Open Thread and Diary Rescue

(Tonight’s selections are brought to you courtesy of the Rescue Rangers. SusanG)

December 20 is day for taking a stand and letting history judge if it was the right or wrong position – previous todays have witnessed South Carolina seceding from the Union (1860); George XLI shocking and awing Panama (1989; and Elvis Presley getting drafted (1957).

Tonight’s rescue Rangers are Avila, grog, hhex65, jennyjem, TruthOfAngels, vcmvo2, and Wes Opinion, with Unitary Moonbat shuffling the scrolls

The Progress of the Inquisition and Related Affairs

• xxdr zombiexx informs us that spy satellites are the new telecom companies where spying on Americans is concerned in FISA, SCHMISA: DHS Eye in the Sky ready to spy on Americans. (jennyjem)
• markthshark reports that constitutional and criminal law expert, Jonathan Turley, believes that Bush and his inner circle have broken more than one law as regards torture inSix Degrees of CIA Torture. (vcmvo2)
• In From One War Zone To Another Forgiven relates the story of a mother who contrived to send her son to Liberia so that he might escape the mean streets of Staten Island. (hhex65)
• Gary Norton explains how Bush’s plan to politicize the Judge Advocate General Corps (JAG) went down to defeat in Bushco Retreats on Politicizing Military Lawyers. (vcmvo2)

Sausage-Making

• crystalboy gives us a unique perspective on the possible strategy behind Harry Reid’s actions as House Majority Leader in Politics and the Art of Blood Sports. (Wes Opinion)
• snackdoodle asks the rhetorical question How can we demand courage from our leaders when we have so little? Perhaps we need a little more introspection like this when asking ourselves why we vote the way we do. (grog)
• gjohnsit reports on the fiscal irresponsibility of this administration in How Bush Hides the Budget Deficit. (vcmvo2)
• elishastephens has a graphic description of an American news anchor denied a cure for a disfiguring medical condition, which renders him One more victim of the U.S. blockade of Cuba. (Avila)

From the History and Culture Desk

• deepfish asks the musical question: what if Sacajawea had lived to be 200?– and then provides the answer with a French-Celt hymn in Why Today Blows Dead Bears, YuleTide Edition. (hhex65)
• badger introduces us to James Watt, the man who would be a major influence on Thomas Jefferson in Small World. (vcmvo2)
• scoutbanana explores the Rastafarian movement, countering cultural bias and finding merriment and “one love” in Ghana despite rastafarian confusion. (Avila)

carolita has Top Comments 12-20-07 – Festivus Edition.

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