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Must-See TV

Here are some recent shows that you shouldn't miss:

Intel Agent Strapped to Gurney and Flown Out of Iraq by U.S. Army After Reporting Torture of Detainees

The entire December 8th show of Democracy Now!

Ohio Tally Fit for Ukraine. Links to listen to speakers are on the right.

Eliminating Witnesses

The world could use a hundred more Naomi Kleins and gutsy journalism like this.

Harper's Magazine

I recently subscribed and I can wholeheartedly recommend the magazine. Here is the November Index which has some very interesting statistics.

Fall in Line

Concerned Women for America are vehemently against Arlen Specter chairing the Senate Judicial Committee.

They certainly have the right to voice their opinions, but what is interesting is the utter contempt they show for anyone who is not in line with the President.

Allowing Arlen Specter to chair the Senate Judiciary Committee makes no more sense than Michael Moore becoming chairman of the RNC."

Arlen Specter = Michael Moore. Got that? Apparently now there are only two camps, the far right, and terrorist-comforting leftist liberals.

The statement goes on show how out of line Specter is with President Bush. It then states:

Specter betrayed President Reagan—we can expect him to betray President Bush.

So much for checks and balances. A Senator who is not strictly in line with all policies of the Whitehouse, we can't have that now, can we? To do so would be a "betrayal" of one's President, one's party, and one's country.

As if it wasn't scary enough that the Bush cabinet and CIA are being re-made with loyalists. Despite having a clear majority in both the House and Senate, the witch hunt must continue.

Wired on Being Wired

Thanks to Wired for holding this story until after the election. Had they been able to pass a 2-milliamp current through Bush's skull, thus greatly improving his verbal capabilities, the election would have been a landslide.

The Fat Lady Sang

But Olbermann is still chirping. Give 'em hell, Keith.

How Not to Treat Your Allies

Update: To avoid confusing anyone I want to point out the "Mr. Howard" in the linked story is Michael Howard, Tory leader of the British government, not John Howard of Australia.

Alas not all is well with the Grand Coalition of the Willing. Forget for the moment the numerous countries that have already set dates to withdraw their support of our Iraqi invasion. There even appears to be trouble within the U.S.-Britain-Aussie love triangle:

Mr Howard's remarks may appear bland. But in the language of diplomacy they amount to a rebuke to Mr Bush - and in particular to his polling guru, Karl Rove, who told him he would not be welcome at the White House after he criticised Mr Blair's use of intelligence before the Iraq war.

Mr Rove was reported by the Sun as telling Howard aides: "You can forget about him meeting the president. Don't bother coming."

The Bush/Rove plan seems to be to treat our allies like dogs, giving scraps out to those who readily perform their tricks, and reprimanding the bad doggies who dare disobey.

Daddy Blogger Gets Political

Hope this Daddy keeps up the political insights. He had some good posts, both pre-election and post-election.

Looking at the results in a different way

I'll never look at the United States in quite the same way again!