U.S. Approves Targeted Killing of American Cleric - NYTimes.com

U.S. Approves Targeted Killing of American Cleric - NYTimes.com

It is extremely rare, if not unprecedented, for an American to be approved for targeted killing, officials said.

Really? Are you sure?

Didn't Robert Ford collect a reward for shooting Jesse James in the back of the head?

Robert Ford, it was a fact,
shot Jesse in the back,
while Jesse hung a picture on the wall.

- The Ballad of Jesse James

Meanwhile here's the Republican criticism of Obama's move (from the same story as above):

A former senior legal official in the administration of George W. Bush said he did not know of any American who was approved for targeted killing under the former president.

WELL, WHY THE &%$#! NOT!!!

Bush was swaggering around shouting "Wanted: Dead or Alive" but not really doing anything.

At least now we have a president who's going to act more than he talks.

Ephphatha Poetry: "Imagine if the Tea Party Was Black" - Tim Wise

Ephphatha Poetry: "Imagine if the Tea Party Was Black" - Tim Wise

Imagine that hundreds of black protesters were to descend upon Washington DC and Northern Virginia, just a few miles from the Capitol and White House, armed with AK-47s, assorted handguns, and ammunition. And imagine that some of these protesters —the black protesters — spoke of the need for political revolution, and possibly even armed conflict in the event that laws they didn’t like were enforced by the government? Would these protester — these black protesters with guns — be seen as brave defenders of the Second Amendment, or would they be viewed by most whites as a danger to the republic? What if they were Arab-Americans? Because, after all, that’s what happened recently when white gun enthusiasts descended upon the nation’s capital, arms in hand, and verbally announced their readiness to make war on the country’s political leaders if the need arose

It goes on, but you get the point. Or you should.

Ron Paul: President Obama Is Not A Socialist | TPMDC

Ron Paul: President Obama Is Not A Socialist | TPMDC

"The question has been raised about whether or not our president is a socialist," Paul said. "I am sure there are some people here who believe it. But in the technical sense, in the economic definition of a what a socialist is, no, he's not a socialist."

"He's a corporatist," Paul continued. "And unfortunately we have corporatists inside the Republican party and that means you take care of corporations and corporations take over and run the country."

Finally, a sane voice in the Republican Party. Too bad they won't listen to him.

If at First You Don’t Succeed, Hope for Activist Judges

If at First You Don’t Succeed, Hope for Activist Judges

The attorneys general offer no serious rebuttal to this reality that Congress has sweeping authority to enact economic regulation, and a requirement that all Americans be insured is economic in nature. Instead, they claim that health reform is unconstitutional merely because it is unusual. In the words of Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, “at no time in our history has the government mandated its citizens buy a good or service.”

Cuccinelli is not telling the truth. President George Washington signed the Second Militia Act of 1792, which required a significant percentage of the U.S. civilian population to purchase—at their own expense—“a good musket or firelock, a sufficient bayonet and belt, two spare flints, and a knapsack” along with various other items they would need if the president ever called them up to serve in the militia. Many of the members of Congress who voted to enact this law were also members of the Philadelphia Convention that wrote the Constitution itself.