If any of the 3 people who visit here can explain this in a non-right wing playbook kinda way, I'll stand corrected, but I'm having a bit of a problem understanding the problem The War Criminal & Co are having with the Geneva Conventions. Specifically, why do our interrogators need "more specific" laws in order to operate? The supposed War on Terror (WoT) doesn't explain it, because we've had these conventions for...uh...60 years or so and they've been fine for Korea, Vietnam & the Cold War crap. Now all of a sudden, they're vague? Especially when we know that torture doesn't give reliable info.

Every time the court-appointed administration makes a claim about successes in this alleged WoT, they cannot give examples or details. The same goes for when they claim that Democrats in Congress say this or that...when asked specifically who, they say...uh...I'm not sure.

For everything they pull out of their asses, I hope they have a good proctologist on hand...the only thing is, it's our tax dollars that's paying for him.

Here are a few Crooks & Liars clips to check out on this, that just doesn't make sense:

Dumb
Dumber
Uh...there's a lot of dead people who would have appreciated you having balls a while ago.

OK, after I typed all of this I noticed the comment by John Amato that said the same thing (that Article III has been fine all along), but honestly I did think it before I saw it...so it's a "great minds think alike" kinda thing.

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A couple of other short political thingies:

I point out when a Dem does something good as well. It just doesn't happen that often. What Senator Landrieu says here is what Dems should be shouting from the mountain tops!

Former Texas Governor, Ann Richards died. I have to admit, I didn't know a lot about her. But now that she's dead, everyone wants to talk about her and I have to admit, this chick could give a speech. You gotta check out this one about Airport Security. I swear to god, this is stand-up quality...good stand-up quality. The transcript is OK, but if you can, listen to it.

Project Censored is out with their Top 25 Censored Stories of 2006:
#1 Bush Administration Moves to Eliminate Open Government
#2 Media Coverage Fails on Iraq: Fallujah and the Civilian Death
#3 Another Year of Distorted Election Coverage
#4 Surveillance Society Quietly Moves In
#5 U.S. Uses Tsunami to Military Advantage in Southeast Asia
#6 The Real Oil for Food Scam
#7 Journalists Face Unprecedented Dangers to Life and Livelihood
#8 Iraqi Farmers Threatened By Bremer’s Mandates
#9 Iran’s New Oil Trade System Challenges U.S. Currency
#10 Mountaintop Removal Threatens Ecosystem and Economy
#11 Universal Mental Screening Program Usurps Parental Rights
#12 Military in Iraq Contracts Human Rights Violators
#13 Rich Countries Fail to Live up to Global Pledges
#14 Corporations Win Big on Tort Reform, Justice Suffers
#15 Conservative Plan to Override Academic Freedom in the Classroom
#16 U.S. Plans for Hemispheric Integration Include Canada
#17 U.S. Uses South American Military Bases to Expand Control of the Region
#18 Little Known Stock Fraud Could Weaken U.S. Economy
#19 Child Wards of the State Used in AIDS Experiments
#20 American Indians Sue for Resources; Compensation Provided to Others
#21 New Immigration Plan Favors Business Over People
#22 Nanotechnology Offers Exciting Possibilities But Health Effects Need Scrutiny
#23 Plight of Palestinian Child Detainees Highlights Global Problem
#24 Ethiopian Indigenous Victims of Corporate and Government Resource Aspirations
#25 Homeland Security Was Designed to Fail

Go to the site to read the details of each.