Quoted: In a strong pushback against claims made by former Vice President Dick Cheney, Sen. John McCain insisted on Sunday that the use of torture on terrorism suspects violated international law, didn't work, and actually helped al Qaeda recruit additional members. "I think the interrogations were in violation of the Geneva Conventions and the convention against torture that we ratified under President Reagan," said the Arizona Republican.

dobbs, what the heck?

Quoted: When America is finally ready to reckon with the phenomenon that was Sarah Palin, I suspect we will discover that whatever she represents actually had less to do with her gender, class, or ideology than we now believe. It's easy to look at the soon-to-be-f

Quoted: What she did was she created a Gordian knot and then handed it off to someone else,"

Quoted: Senator John McCain welcomed the decision to oppose the release of photographs documenting prisoner abuse.

hm...

Quoted: In the stimulus battle — just as in the presidential campaign — Barack Obama has once again outwitted the punditocracy and the opposition.

Quoted: Now that the defeated Republicans Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin have gone their separated ways, the knives are out and Palin is criticized for spending more than $150,000 on clothes, not knowing Africa was a continent, and wanting to make her own concession speech. Lawyers for the Republican National Committee are going to Alaska to audit the clothing purchases.