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Friday, July 25, 2008

As The Trials Of Detainees Begin At Guantanamo... Finally...

"The very core of liberty secured by our Anglo-Saxon system of separated powers has been freedom from indefinite imprisonment at the will of the Executive." -- Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Bust Of Churchill Blair Gave Bush A Dusty Scold Of Detainee Policy

"The power of the executive to cast a man into prison without formulating any charge known to the law, and particularly to deny him judgment by his peers for an indefinite period, is in the highest degree odious, and is the foundation of all totalitarian governments whether Nazi or Communist." --... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

I'll Take Inexperience Over Inability To Remain Informed Anyday...

"For the second time in two days, John McCain has referred to current events in ‘Czechoslovakia’ - a country that officially ceased to exist in 1993. Afterwards, McCain said, ‘The same thing happened the last time I went to Mesopotamia.’" -- Conan O'Brien Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 18, 2008

When You Scorn Congress, Remember There's A Woman In Charge...

"God bless him, bless his heart, president of the United States -- a total failure, losing all credibility with the American people on the economy, on the war, on energy, you name the subject." -- Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in an interview on CNN's "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer" Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Conservative = Foreign Wars, Indiscriminate Spending, Increased Govt. Size

"In virtually every realm, Republicans seek to use the force and power of government to control the lives of American citizens. To secure this control, they spend recklessly and with abandon, and propose one law after another designed to criminalize the private choices of citizens. They are the... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

And Still Those Pesky Polls Have McCain and Obama Running Neck-and-Neck

"If the Democrats can't landslide the Republicans this year, they ought to just wrap up, close down, emerge in a different form. You think people are going to vote for a pro-war John McCain this year?" -- Ralph Nader, on Meet The Press, February 2008 Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Conservative Pundits Quote Obama: "Force Our Children To Learn Spanish"

"I agree that immigrants should learn English. But instead of worrying about whether immigrants can learn English -- they'll learn English -- you need to make sure your child can speak Spanish. You should be thinking about how can your child become bilingual. We should have every child speaking more... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 11, 2008

Osama bin Laden And Teaching Your Children Well...

"Osama bin Laden’s teenage son, Timmy bin Laden, has released a poem calling for the destruction of America and the killing of all its allies. Imagine a kid writing something like that. Here’s my question: Where are the parents?" -- Jay Leno Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Making A Case For Public Education... 200 Years Ago

"Preach, my dear Sir, a crusade against ignorance; establish and improve the law for educating the common people. Let our countrymen know that the people alone can protect us against these evils, and that the tax which will be paid for this purpose is not more than the thousandth part of what will... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Would Some Intern Please Have Oral Sex With Bush So He Can Be Impeached?

"I started this war not as a Bush-hater, but as a Bush-defender. I started it dismissing the first rumors of torture at Gitmo as enemy propaganda. But no one with open eyes could have believed that it was made up even four years ago, let alone now. But, yes, with every new revelation and every... Sign in to see full entry.

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