Day: January 13, 2008

The idea that human freedom is just the ability or good fortune to be free from harm, or free from the more blatant abuses the strong may perform upon the weak, is pernicious and absurd. It is an idea of freedom contrived for the weak or the unfree by those who wish to abuse them, intended to make them feel content with the little piece that they have — e.g. their own ‘backyard’. Witness the arguments that say ‘you can do whatever you want in your own backyard’.

Hillary Clinton’s campaign has drawn fire for statements she or her surrogates have made that have been poorly received by african american voters. Her comment regarding Lyndon Johnson and MLK seems to have drawn the most ire, suggesting that it was Johnson’s presidential powers rather than the commitment and life risking political resistance of MLK and the movement that brought about the passage of the Civil Rights Act. Sen. Clinton is accusing the Obama camp of stirring the pot. Sen. Obama has called her remarks ill-advised, an accurate comment to say the least.

An FBI agent may bring down the wrath of fellow agents and his bosses by going public about the bureau’s failings when it comes to fighting terrorism.

The nation’s top spy chief says, yes, waterboarding is torture.

Some might say this is not really news.

Some think he is the real thing. Others don’t.

The jury is still out on Mike Huckabee.

Looks like some of the walls that surround the White House are starting to crumble.

Not by any action of the Bush Administration, mind you, but through the actions of activists and even Congress.

I just discovered that Capitol Hill Blue now allows users to have their own blogs.

Now I just need to find some political news to write about.