oversight

Richard Clarke tells a conference of lefty bloggers that we should worry over the junta of military intelligence and private defense contractors running this country's homeland security apparatus:

Go get'em Jack......

NYTimes has an editorial on Barack Obama's recent flip flops, of which the most regressive and Machivellian to me is his course change on telecom immunity and federal wiretapping:

I often get asked about our leadership structure at Cross Point. This is an important part of Cross Point because we attempt to structure the church in a way that maximizes ministry and minimizes bureaucracy, and yet, still provides accountability on all levels.

Mr. Burton,

It deeply disturbs me that Barack Obama has voiced tentative support of HR 6304, the so-called "FISA compromise." I need Senator Obama to explain exactly why FISA, alone, is no longer sufficient to gather vital intelligence prior to his vote next week in the Senate on this legislation.

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During council proceedings, CM Michael Craddock compared a quarter of a million dollar out-of-court settlement "a big stick" used to beat taxpayers over the head, and he maintained that someone in the Fire Department responsible for the oversight should have been fired.

I have been following articles in The Daily Herald regarding the situation with the animal shelter and am compelled to respond after reading Glen Hasse’s statements in today’s (June 11) paper. Mr. Hasse states that he was shocked to find out that the shelter was over budget and found out only last week.

Rob Shearer at the Tennessee ConserVOLiance blog has written a must-read