The Case Against Rudy

TalkingPointsMemo has consolidated many of the arguments against Giuliani into a handy summary. Given the lack of interest in political issues on the part of the public right now, I would suggest that every progressive get up to speed on how much trouble we're in on the world scene and how much worse it could get if we let the neocons take over completely. Lots of people have a gauzy view of Rudy as a purposeful leader and don't know about his authoritarian bent. Read up and get the word out, please!

Don't torture..play chess

Frank Rich puts the whole case against our misadventure in Iraq together in a column well worth the read. If you're short on time, you can get some interesting historical anti-torture information in the last three columns. Yes, that's where the chess game turns up.

DOJ: "Nothing to see here" on Ohio voting problems

From the always informative TPM Muckraker, some comments by a former Justice Dept. official on the voting rights section's whitewash of the investigation of Ohio voting irregularities. An unusually detailed report on the end of the investigation seems custom designed to prevent future lawsuits.