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Mukasey: U.S. Military Has Never Waterboarded

Senate gives Mukasey a pass
Watching U.S. Senators question Attorney General Michael Mukasey at the Justice Department Oversight session is infuriating. Not only does Mukasey refuse to directly answer any question, no matter how simple, the senators give him a pass. This is oversight malpractice.
When asked by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) of the […]

Florida Republican Presidential Debate Firsts 1/24/08

McCain’s Brain: “What the hell is Giuliani doing?”
Republican Alamo
So what are those wacky Republicans going to say tonight? Though the field has narrowed with the loss of former senator Fred Thompson (not such a loss, really), the drama is still high in the Republican presidential field.
Sen. John McCain continues to assert he’s […]

Political Quote of the Day 1/22/08

“I’m John Edwards and I represent the ‘grown-up wing’ in the Democratic Party.”
-John Edwards responding to the post-debate spat between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton

South Carolina Democratic Presidential Debate Firsts, 1/21/08

Sen. Clinton, Sen. Obama, and former senator John Edwards in South Carolina
Fireworks on MLK Day
It’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day ‘on’ from work to remember the man, the message, and the movement. But political wonks paying close attention to the Democratic presidential primary could easily argue that the reverend’s message […]

Canada Adds U.S.A. to Torture List

Canada to diplomats: U.S. tortures people
Truth - Another reason to move to Canada.
A training document produced by the foreign ministry openly admits the United States is a country where prisoners are at risk of torture. “The manual - part of a training course on torture awareness for diplomats - also includes Israel, […]

Nevada Democratic ‘Debate Firsts’ 1/15/08

The ‘Survivors’
Race & gender pole vault into the Democratic discourse
Live blogging of the debate.
The race has tightened to the big three: Sen. Hillary Clinton, Sen. Barack Obama, and former Sen. John Edwards. Back in Nevada, the debate is another intense sit down affair (still not sure how that’s possible). So grab a […]

R.I.P. Oval Office 2008

Thank you Daniel Owen
Today I bid a fond farewell to Oval Office 2008, a non-partisan blog of the current presidential race that helped inspire the Garling Gauge. While the Garling Gauge focuses on the offbeat, humorous, and poignant stories defining the outer edge of political theater, non-partisan blogs are playing an increasingly […]

Proposal for New Bush Coins

Bringing honesty to the U.S. Treasury
Dean Opperman of BlimpTV.net has an interesting proposal for the U.S. Treasury. With a premade advertisement for money collectors, these new coins are sure to add much needed revenue to the U.S. coffers cleaned out from the Iraq war, wasteful Department of Homeland Security, and Republican administration.

http://garlinggauge.com/videos/bushcoins.flv

New Bush Coins
If […]

Fox South Carolina Republican Debate Firsts

Personal jabs within long-winded answers keep the GOP debate interesting
I almost avoided this debate as soon as it started. Annoying America’s Got Talent type singers screeching the national anthem almost jinxed the whole damn thing.
But the campaign is growing in excitement as Ron Paul has returned to the GOP debate mix, McCain is […]

‘08 Ode to Biden & Dodd

Doyen elders keep their heads high
It’s been several days since the Iowa caucuses lead upstart senator Barack Obama to victory. Called a “Senator Killer” by Mitt Romney, Obama won decisive victories against Sen. Hillary Clinton, former Sen. John Edwards, Sen. Joe Biden, and Sen. Chris Dodd. Any one of these senators would […]