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OK, it's official, we are through the looking glass on the treatment of suspected terrorists. Glenn Beck is the voice of reason and sanity. Yes, you read that right, Glenn Beck, reason, and sanity all in the same sentence. On Fox and Friends yesterday, Beck said of Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani-born American citizen arrested in the attempted Times Square bombing: "He is a citizen of the United States, so I say we uphold the laws...

The Department of Homeland Security made a quick arrest in the attempted Times Square bombing after putting him on the No-Fly list on Monday.  Republicans took no time in finding something to twist into a negative - that the Pakistan-born naturalized U.S. Citizen was read his Miranda rights.  They overlooked the fact that the attempt was thwarted and the suspect was found and arrested swiftly. Former Presidential Candidate John McCain said that it was a big mistake...

I heard something on NPR this morning that irked me, to say the least.Since PBO took office over a year ago, there are still some 200 or so positions that are to be filled by his appointments. He has named people to these positions--don't misunderstand--but apparently there seems to be a little problem in getting the various Director-level folks into these positions. The little problem is ... partisan politics on the part of the Republicans.Positions...

Remember this ad from the 2008 campaign? 　 Remember how the McCain campaign and their lackeys on talk-radio and the Fox Propaganda Channel went nuts over the crowd chanting "Obama, Obama?" Fast forward to yesterday in Plano, Texas at Sarah Palin's book-signing. "Palin, former governor of Alaska, arrived around 11 a.m. Friday, shaking a few hands but not speaking publicly before she headed inside. The crowd chanted, "Sarah, Sarah" and "Palin, Palin." Remember the reaction...

The torture-defending spokespersons for the Republican Party were on full display yesterday on the Sunday news shows. First there was Papa Dick Cheney stopping by Fox News Sunday for a softball game with Chris Wallace, what Andrew Sullivan aptly named, A Teenage Girl Interviewing the Jonas Brothers. Then we had daughter Liz on This Week making some incredible claims (even for Liz, and that's saying something) about the Bush Justice Department. Finally, John McCain on...

TIME’s Joe Klein had some good advice for John McCain in an appearance on Larry King Live Tuesday night. Advice that also applies to Lindsey Graham, Fred Thompson and the rest of the Republican chorus of bluster and bravado urging President Obama to “do more” about the situation in Iran. “Be quiet.” Whatever happened to “politics stops at the waters edge?” I recall not too long ago Republicans saying that criticizing the President’s foreign policy...

Proving that they have learned absolutely nothing from our experience in Iraq, the neo-conservative interventionists, led by former Republican presidential candidate, Mr. Bomb, Bomb Iran himself, Senator John McCain, are beginning the drumbeat of “do something” following the fraudulent Iranian election. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDeJKl4h3Sg&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwonkroom.thinkprogress.org%2F2009%2F06%2F15%2Fmccain-reminds-us-of-bullet-it-dodged-in-november%2F&feature=player_embedded] And naturally the cries of “weak” and “appeaser” in reference to President Obama and his non-interventionist policy are also being heard. Mitt Romney saying: “It’s very clear that the president’s policies of going...

A recurring theme among the detractors of President Obama has been his reliance on a teleprompter. Anyone who spends time on the internet has seen it on an almost daily basis. In the minds of some this apparently is an indicator of a lack of intelligence, as ridiculous as that is when speaking about a Harvard graduate, editor of The Law Review, and author of 2 books. One of the bloggers on the far-right, John...

Something that was kind of overlooked in the aftermath of the presidential election were remarks made by Senator John Kyl, Republican from Arizona and the second highest ranking Republican in the United States Senate. His words say a lot about the GOP strategy going forward, and here’s a clue: It ain’t bi-partisanship. Kyl said this to the Federalist Society on November 8, four days after the election: "Jon Kyl, the second-ranking Republican in the U.S....

There was much written and said during the recent presidential campaign about the supposed “mystery” surrounding now President-elect Barack Obama. Senator McCain and Governor Palin, along with the Republican Party spokespersons and their allies on talk-radio, often raised the question, “Who is the real Barack Obama?” Their contention was that his thin record as a United States Senator gave us no clue as to what kind of president he might be or how he might...