contrapositive

They talk about sleep deprivation. I mean, on that theory, I’m getting tortured running for president of the United States. That’s plain silly. That’s silly.

Read about sleep deprivation here.

// posted by Contrapositive @ 9:31 PM |

And I've yet to see anything that would lead me to believe that Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) or Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) would be stronger general election candidates.

// posted by Contrapositive @ 9:11 PM |

She's supporting Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) in the Democratic primaries.

// posted by Contrapositive @ 10:22 PM |

America can't afford another Attorney General who isn't willing to say so.

[SEN. SHELDON] WHITEHOUSE [D-RI]: Is waterboarding constitutional?

MUKASEY: I don't know what is involved in the technique. If waterboarding is torture, torture is not constitutional.

WHITEHOUSE: "If waterboarding is constitutional" is a massive hedge.

MUKASEY: No, I said, "If it's torture." I'm sorry. I said, "If it's torture."

WHITEHOUSE: "If it's torture." That's a massive hedge. I mean, it either is or it isn't. Do you have an opinion on whether waterboarding, which is the practice of putting somebody in a reclining position, strapping them down, putting cloth over their faces, and pouring water over the cloth to simulate the feeling of drowning. Is that constitutional?

MUKASEY: If it amounts to torture, it is not constitutional.

WHITEHOUSE: I'm very disappointed in that answer--I think it is purely semantic.

MUKASEY: I’m sorry.

// posted by Contrapositive @ 9:10 PM |

Democrats should be able to get their heads around this.

If they can't, I don't see why we should support them.

// posted by Contrapositive @ 1:42 PM |

1. National polls--at this stage in the Presidential primary cycle--are virtually worthless.

2. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is leading among likely Iowa caucusgoers.

// posted by Contrapositive @ 11:41 AM |