I'm trying figure out why the Obama people would work so hard to keep the truth hidden here, and I'm fairly sure it isn't an aversion to the details of gory torture, or that this episode would puncture American exceptionalism pretty well.

It would "harm" and "deflate" the CIA and other intelligence agencies if the truth were plain. I disagree, but they howl with objection, so Obama folds.

The Iraq war grinds on, and I am not sure it is over until we get out. We have yet to do so. AfPak is a nightmare that will go on for decades. We have a massive military-industrial complex.

Obama always bows and scrapes before all of it. People starve in the streets but $60 billion goes to Iraq this year, it simply must be so.

I never heard in the campaign how Obama would be such a diligent Defense/Intelligence kiss-ass. How is that important for the country? It isn't, of course. It means our Brave New Warrior of Hope tried to make as few enemies as possible. Again.

Over and over we see this, as little change as possible. Heh, you think healthcare is daring change? Right.

We fought for a lot better than this, fought real hard, and I am down. Democrats, my people, are terrible harmful chumps. I doubt we make it to three hundred years as a country.

Hope all is well, you looked very good in a recent image I saw of you with Pam Spaulding.

Just to be clear, Obama is doing all right in a number of areas. Bus as always he's cautious to a fault and much more seeking of compromise.

He's convinced that Americans want to see him cordially producing and working with Republicans. It will never happen, and he's always been flat-out wrong about this.

So nothing will be done so we can get along, while the Party and the country get rolled again for it.

Karl Rive would never, ever pass up an opportunity like this, of course not. Of course it's ugly and makes the opposition shamefully crippled to the shame of the entire country. He'd love to take those downsides to see Democrats so weakened.

Yet we refuse to swim in that sea of reality. We writhe with the shame of weak weenies and the country is horribly failed in duty. I'll take the ugly knifing with the blood on the floor every time to not go through that. I grew up some time ago, President Obama.

President Obama says CIA people with no brains, ethics or even the most basic grasp of the law and history get to skate. That's it.

What about Yoo and all the rest? Nothing. It's just left out there as some vapor of an idea, and of course the bloggers pick it up but that will be all, the President already framed the lawyers out.

The answer is that nothing will be done. We just got it.

To really boil it down, Obama and Democrats are political wussies, if they know what fighting is they're horrified by it. Obtaining convictions against Republicans who play by no rules and an enabling media is easily possible but very ugly. Democrats can't even play patty-cake, let alone pick up knife.

Wussies have been know to lean fighting very well with the right leadership. Oy.

Just sayin'.

Morning brother--

I was thinking of you and this very topic last night, for Sunday I went after Chis Von Hollen for stating we little folks understood that any issue Congress was too lazy and obdurate to address would of course be "triaged."

I'm ignored at Daily Kos for it, I wouldn't say shunned, but the level of implacable silence to even complete Democrat fuckups like Reid and Feinstein feels like shunning.

CVH is a darling of the fresh elements of the Democratic Party, but when the fuck all did this little hoser decide what the people understand? Denial, that's all I got. Maybe I'm a lousy writer, I don't know, but I notice I always get a much greater response at the Big Orange of Denial when I don't criticize the slimy lizards in our beloved great Party.

I met you first time in a Kos thread, Glenn, I haven't forgotten, I asked if you were a lawyer or a reporter, and got steered back to you old blog. Go ahead and cross-post there, see what happens.

They can't ignore the great Glennzilla, can they? Let's find out if The Big Orange can take this. Why not, what could it harm?

In many ways they suck, please excuse me. George Bush was a cheerleader, not I.

Attacking McCain is something I can do very well, but putting up with wussies won't settle well in my pysche. It's not me you need to tell to fight, it's those squeebie god damn Democrats.

The party and our leaders ask for much. I haven't forgotten any of the last seven year, none of it, bitchez.

It was classy, she sent 'em to Walter Reid.

Okay, let's reward some good behavior. I have not the faintest clue as how to do that, but I'll try to think of something.

It did take too long, I will say that. One has to bitch about the Democrats still, have we forgotten?

Oh well, sorry, thanks guys. Yeah.

This next election could give them that, if they reached for it.

Watch, they'll get all tough with the next Democratic President, 60 votes be damned.

Oh well. We do the best we can.

Please stay well.

In the swirl of America, what are the number of people who read Glenn today? Jane Hamsher? Digby? How many know the story tonight?

Maybe a million, and many of those will forget soon. There are 340 million Americans, and this creature is sure he can ignore the netroots. They own the media, we are still very few, and obviously Time, Inc, doesn't think we represent a damn thing.

Ha. See you around, guys. We'll be back.