surprise, surprise. not.

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courtesy of the NY Times:

Four Top Officers Cleared by Army in Prison Abuses

Commissioner Leaving U.S. Voting Agency

"All four of us had to work without staff, without offices, without resources," Mr. Soaries said. "I don't think our sense of personal obligation has been matched by a corresponding sense of commitment to real reform from the federal government."

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Also, there was a bit about how Cheney is weighing in in favor of getting rid of fillibusters. He was not quoted as saying "Advise and consent means bite the pillow and remember your duty, bitches!"

Fortunately, they spent a while talking about how:

(a) The only person charged in the Sept 11 killings has pled guilty, but in a very sneaky way. He admitted that he was part of a plot that never happened, not the planes that got off the ground.

(b) The new pope is apparently the guy who had to read and deal with abuse allegations for the last several years. I expect that he has solid perspective on that, and it might lead to some interesting changes