Making it up as you go along

Posted by Synfinatic on May 22, 2009 at 4:55 pm in Politics.

The Rule of Law that is.


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What a mess

Posted by Synfinatic on April 22, 2009 at 2:54 pm in FBI/CIA/NSA, The Law.

This week has just been a political mess here in the US. Between Obama wanting to give immunity to people who tortured, many in gov’t complaining that the details about US torture has been released and the whole NSA spying on Rep. Jane Harmon, it’s just one disaster after another.

Here’s some highlights though:

How the news media is ignoring a Pulitzer Prize winning author because he exposes the news media’s culpability in marketing the war on Iraq.

Rep. Jane Harmon’s outrage on being legally wiretapped by the NSA after being a long time supporter of warrant-less wiretapping on Americans.

Jon Stewart on how Karl Rove/etc are complaining that the Obama administration has released details on US torture- after they …


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Joe Biden for VP

Posted by Synfinatic on August 24, 2008 at 9:31 am in Politics.

So as you’ve no doubt heard by now, Obama selected Joe Biden for his running-mate. Frankly, I think Obama could of done a lost worse (Clinton for example).


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Obama’s 180

Posted by Synfinatic on July 16, 2008 at 8:36 am in Politics, The Law.

Illegal Wiretaps: Change We Can Believe In


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Obama: Bad law is good enough

Posted by Synfinatic on June 21, 2008 at 3:20 pm in FBI/CIA/NSA, Politics.

This is a pretty disappointing speech given by Obama on the recent bill in the House which effectively grants immunity to TelCo’s who helped the Bush administration illegally spy on Americans.
UT Documents: Statement of Barack Obama supporting Hoyer FISA bill

Note to Obama: I fail to see how change happens by capitulating to the Bush administration.


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