Best of the Blogs

Can't be said enough: the filibuster was invented through a stupid mistake.

Media Matters collects the lies in Karl Rove's book, beginning with his lies about war lies. What a tangled web.

Worried about torture lawyers: look at the guys who solicited the memos: The CIA's Lawyer Problem.

In search of more places to surrender: Obama, Biden cave to Netanyahu.

Who’s Running the Secret Side of the Wars?

More Shell Games: Command Structure for US Prisons and Special Operations in Afghanistan

FDL Book Salon Welcomes James Bradley, The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War

Closest thing yet to Bush on trial: the trial now underway of Canadian who tried to arrest Dubya.

Something somewhat positive out of the Justice Dept: ES&S Must Sell Assets in Diebold Merger.  Of course, these companies should not be permitted to have anything to do with our elections at all.  Here's Brad Friedman. At Velvet Revolution, we called for this result as part of our Diebold Return Our Money campaign.

California Student Uprising Highlights Need for Better Ed Funding, Student Loan Reform

More on student uprisings: http://www.democratizingeducation.org

"The Hurt Locker": When Great Art Meets Lousy Politics.

Health Care Whip Count Stands At 194-191

Why health care reform is not a "huge progressive victory".

See also: Bill Moyers' Journal. One of the last from one of the best.

Dennis Kucinich Explains Why He’s Voting Against the Senate Health Care Bill on Countdown

How to Get a State Single Payer Opt-Out as Part of Reconciliation.

Gotta Laugh Because Crying Hurts Too Much: Lynn Woolsey: Closing Barn Doors Since 1993

 And we should all join Sarah Palin in looking to Canada for a better healthcare solution:

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