Yglesias Award Nominee

"I’ve been an Obama skeptic, but I have to say at the end of his event in Iowa I attended Saturday night, I got out of my chair in the back and stood up and craned my neck to get a good look at him as he finished his speech. He’s an electrifying performer and there was a sense in the room that maybe, just maybe you were witnessing the beginning of something historic," – Rich Lowry, NRO.

Quote For The Day

"You discussed [in a briefing the previous week] the fact that there is videotape of Abu Zubaydah following his capture that will be destroyed after the Inspector General finishes his inquiry. I would urge the Agency to reconsider that plan. Even if the videotape does not constitute an official record that must be preserved under the law, the videotape would be the best proof that the written record is accurate, if such record is called into question in the future. The fact of destruction would reflect badly on the Agency," – representative Jane Harman, February 10, 2003.