January 2009
“*Clarification: Mr Thiessen has written in to let us know that he certainly does...”
– Does torture work? | Democracy in America | Economist.com
“John Yoo is at it again. In yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, the indefatigable...”
– Yoo for the Defense—By Scott Horton (Harper’s Magazine)
“Eliminating the Bush system will mean that we will get no more information from...”
– John Yoo: Obama Made a Rash Decision on Gitmo - WSJ.com
“In issuing these executive orders, Mr. Obama is returning America to the failed...”
– John Yoo: Obama Made a Rash Decision on Gitmo - WSJ.com
“It’s called Western warfare and smart interrogation. And it served us...”
– The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan (January 30, 2009) - Enhanced Interpretation
“McConnell, like all GOP leaders, is in an awfully difficult spot at the moment:...”
– In Defense of Mitch McConnell - Ross Douthat
“A reader writes:
I come from a family of life-long Republicans, and after this...”
– The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan (January 29, 2009) - Ugh, Ctd
“Michael Goldfarb: [The McCain campaign] assured me that they were looking for...”
– Q & A: Former McCain Blogger Michael Goldfarb : CJR
WatchPresident Obama’s one-week anniversary
“There’s one morning call that gives new meaning to talking heads. Politico...”
– ‘Washington’s Longest-Running Conversation’ - The Daily Beast
“We’re a nation not just where you are free to believe or not to believe; we’re a...”
– Obama’s Oath of Humility
“Look, in the long run, he is telling the Muslim world that it’s going to...”
– Al-Arabiya Journalist Reflects On Obama Interview - Marc Ambinder
“Let’s just say that, that, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of 9/11, is...”
– Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa)
“Colorado Attorney General John Suthers, the only Republican currently holding a...”
– Suthers nixes bid for governor, Senate in 2010 - The Denver Post
“The basic conservative position, as I understand it, is that the very same...”
– Matthew Yglesias » The Thunder and the Laughter, the Last Thing They Remember
“ornyn, you’ll recall, had just prevented a unanimous consent vote on...”
– Did Cornyn drop his opposition to Hillary after she told him that “the Clintons don’t forget”? - By Megan Carpentier | Madam Secretary
“Obama has been many things in his life, but one of his roles has gotten short...”
– The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan (January 26, 2009) - The Change
“Because progressive commentators depict Bush as an arch-conservative instead of...”
– Gabriel Paquette: Barack Obama’s policies merely reverse George Bush’s radical agenda | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
“It’s a downward spiral Mr Obama seems to recognise, and to be trying hard...”
– A big-picture problem? | Democracy in America | Economist.com
WatchBill Geist visits the Heart Attack Grill in Chandler, Ariz., where you can almost feel your arteries clogging.
“Soon after the November election, al-Qaeda’s No. 2 leader took stock of...”
– To Combat Obama, Al-Qaeda Hurls Insults - washingtonpost.com
“… consider just how big a mess Bush has left for Obama here. The previous...”
– The Washington Monthly (via jar)
“I won”
– President Obama listened to Republican gripes about his stimulus package during a meeting with congressional leaders Friday morning - but he also left no doubt about who’s in charge of these negotiations. “I won,” Obama noted matter-of-factly, according to sources familiar with the...
“Broadly, a “liberal’ subscribes to some or all of the following:...”
– Forbes definition of liberal
“SG: But there is debate about whether there should be fiscal stimulus, whether...”
– Calculated Risk: PBS Interview with Warren Buffett (via jar)
“What they fear is reality. Right now we are detaining upwards of 300 people...”
– The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan (January 23, 2009) - Where Should The Detainees Go?, Ctd.
