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Was Hillary’s gender really the cause for her downfall?

By repptide | Related entries in Elections, Ethics, Gender, General Politics, Hillary

Over at repptide, we’ve been taking the pulse of public opinion on a number of political issues.
So when Hillary Clinton started making claims that it was sexism that was to blame for her campaign’s second-place showing, we wanted to see if she was right or if there were other factors that could have explained her [...]

May 23rd, 2008 | Permalink| 4 Comments »

Thoroughdead

By donar | Related entries in Animals, Ethics, Political Graffiti, Sports

May 16th, 2008 | Permalink| No Comments »

The Yoo Torture Memo

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 9/11, Bad Decisions, Bush, Cheney, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Ethics, Foreign Policy, Guantanamo Bay, Iraq, Islam, Law, Military, Terrorism, The War On Terrorism, The World, Torture, War

All 70+ pages of it.
Here’s the gist…
In the March 14, 2003 memo, Yoo says the Constitution was not in play with regard to the interrogations because the Fifth Amendment (which provides for due process of law) and the Eighth Amendment (which prevents the government from employing cruel and usual punishment) does “not extend to alien [...]

April 1st, 2008 | Permalink| No Comments »

Errol Morris’ Standard Operating Procedure

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Bush, Cheney, Ethics, Iraq, Military, The Politics Of Film, The War On Terrorism, The World, Torture, Transparency, Video, War

The award winning documentarian trains his patented eye on the events that happened at Abu Ghraib prison in a film coming out on April 25.
From watching the following clips, as well as Frontline’s searing Bush’s War, a pretty clear picture emerges and makes it incredibly difficult for the Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld to put [...]

March 31st, 2008 | Permalink| No Comments »

Ethics Reform Bill Passes, Bi-Partisan Fears Emerge

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Democrats, Ethics, Legislation, Republicans

Here’s what the bill will do…
The outside panel, which will have six members (3 GOPers, 3 Dems), won’t have subpoena power. And it will simply forward recommendations to the actual House ethics committee for further action after investigating. That’s why some critics like CREW’s Melanie Sloan call it a “paper tiger.” Other good government types [...]

March 12th, 2008 | Permalink| 2 Comments »