We should be on the watch for the witty amongst the wags to start talking about the five stages, like she’s currently in anger, #2, with bargaining, depression and acceptance to go.

It is beyond me why people run this sort of gauntlet and subject themselves to ritual public humiliation at the hands of mental midgets in the press.

An inquiry to those who might know (dcmediagirl, hint hint): That article carries the byline which must be somehow covered by copywright, “Associated Press Writer”. Is the AP really in on the job and using Yahoo as a screen?

If this recession gets much worse, I’ll WISH I was working for DynCorp again. They weren’t nice people, but their checks cleared on the first try.

I’m willing to ply my trade for Plumber wages, but now we’re getting to Schoolteacher scale, and it doesn’t buy much of what I like/need/use.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_campaignplus/20080227/ap_ca/on_deadline_ohio_debate

Btw, do read all of Kelly’s article — there’s much more there that I didn’t include.

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/70247/

We know from Sollock’s affidavit that Al-Ghizzawi arrived at Guantánamo HIV-free in June 2002 and we know from Al-Ghizzawi that his health started to deteriorate in 2004. Upon learning of this AIDS diagnosis, I sent an e-mail to the government attorney asking if he would confirm or deny that Al-Ghizzawi has AIDS. Instead of answering my simple question, the attorney sent this unresponsive statement:

We are not privy to the particulars of what your client may have been told by his doctor, if anything, but Guantánamo provides high-quality medical care to all detainees.
http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3540/the_hippocratic_oath_dies_in_gitmo/

Former FAA Inspector: TSA’s Enforcement of Post-9/11 Laws ‘Basically Nonexistent’ Thousands of foreign student pilots have been able to enroll and obtain pilot licenses from U.S. flight schools, despite tough laws passed in the wake of the 9/ll attacks, according to internal government documents obtained by ABC News.
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4353991&page=1

Did prosecutor get all White House mail?

Why Was All the E-Mail Missing From Cheney’s Office on Key Dates in CIA Leak Probe?

PETE YOST
AP News

Feb 27, 2008 03:33 EST

When Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald wanted to find out what was going on inside Vice President Dick Cheney’s office, the prosecutor in the CIA leak probe made a logical move. He dropped a grand jury subpoena on the White House for all the relevant e-mail.

One foul ball over the cuckoo’s nest.

Meanwhile, Clemons highlights new news from the WSJ about the resignation of the DoD counsel that enabled torture.

Architect of Bush’s Detainee
Policies to Step Down
By JESS BRAVIN
February 26, 2008; Page A13

WASHINGTON — A principal architect of the Bush administration’s detainee policies is stepping down, just as military officials gear up for the Guantanamo Bay trial of alleged planners of the Sept. 11, 2001, conspiracy.

Since becoming Defense Department general counsel in 2001, William J. Haynes pushed the Pentagon toward a near-revolution in military law, away from traditional procedures for enemy prisoners and through a series of experiments in detention, interrogation and prosecution of suspected terrorists outside the Geneva Conventions or domestic law.

http://online.wsj.com/public/article_print/SB120399246244492555-bbNzeqWUoaplc99fbbl6a6iXIhc_20090225.html

He had better lawyer up. He appears to have moved his torture chamber to greener pastures:

Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said Mr. Haynes would be taking a position as in-house counsel at a major corporation after he steps down next month. Mr. Haynes’s chief deputy, Daniel Dell’Orto, will serve as acting general counsel, Mr. Morrell said.

Blackwater or Dyncorp? Which contractor will come up with a cushy job for a kickback?

One gets the feeling he’s doing this to either avoid legislation enactments, or more likely, is bailing on a FOIA request clearance.

Count back as many days for FOIA clearance to various torture or rendition scandals. There’s your co defendant.

Meant America, sorry.

I know we’re all drowning in the narcissistic no talent spew, everything from the press, to the president, but real intellect, real talent will come through, again.

DCI through Liberty Media is cheek to jowl with Newscorp and Time Warner, the nice folks that are convincing us to runoff Obama with McCain.

Expect it to be carried on Sundance or LinkTV then maybe HBO.