The Dark Knight Speaks

In case we may have forgotten over the last two Presidential terms:

"Let me say it as simply as I can: Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency."

- President Barack Obama, January 21, 2009

These are words to bring joy to every patriotic heart. And fear to those who have spent too many years subverting the rule of law in this nation. You know who you are.

UPDATE: Here's a perfect example of the kind of haphazard, mindless abuse of authority - through ineptitude if nothing else - that I think we'll hear more and more about as the primal fallacies of the Bush Administration are dug into in the coming years. It appears there's a stumbling block to Obama's excellent plan to review the case files of Gitmo prisoners and shut down this stain on the American soul: most of them don't have case files! The lack of communication, total need for secrecy and general stupidity of Bush and Co. means that the information on most Gitmo prisoners is scattered about like confetti through a myriad of government agencies. Left hand and right hand don't even not know what the other is doing, they may not even be on the same bodies!

A Late Christmas Present

The fear is amazing, it is palpable, it is oozing down the steps of the Capitol building in DC. And it's not just Republicans - there are also nasty Bush-enabling Dems in fear for their very hides, now that the very nasty un-Constitutional things they allowed Bush & Co. to engage in for the last eight years are gonna be found out!

And I love it. I'm just here today to point you at some great pieces out in the blogosphere. People seem inspired - I haven't read such good stuff in months. Especially take the time to read all of the great Glenn Greenwald piece. If you don't know GG, dive back into his archives and come back often. He's a smart one, that guy.

Obama must be Batman - he strikes fear into the hearts of villians everywhere!