Petraeus endorses Obama torture, Gitmo plans

In an appearance on Radio Free Europe on Sunday, General David Petraeus made it clear he supports President Barack Obama’s decisions to close down the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and to put an end to the use of harsh interrogation techniques: “I think, on balance, that those moves help [us],”…

Continue Reading

Obama nominates Sotomayor to SCOTUS, conservatives attack

By now I’m sure you’ve heard President Barack Obama has named federal Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace retiring Justice David Souter on the United States Supreme Court. Already some conservatives are attacking Sotomayor for being unqualified to serve on the Supreme Court, with Kevin Binversie of Lakeshore Laments…

Continue Reading