This is some shameless lifting, but it needs no amending … here’s Glenn Greenwald on the Tory/Liberal-Democrat government in Britain vowing to restore core civil liberties in the wake of the country’s decade long decent into authoritarian abuse:

[…] Clegg also inveighed against the oppressive criminal justice system that imprisons far too many citizens and criminalizes […]

Bill Maher’s been on a roll. After taking to task Obama last week, he nails here another one, this time on the wider Democratic Party.
Is Maher a lone wolf right now? Or will others on the left get up the gull to call a spade a spade?

A great way to close the inauguration I thought. Anyone else feel a little spring in their step today?

So apparently Karl Rove has a Twitter account and yesterday he wrote:
Send a farewell letter to President Bush—Email gwbfarewell@gmail.com [no attachments] and I’ll give him your note.
He followed up and said that all messages are due by 6:00 p.m. ET on Jan. 19, and he will deliver them to Bush on Jan. 20. […]

 
 
Up by 276 and counting. Go Stuart!!!
[UPDATE] 1:15 PST - down to 241, but still holding.
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As a form of closure on this whole 8 year debacle– to recap, reboot, and move on– last month i picked up and read Frank Rich’s 2006 book The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth. Boston University Film Professor Ray Carney gave this appraisal which made me go to the […]

Did the Republican’s really just push us deeper into recession because they hate Unions and want more foriegn and cheap labor in the South?  
These guys are complete assholes.
I hope Bush feels just enough guilt to allow a bridge loan out of the already approved $700b.  He’s already the worst ever, but maybe he’ll add […]

Tonight at 9pm on Frontline:
In the wake of yet another hard-fought and bitter presidential campaign, FRONTLINE presents a spirited and revealing biography of Lee Atwater, the charming, Machiavellian godfather of modern take-no-prisoners Republican political campaigns. Through eye-opening interviews with Atwater’s closest friends and adversaries, the film explores the life of the controversial political operative who […]

Punishment Park is a 1971 film written and directed by Peter Watkins. Conceived as a pseudo-documentary, it is hands down one of the most intense works ever in political cinema. To set the stage for the film… the Vietnam War escalates with Richard Nixion’s “secret” bombing campaign in Cambodia. Faced with a growing […]

I’ll readily admit I don’t really know what to make of the bailout situation. I’m no economic intellectual, but my gut tells me $700 billion is a lot of money (5% of our entire economy), and I can’t help but wonder if that money couldn’t be used to better serve the interests of Americans […]