Torture is a serious crime and the interest in the newly released torture report is necessary and warranted. And it is a perfect diversion for a congress determined to fatten their own pocket. Two measures were snuck into the must-pass spending bill this week — all without formal debate. The first was a rider that… Continue reading While You Debated The Torture Report, Congress Snuck This Past You
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Obama: This Duck Is Still Mobile
You would think, from all the talk about the midterm elections and the final two years of the Obama Administration, that the president doesn’t matter anymore or that absolutely nothing will get done in Washington between now and January 2017. While we may be fighting political gridlock, and the possibility that few if any consequential… Continue reading Obama: This Duck Is Still Mobile