Justin Elliott at Talking Points Memo traces the development of the “Al Qaeda seven” smear against Justice Department attorneys who represented Gitmo detainees before being hired by the DOJ.
Rick Perry pardons a convicted murderer exonerated by DNA evidence — 20 years after his execution.
SCOTUS has declined to hear a challenge to DC’s same-sex marriage law.
Terre at Daily Kos reports that three more senators — Ron Wyden, Mark Udall, and Bob Casey — have signed the public option letter, bringing the total number to 33.
Bill Halter, the Democrat who announced he’s mounting a primary challenge against Arkansas’ hugely unpopular Sen. Blanche Lincoln, fully supports the public option.
Josh Marshall defines the latest addition to the Republican lexicon.
Sen. Jim Bunning flips the bird at ABC reporter Jonathan Karl (and later, at his office, a television producer) from inside his “Senators-only” elevator. Ana Marie Cox draws the obviousconclusion: “that his block on the $10 billion dollar legislation that will, among other things, extend unemployment benefits to our nation’s growing jobless, did not quite show him to be quite as big an asshole as he clearly wants to be.”
It seems that Bunning has placed a hold on all nominee confirmations in addition to blocking the unemployment, COBRA insurance, and Medicare doctor payment fix legislation.
Senate Democrats may force Bunning to stand up and filibuster. This whole thing is going to kill the Republicans — Susan Collins begged Bunning on the Senate floor today to back off.
Editorial in Lexington Herald-Leader slams Bunning for his “callous grandstanding.”
Comprehensive Bunning coverage at Memeorandum.
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