ted Olson
“When did it become unconstitutional to exclude homosexual couples from marriage?” Scalia asked Olson. “When did it become unconstitutional to prohibit interracial marriages?” Olson retorted. – Same-sex marriage can’t be stopped by the courts, by Dana Milbank IT WOULD take going through Justice Antonin Scalia’s history of homophobic bigotry to appreciate the gravity of the [...]
The Legacy of George W. Bush *Updated*
Also see Showtime’s Dick Cheney Doc Reveals What Obama and Hillary Clinton Did in Resurrecting America’s Foreign Policy Brand. Even though the benefits outweighed the costs, that does not mean we simply leave Iraq once we depose the Husseins. The legal system in such situations might still require a benefiting party to compensate a harmed [...]
Bipartisan Responsibility for the Iraq War
If you or someone you know were, or are, a part of deployments in Afghanistan, Iraq or other regional nations – or if you’re one of those whose attention to and advocacy regarding the perpetual “war on terror” is maintained – then most likely the real life consequences of military conflict remain quite real and [...]
After Sheryl Sandberg’s Book Lean In How Can Hillary Not Run in 2016?
WE ARE not going to pretend around here that David Plouffe pontificating that Clinton is “probably the strongest candidate” for 2016 is news. But it’s always fun to ruminate on the subject, because it gives Republicans such angst just thinking she may. What is actually even more interesting to consider is how Hillary Clinton could [...]
Showtime’s Dick Cheney Doc Reveals What Obama and Hillary Clinton Did in Resurrecting America’s Foreign Policy Brand
“If you’re a man of principle, compromise is a bit of a dirty word. The President made the decision that he wanted to avoid major controversy. It was his call, so that’s what we did.” – Dick Cheney on George W. Bush’s decision to reverse himself on warrantless wiretaps when he finds out what Cheney [...]
Weaponized Drones: Only “Bad” if Used Against U.S. Citizens on U.S. Soil?
Weaponized drones became a big national story, but only when (1) a Republican Elected – Rand Paul – spoke out and (2) when the focus was on U.S. citizens on U.S. territory as targets. I’m not sure what the concern would be about targeting a non-U.S. citizen on U.S. soil. We already know U.S. citizens [...]
Bill to Raise Minimum Wage Above $10 Introduced by Sens. Harkin and Miller
Today Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Rep. George Miller (D-California) plan to introduce legislation that would raise the minimum wage from the current $7.25 to $10.10. Minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009, when it was signed into law by George. W. Bush. In his 2013 State of the Union address. Obama called [...]
Obama Gets Aggressive on Sequester Marketing with State by State Impact Reports
PRESIDENT OBAMA is leaving no angle untouched, starting with the chart above, which shows what’s been done on Obama’s watch. If you compare the spending to Pres. George W. Bush, who was like a kid with a credit card and a massive hunger for self-destruction, there is absolutely no case to make against this White [...]
Benghazi? We’re Still Waiting for Bush and Cheney to be Held Accountable for Iraq. [Rachel Maddow Videos]
Hagel saw that, in Iraq, America was taking on an already weakened leader who the senator said probably didn’t have weapons of mass destruction, and at the same time empowering another regime (Iran) that badly wanted WMDs–a dire development further documented on Monday by The Washington Post, which reported that the Iranian-backed Shiite group Asaib [...]
The Presidents Club Obliterates Party Line on Civil Liberties Abuses Versus National Security
PRESIDENT OBAMA has deservedly taken a hit for his policies regarding civil liberties, joining the likes of President George W. Bush, which is a dubious distinction at best. A majority of voters believe President Obama has been no better than his immediate predecessor, President George W. Bush, when it comes to balancing national security with [...]
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