Glenn writes:

there are also potential sources of tension. As a practitioner of what he calls "accountability journalism" -- "explaining how Washington works; pulling no punches" -- Froomkin has been a vehement critic of the Obama administration for the last several months, while The Huffington Post frequently trumpeted (some might say "cheerleading") the Obama campaign and even his presidency (though it has become mildly more critical of Obama in recent months; its screaming, red headline today: "White House May Cave on Public Option"). Will Froomkin's harsh criticisms of Obama alienate an Obama-loving HuffPost readership?

Certainly there has been a degree of uncritical Obama worship at HuffPo, as we've seen at other sites like DKos, so it is all the more important that we have Froomkin's voice in that milieu. It is the people who think that Obama is the messiah that need to be exposed to rational and relentless critiques of his many Bushlike behaviors. His base must voice their strong objections to his actions, or he will continue to blithely ignore them.

Anonymust, thanks for the tip. I think I will use that email feature. Like others here, I don't like HuffPo's design at all. And it is very slow loading on my older laptop.

omooex, I can view the IP and email address, so I am just going to assume the writer was having a bad day and let's forget about it, OK?

Good post, thanks for the linky. I have been lobbing doggie kibble bombs at my tv lately because of the excessive air time given--on shows where I expect to hear about politics--to that sad, self-loathing singer.

Cocktail hag

Froomkin's neatly wiped the WaPoo off his shoe

Heh heh, I like that. :)

Let's hope that HuffPo never turns into HuffPoo.

But there is great reason for hope. Although Dan Froomkin is going to focus on Washington, he was among the crew that put together the Washington Post online site, which for a couple of years was the best of the online newspaper sites in terms of layout, clarity, and editorial choices. So if any of that rubs off at HuffPo, the site may become something quite special.

Oh please, please, please, please, please let it be so. I do a lot of reading online, but rapidly lose patience trying to get around at that site, so I probably miss a lot of good stuff that would interest me. And their letter section is internet hell. I never venture those wretchedly arranged scribblings any more.

Considering FISA, it was a con from the get-go.

And here's our Emperor. at sig.

Further, though, I dare anyone to give me a single example of a political figure in Washington who sees their job as entailing the obligation "to suffer on behalf of my people". Inside the Beltway, the only objective is to enrich oneself as much as possible in both cash and power while ensuring re-election.

You bring tears to my eyes. Well said.

Don't let the jackasses get you down.

Btw, I have been through a trauma myself and have abandoned all hope for the future of this nation: I was subjected to a program called Bridezillas. I implore you, every one of you, do not watch this show. I still quiver in horror.

Ah, but those prisoners, mere plebes, do not have the mystical, unfathomable, cryptic, and tenebrous powers of those veritable demigods, the Terrorists.

To merely gesture by tapping your fist against another's--an action known as the Terrorist Fist Jab--is enough to send a sickening chill down the spine of any U.S. citizen. That is the kind of power these demonic Terrorists wield.

Just received the email:

Today -- in a Guantánamo detainee case the ACLU has pursued for several years -- a federal judge ordered one of the deepest injustices at that infamous detention facility brought to an end.

U.S. District Judge Ellen Huvelle gave the Justice Department until August 21 to release Mohammed Jawad from Guantánamo and transfer him to the custody of the Afghan government, which has indicated that it is prepared to receive Jawad immediately and unconditionally.

Judge Huvelle made clear that Mr. Jawad has been illegally detained, and the government has no credible evidence to continue holding him. We are pleased that the Justice Department has expressed a commitment to getting him home so that this nightmare of abuse and injustice can finally come to an end.

In its last term, the Supreme Court ruled that Guantánamo detainees have a constitutional right to habeas corpus. And now, by representing Mr. Jawad in his habeas case, the ACLU has helped end his lawless detention.

and have a bouncy bouncy Limbaugh image at the bottom of your articles!

At least, don't let up on that bastard. He is the number one exemplar of the idiocracy.

Yes, indeed, the Truth may need affirmative action.

Just plain stupid on their part. Once the cat was out of the bag, their efforts at backtracking and covering up just made them look even worse.

a exceptional variation.

Saw Scahill on Olbermann last night and on Maher recently. That's one truly outstanding journalist.

was when Keith Olbermann kept calling her Orly Taint on his show the other night, until a comedian corrected him!

Maybe Salon should have a contest for the best Obama birth certificate, and publish them. But don't limit it to Kenya, or even the planet Earth.

It would amuse me and my Trekkie friends greatly if the birfers claimed that Obama was a Klingon from Uranus.

Because, as everyone knows, the Klingons are not from anywhere near the area of Uranus.