Obama caught between rock and a hard place on ‘torture.’

    Rep Peter Hoekstra of Michigan would like to remind people in general – and the White House in particular – that the events of the last eight years didn’t actually occur in a vacuum: Congress Knew About the Interrogations Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair got it right last week when he noted how easy it is to condemn the enhanced interrogation program “on a | Read More »

    Dennis Blair does not learn his lesson on Chas Freeman.

    Glenn Reynolds reminds me of something I saw a few days ago, but forgot about.  I just wanted to note that while I’m flattered that DNI Dennis Blair thinks that we in the blogosphere are powerful enough – or notorious enough – to blame for the way that Chas Freeman got steamrollered: On the Charles – on the Chas Freeman appointment, I am happy to | Read More »