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A letter.

Sunday, August 19th, 2007

Senator James Webb
United States Senate
Washington, DC
About two weeks ago, I asked what you were thinking when you voted for the FISA fixup requested by the White House at the last minute before your current recess. In your statement explaining your vote, you said:
This distinction and the threats to national security were stated clearly by Admiral […]

It has ever been thus. Just a little better covered now.

Sunday, August 19th, 2007

After the tragic deaths and injuries among the rescue workers at the Crandall Canyon mine in Utah compounded the tragedy of the six miners buried in the original mine collapse, I spent some time this weekend thinking about what I know about the coal mining industry and miners.
As the Sago mine disaster did not so […]

Good grief. You know what you did.

Sunday, August 19th, 2007

The NYTimes has a story that’s been picked up all around the blogosphere, pointing out that the changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), passed at the eleventh hour, may have given the White House more authority than those who voted for the changes thought.
Nope. Sorry. You don’t get a free pass this time. […]