The Bury the Evidence of War Crimes Act passed the Senate this week with the strong support of Democrats and only three votes in opposition: the reliable Russ Feingold, the insert adjective here Bernie Sanders, and Oklahoma Republican Tom Coburn, whose vote probably had to do with objections to the underlying appropriations bill. Progressive websites that led the charge against Bush-era warlordism are leading the charge against the law to ensure that President Obama vetoes it when it reaches his de- Well, okay, so no they aren't. Curiously, they don't seem to be mentioning it at all. Cheneyism minus Cheney, wrapped in a hopey-changey package, turn out to be just fine. The Huffington Post, Talking Points Memo, Eschaton... You can feel the palpable not care wafting through the room.
If I didn't know better, I would almost think that politics is mostly a form of public theater that has to do with personality branding and communities of identity, and has no underlying substance. The national security state governs without regard to the face on the wall.
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On the other hand, there's this important report.
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Digby has been talking about it and a few others but the silence from a number of usually reliable sites has been very discouraging.
Obligatory mention of Glenn Greenwald, here. I found out about the bill from his blog, which tends to be more informative than any three newspapers put together.
Avedon Carol has been calling bullshit since the primaries on some of this.
I don't entirely agree: I think Obama's been left a gordian knot, but lacks the Alexandrian vision.
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