I completely agree with this post by Atrios. The idea of a “gatekeeper” media isn’t necessarily bad, but our media gatekeepers have behaved badly of late. They’ve got nobody but themselves to blame for the public’s loss of faith and their own loss of influence. (UPDATE: On this same point, Atrios points us to James Wolcott, who nails it.)

I also like this post by Kevin Drum. The “ticking time bomb” excuse for torture is absolutely ridiculous. There is no good reason for the United States – of all nations – to sanction or condone torture.

Finally, here’s just a little ammo to use when your conservative friends claim that Congressmen and Senators had the same intelligence about Iraq as the President. They didn’t, and they still don’t, because the White House refuses to release the Presidential Daily Brief from September 21, 2001, which is purported to have claimed that Iraq had no connection with the 9/11 attacks.

Bonus Link: Kitten War makes me very, very happy.

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