"An exasperated Boehner said: 'The World Trade Center victims were victims of a terrorist act here on our shore and I think all Americans were appalled that this did in fact happen.
Well, I'm a bit appalled and exasperated (though not surprised) by this bonehead's comments. Is he hinting that Americans aren't appalled by the sight of flag-draped coffins of U.S. soldiers? Should we think, "Oh, it's just those soldiers again...they're paid so it's OK?" I am appalled by the sight of ANY flag-draped coffin. It means a human being has been killed, a family is grieving. How pathetic for the GOP to nit-pick about what caused the death. Yet how typical...
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"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
Once seen as a lunatic fringe, reactionary anti-women groups are courting respectability
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