Category Politics

Why “State Secrets” Immunity Matters

Following up on yesterday’s sadness: If you’re not sure why it’s so sad that the Obama Administration is doing exactly what the Bush Administration did with state secrets, here’s why it matters: When the executive branch invokes the state secrets privilege to shut down lawsuits, hides its programs behind secret OLC opinions, over-classifies information to [...]

Wha? How? Why?

This makes me want to cry: Obama Administration Maintains Bush Position on ‘Extraordinary Rendition’ Lawsuit The Obama Administration today announced that it would keep the same position as the Bush Administration in the lawsuit Mohamed et al v Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc. A source inside of the Ninth U.S. District Court tells ABC News that a [...]

Yes we Did!

This is news that never gets old: Obama won! Ok, so it’s not news…. Still, I can’t get over it.

In a week…

The mind boggles at what is going to happen next Tuesday…. The polls suggest “yes,” but what do polls mean in an age off electronic voting?… But am I paranoid enough?Honestly Obama’s 30 minutes of prime time tonight bothers me.

Women Against Sarah Palin

We are not in the habit of criticizing women in the public sphere, as we usually feel we should support our female compatriots with as much encouragement as we can. However, Sarah Palin’s record is anti-woman. Feminism is not simply about achieving the power and status typically held by men. It’s about protecting and supporting [...]

Women Against Sarah Palin

We are not in the habit of criticizing women in the public sphere, as we usually feel we should support our female compatriots with as much encouragement as we can. However, Sarah Palin’s record is anti-woman. Feminism is not simply about achieving the power and status typically held by men. It’s about protecting and supporting [...]

Snooze

It’s really perverse how hitting the snooze button on the alarm is like a trigger to make me fall immediately and deeply asleep, only to be rudely awakened again 9 minutes later when the alarm goes off again.

Misogyny Insanity

Listening to the NPR tell me that groups of Hilary Clinton supporters are going to vote for McCain if Obama becomes the Democratic candidate. Exqueeze me?

Misogyny Insanity

Listening to the NPR tell me that groups of Hilary Clinton supporters are going to vote for McCain if Obama becomes the Democratic candidate. Exqueeze me?

Let it end!

Today is finally the day of the Democratic presidential primary in Pennsylvania.