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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
I've been frustrated by the rush in some quarters to criticize every Obama pick (and even some picks that were only rumored). But I completely agree that it works both ways. I can look at these picks and say, at most, that they appear to be competent individuals who could be effective at carrying out Obama's agenda. But until we see what that agenda is, the best one can be is cautiously optimistic. And while I am more than cautiously optimistic that the Obama administration will be a vast improvement over Bush, it is still far too early to declare that a New Day has dawned in any fundamental way.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
219 Democrats and one Republican join in favor of the legislation, which passed by a narrow margin
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
Salon headlines in your mailbox
