Dammit!

What the hell is wrong with these people?

If you'll excuse me, I'll be off in the corner muttering about how we used to have a Bill of Rights.

Harry Reid is going to bring to the floor of the Senate a bill that would grant retroactive immunity to telecoms for spying on Americans without warrants since 2001 -- before 9-11.

The Honorable Senator Christopher Dodd is going to filibuster that bill. Kennedy and Feingold are on board, (they can ask questions up to twenty minutes long so Dodd ( Read more... )

Gah!
The Senate Democratic leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, suffered a brief mini-stroke Tuesday, but doctors found no complications and he feels fine, aides said Friday ( Read more... )

Ack! Ex-Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm Dies and Rep. Matsui Dies From Illness at Age 63

Sad.

Also, we need to start a Dr Dobson watchdog organization: Evangelical Leader Threatens to Use His Political Muscle Against Some Democrats

Hasn't he been planning that for the last, hmm, 40 years?

PS - I'm kinda liking our new Minority leader.

James ( Read more... )