A Tiny Revolution: It's repentin' time in heaven. "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither lib
June 21, 2008

A Tiny Revolution: It's repentin' time in heaven. "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin

AlterNet: Paying through the nose for gas. Oil companies, speculators and OPEC played their part, but ruinous Bush Administration policies have compounded the crisis.

Radamisto: Strict Constructionist Scalia cites "urban legend" in his dissent on Gitmo prisoners ruling. The Bush administration, realizing that federal judges will now be reviewing their "secret" evidence against detainees, have asked if they can cheat rewrite the evidence.

Talk To Action: Crackpot anti-gay sociologist finds friends in Russia

The Opinion Mill's Sunday Bookchat asks: Are we living in Nixonland or Reaganland? What is the difference between liberal books and conservative books? And what can we do about all these private militias?

Mugsy's Rap Sheet is inspired to attempt compiling a master list of McCain flip-flops and gaffes, which may require several full time employees to keep current. Readers are invited to contribute. A valuable resource for such an ambitious project would be the blogosphere's foremost authority on the fumblin', stumblin', bumblin' McCain, Jon Perr, who already has documented plenty of stupid remarks, idiotic assessments, reversals, backpedaling, chickensh*tery, dumbass predictions, the rare double flip-flop, many out-of-touch moments, and much more.

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