We're talking about the interrogation and rendition programs. Every case is going to involve the CIA. Every single one. NSA does signal intelligence, CIA does human intelligence, every case where a suspected terrorist is abducted or interrogated is going to involve the CIA.

RI - In camera, or in chambers review by a judge, can be kept secret. The point is that none of this is secret as it is. It will not expose CIA sources or methods, unless you count methods of torture. "Sources and methods" essentially means that the way the CIA gets information could be compromised by revealing it publicly -- not applicable to torture. The extent of the detainees' hideous treatment will not compromise our intelligence-gathering capabilites, it will not "out" any undercover agents. It will simply make us look bad. And the ironic thing is, we already look bad because everybody already knows. We just don't have the courage to put it down in the public record.

PMorlan - I've already left a message at whitehouse.gov and emailed this site to a bunch of my classmates. I'm hoping to hear that some of them have also written or called to complain.

Regarding herpes. You can try to sue for that. Some people have tried. You sort of assume the risk when you sleep with somebody. I find this news story more hilarious than Christian Bale last week, to be honest. I'm not saying its not a tragedy or anything, just strangely hilarious. Its probably the coverage and people's opinions on the subject, rather than the alleged domestic violence itself, that makes it funny.

He is my favorite comedian but he is not at all strange. He's a lot like Steven Wright. You talk about him like nobody's ever done a similar act. He just does Wright's shtick while playing three instruments at a time. Its like "this is too easy, I should be playing music while I do it."

The funny thing is, I heard Rush declare his love for that very detective series on his show about a decade ago. I bet he would love to star in movies based on it. If the guy can act I might even consider watching one.

On another topic, do you need anger to get out of bed in the morning, Elephantman? Keillor does the gentlest ribbing I have ever seen. THIS article prompts two angry librul-bashing letters, with wonderfully illuminating rants on Rachel Maddow and NPR, and a declaration of undying lust for whats-her-face Botox lady? What did you have to do after the Colbert correspondents' dinner performance? But you are right about Rush and whats-her-face being particularly famous right now. Whats-her-face is on the lecture circuit right now.

Didn't make much of an impression. This comments section is comedy gold however. I imagine hundreds of young republicans googling Limbaugh every five minutes so they can rush to his defense / attack his opposition every time his name gets mentioned by a liberal.

Also funny: "Mark Wahlberg talks to animals." Check it out on Hulu and genuflect for our corporate overlords. Alec Baldwin is among them of course, and also an alien.

I sense a lot of division on this thread, but I think we can all agree that Twin Cinema was a tremendous album. I mean "The Bleeding Heart Show" AND "Sing Me Spanish Techno" and a host of other great songs? Album of the Year contender for sure.

Though I generally treat anything Andrew O'Hehir says with nothing but contempt, he is very much correct on Waltz with Bashir. Probably one of the most intense experiences I have had in a theater, a lesson in empathy and also technically brilliant. It is the best picture of the year, period.

Oh and in case people wanna fight about stuff, last year's best movie was indeed No Country for Old Men, and the year before was Children of Men.