“Yes, I would vote to repeal the U.S. Patriot Act, although I would consider replacing that shoddy and dangerous law with a new, carefully crafted proposal that addressed in a much more limited fashion the legitimate needs of law enforcement in combating terrorism (for example, permitting a warrant for the interception of cell phone calls, … Read more
Well, you may have heard by now that Speakeress of the House Nancy Pelosi has called the CIA a bunch of liars concerning what she knew about waterboarding when. Here is an excellent column on the facts of the whole thing, as well as some good political analysis. In other happenings, Pelosi’s incompetent bitch assistant … Read more
Atlantis will retrieve the Hubble Space Telescope today to attempt a series of repairs that were never intended to be performed in orbit. We’re talking fasteners, circuit boards, wiring harnesses, that kind of thing—stuff that’s a lot less complicated in a dedicated assembly facility on Earth than it is 350 miles above it. That orbit … Read more