I know, I know. But it was fun watching those games. The rest isn't.

The US being in AIPAC's pocket is only one thing among too many that is disheartening and sickening. The list is seemingly endless. I can't watch those Sunday morning bullshit sessions anymore, because it's too bizarre, jarring, surrealistic. Especially when Joe Lieberman comes on.

Now yesterday on the Fox channel (!!!) was pure, refreshing entertainment. First the Eagles vs. the Giants. Then the Vikings against the Packers. And finally, the Yankees vs. the Phillies. Here, as far as I can discern, is where the playing field is level, the rules are scrupulously enforced, and the best team wins.

Only there in sports is sanity, fair play. Everywhere else? Forget about it.

Hell, a cigar and a piece of ass would kill that phoney.

But no matter who we elect, the pervasive secrecy, essentially authoritarian character of the Executive, and rapid erosion of core liberties will continue as long as we remain committed to what Wills calls 'the empire created by the National Security State.'

And precisely how will it be possible for us to get OUT of this commitment?

This likely is the most depressing post you've written to date, sir.

The last word in your update, transparency, is misspelled. A very minor thing, but I wouldn't want you to be exposed to ANY unnecessary flak from the trolls.

The show goes on. And on. Sickening.

I remember how it felt working on Obama's campaign. All that hope, all those promises. Now? Like one liberal guest on a talk show said not too long ago, "We may be witnessing the most colossal bait and switch in American history."

I helped Obama's campaign, and gradually I'm seeing the truth of what Turley said on the Rachel show...this is the most colossal bait and switch in American history.

I had to campaign for Obama because I couldn't imagine the Republicans continuing their criminal behavior. But here we are, exactly where we were before the election.

It's beyond sickening.

Turley suggested that maybe Obama is merely hoping that his attempt to suppress the torture photos will provoke an outrage that will give him political cover to begin investigations and prosecutions.

I used to think that was the case (multiple-dimensional chess!), or I should say that I really HOPED that was the case. But no more.

On Hardball right after the release of the torture memos, Tweety had the bug exterminator Tom Delay on his show and they spent a lot of time talking about Texas and its governor's "standing up for the state's soverignity." Torture memos? What torture memos?

Anyway, KO on Countown finally got to the lead story of the day, and I absolutely loved his saying that Obama was "dead wrong" in deciding that no prosecutions would be sought for the CIA operatives who tortured with the phoney legal cover of the DOJ.

The best part was that Keith didn't go overboard with near-hysteria, it was a slow, careful and measured editorial statement.

Seems to me that a lot of progress is being made overall. Yesterday we faced the grim possibility that the memos would be so heavily redacted that they'd be worthless. Today, they're now out there for all to see.

This isn't over. At least I hope not.

Come to daddy, sweetheart.

I share the outrage at what can only be called Obama's betrayal of the people who elected him, and most especially those of us who worked on his campaign.

But this isn't the end of the governmental secrecy thing, or the torture thing, etc. Just the beginning. Pressure will increase here and abroad, and eventually Obama will be literally forced to honor his campaign promises.

Wishful thinking, probably. But I'm by nature an optimist.

Perhaps the most banal, useless and meaningless phrase that nevertheless is a favorite of intellectuals is: "among other things." Oh, it seems to convey a certain elan and sophistication when it's inserted into a sentence, but it says and means absolutely nothing. I'd say, Glenn, you'd be the last guy on earth to ever take up such a thing.

Glenn writes:

UPDATE II: Rather oddly, the NYT article I quoted above, by David Herzsenhorn, has been moved on the NYT site and is now at this link (see here). Most importantly, it has been re-written to reflect that fact that it was not Dodd who inserted the exception for past contracts:

"Importantly" means "in an important manner." The correct form is: "Most important, it has been rewritten..."

"Importantly" means "in an important manner." Thus, the phrase "most important" should replace your frequent "most importantly."

I was looking for comic relief, actually. It's hard not to think that the entire world is on the brink of a big-time disaster. Each day, it seems, things get worse.

Come to daddy, sweetheart. I need a diversion from all this 9/11 BS.

All this brings me acute disappointment and a sense of being cheated. After all, I was an Obama volunteer, and was joyful when "we" won the election.

Cheated like how my Epson printer runs out of expensive color ink cartridges without my having used the damned thing to print photos. And you can't continue to use the printer for black and white text, you have to replace the empty color cartridge.

Seems like getting cheated is part of being American.

To me this guy embodies what's been wrong with this country for the past eight years. And it continues to be wrong because Rove, like Bush, Cheney and the rest of them, walked away with smirks on their faces. They knew they were untouchable, beyond the law, beyond morality itself. But then wait. There was Nancy on Rachel's show actually talking about holding these people to account. Dare we hope that justice will finally be served?