Bush is willing to Veto the appropriations bill if the military agrees to follow its own rules about treatment of prisoners. Apparently Bush feels the retaining the executive office’s authority to torture is more important than paying the troops. Hilzoy writes about it eloquently (as ever), at Obsidian Wings.
About the Plame thing. Hilzoy quotes James Marcinkowski, ex-CIA, in her current Plame post:
“The exposure of Valerie Plame by anyone in the White House is the same as a local police chief announcing to the media the identity of his undercover officers.
Plus some good non-Hilzoy posts…
More than Abortion: Choice, Privacy, and Criminalization (from Amanda at Pandagon)
Dear Democrats Amanda writes about Roberts. Also, JR’s comment (about #7) is also a solid prediction.
Why I’m a pro-choice male by Jesse of Pandagon
Breaking the Peg Bilmon writes about what China’s changes to its peg really mean.
Abortion Facts Useful and too often unknown by all participants.