Deep in my psyche, in the place that kind of misses the toothache I’ve been prodding at with my tongue, I am having a tiny little pang of missing Hillary. Not her, but hating her. Hating Hillary has been such a central political impulse for so long now — 15 years — and I have had to work so hard to keep it up as she became more appealing looking, less shrill, more human — I don’t really know what I will do with that newly freed strand of energy.
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, ok?
Economists react to the unemployment news.
Le Monde covers Huckabee:
The guitar is a fundamental element of his strategy. It permits him to reassure those who would never imagine voting for a Baptist from the Bible Belt (southern states where evangelical Protestants are very present).
A first-hand account of last night:
I was wrong. And it feels really good to be wrong. The rest is black history.
Democratic presidential hopeful and New York Senator Hillary Clinton gives an impromptu press conference at the Gala Cafe restaurant 04 January 2008 in Manchester, New Hampshire, four days the 08 January state primary. By Stan Honda/AFP/Getty.
Fallows on Clinton’s entourage last night:
And Bill Clinton!!! Who managed a wan smile but for seconds on end stood motionless, as if traumatized or stuffed.
Drum speaks for many:
I’ve been sort of fitfully supporting Hillary Clinton for the past few months, but I have to say that I don’t feel any disappointment tonight over her loss. Just the opposite, in fact.
Governor Huckabee’s win demonstrates that grass-roots conservatives have flatly rejected the candidacy of Mitt Romney. Mitt can stay in as long as he wishes to fund his own campaign, but he’s essentially done. McCain is going to win New Hampshire, and either McCain or Huckabee is going to win South Carolina. So, if you been waiting to buy ol’ Hugh’s book (but didn’t want to pay full price for it), just wait a week or so, and it will be on sale at your local Sam’s Club in the dollar bin.
A reader writes:
Did you notice, that near the beginning of Obama’s speech, the crowd started chanting USA! USA!! When is the last time you heard a group of lefty Dems doing that?! We love our country as much as anyone, but that particular chant has always seemed a little jingoistic/nationalistic. Not anymore.
Just filed:
Defendant John Yoo, along with other senior officials, deliberately removed Mr. Padilla from due process protections traditionally available to U.S. citizens detained by their government and barred all access to the outside world, including access to counsel. On information and belief, Defendant Yoo and other senior officials then personally formulated and/or approved and/or failed to act upon actual or constructive knowledge of, a systematic program of illegal detention and interrogation, which was specifically designed to inflict, and did inflict, severe physical and mental pain and suffering on Mr. Padilla for the purpose of extracting information from him and/or punishing him without due process of law, and which proximately caused the harms to Mr. Padilla alleged herein…
Defendant Yoo personally provided numerous legal memoranda that purported to provide to senior government officials a legal basis to implement an extreme and unprecedented interrogation and detention program – even though such tactics are unprecedented in U.S. history and clearly contrary to the U.S. Constitution and the law of war.
# Mr. Padilla suffered and continues to suffer severe mental and physical harm as a result of the forty-four months of military detention and interrogation that he endured, detention and interrogation for which Defendant Yoo personally purported to provide a legal blank check.
# Ms. Lebron was also injured by the conduct of the Defendant, which caused her to be deprived of the virtually all contact with her son, Mr. Padilla, for the duration of his illegal detention and interrogation, in violation of her constitutional rights to familial association and communication.
# Plaintiffs Padilla and Lebron assert this complaint against Defendant John Yoo in his individual capacity.
