The Commander-in-Chief Threshold

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Sunday March 30, 2008 · 8:36 PM PDT

2008/03/30 · 20:36

After Hillary Clinton's claim earlier this month that only she and John McCain have "crossed the commander-in-chief threshold," there's been a fair amount of discussion over what exactly that threshold is. I've been thinking about it, and I think I've come up with a simple solution:

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Wednesday March 26, 2008 · 10:36 AM PDT

2008/03/26 · 10:36

According to a new Gallup poll, the probable winner of the Democratic presidential primary is John McCain.

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Monday March 24, 2008 · 2:00 PM PDT

2008/03/24 · 14:00

Last week, government contractors broke into the presidential candidates' passport records. Before that, Social Security numbers of visitors to federal nuclear weapons labswere stolen. A year and a half ago, the VA lost insurance data on millions of veterans and active service members. You would think that after so many incidents, the government would get better at securing personal information, right?

Wrong. They did it again.

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Sunday March 23, 2008 · 10:47 AM PDT

2008/03/23 · 10:47

The U.S. Air Force is redefining alternative energy. In an attempt to wean itself off of foreign oil, the Air Force wants the next generation of jets to run off of synthetic fuel derived from liquid coal.

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Saturday March 22, 2008 · 5:42 PM PDT

2008/03/22 · 17:42

Separation of church and state? What's that?

[Pachino] Hill, 29, of Davenport was sentenced Wednesday by Scott County Associate Judge Christine Dalton to a counseling program offered by Third Missionary Baptist Church. She also ordered him to attend church there eight consecutive Sundays, to pay a fine and be on probation for one year.
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Prosecutor Marc Gellerman did not object to the counseling program [suggested by Hill's attorney] but did request that Hill attend church services.

"I would think that listening to Rev. Kirk every Sunday would be very beneficial for Mr. Hill," Gellerman said, adding that Hill reaching out to Kirk "says a lot."

If Hill skips out on one of Rev. Kirk's court-ordered sermon, he'll end up in jail for two years.

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Tuesday March 18, 2008 · 8:59 AM PDT

2008/03/18 · 08:59

(Warning! The following diary isn't about Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton. It isn't about the Democratic party. It isn't even about the United States. But as progressives, we should feel obligated to stamp out human rights abuses no matter where they are.)

Huh?

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Monday March 17, 2008 · 10:30 AM PDT

2008/03/17 · 10:30

The five year American occupation of Iraq has been a glorious success... according to Dick Cheney.

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday declared the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq a "successful endeavor", pointing to security and political progress on a visit ahead of the fifth anniversary of the war.<span id="midArticle_1"></span>

"If you look back on those five years it has been a difficult, challenging but nonetheless successful endeavor ... and it has been well worth the effort," he told a news conference in Baghdad after meeting Iraqi leaders.

Oh really? Let's take a look at some recent developments in our "successful endeavor," shall we?

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Thursday February 28, 2008 · 9:05 AM PST

2008/02/28 · 09:05

At Tuesday's debate, Hillary Clinton attacked Barack Obama over anti-Semitic comments made by Obama supporter Louis Farrakhan--comments which Obama has repeatedly repudiated. Of course, Obama's denouncing of Farrakhan wasn't nearly strong enough for Clinton.

"There's a difference between denouncing and rejecting," Clinton said. "And I think when it comes to this sort of, you know, inflammatory — I have no doubt that everything that Barack just said is absolutely sincere. But I just think, we've got to be even stronger. We cannot let anyone in any way say these things because of the implications that they have, which can be so far reaching."

So Obama said fine, I denounce and reject. Rather than have the debate focus on the issues, Hillary Clinton took the opportunity to snipe at Obama using ridiculous political talking points.

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Tuesday February 26, 2008 · 9:27 AM PST

2008/02/26 · 09:27

It's true! Practically every real American with a microphone agrees that Barack Obama hates America--there's Fox and Friends' Steve Doocy, hate radio host Mark Williams, Swift Boat consultant Keith Appell, and Roger Stone, founder of a group called C.U.N.T. whose purpose is to "Educate the Public About What Hillary Clinton Really Is" (hint: he thinks she's a cunt).

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Sunday February 24, 2008 · 10:19 AM PST

2008/02/24 · 10:19

As you've probably heard, thanks to Congressional Democrats unrelenting insistence on protecting the American people and President Bush's unrelenting insistence on protecting American telecommunications corporations, the Protect America Act has expired. This, we have been constantly reminded, puts America at risk since we can't collect intelligence information unless the telcos know they can't be held responsible for breaking the law.

But fear not, Americans, because our patriotic corporations have decided that, despite their "understandable misgivings," they are going to continue spying on you while this whole immunity thing gets worked out:

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Tuesday February 19, 2008 · 8:26 AM PST

2008/02/19 · 08:26

Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will speak at Washington University today, February 19, at 6:00pm. He is being paid $30,000 out of the undergraduate student activities fee.

Washington University students and members of the St. Louis Community will rally today to peacefullly protest against Gonzales for his role in legalizing torture, minimizing the importance of habeas corpus, obstructing government transparency, and many other reasons.

Kossacks in the St. Louis community are invited to join the protest. Details after the jump.

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Sunday February 17, 2008 · 9:31 AM PST

2008/02/17 · 09:31

Republicans have made some pretty ridiculous comments about waterboarding. Attorney General Mukasey and Director of National Intelligence McConnell have both said that waterboarding would be torture if it were done to them. Mukasey also won't say whether waterboarding is illegal and wouldn't prosecute anyone who did it even if it was. Missouri's own Sen. Kit Bond compared waterboarding to swimming lessons, and right-wing war hawk Bill Kristol is "ambivalent on torture." Today, though, presidential candidate Mike Huckabee takes the cake:

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