I can’t stand the “do whatever it takes” wing of the hawks sometimes.  They toe the line between democracy and police state, and that’s troubling.  Take this quote from Rep. Peter King (R-NY) in Politico’s article on Joe Lieberman’s new legislation that would strip citizenship from those convicted of working with foreign terrorist organizations (emph. mine):

“I hope that Holder did discuss this with the intelligence community.| MORE ›

I know Glenn Beck can be slightly kooky at times, but this is not one of those times.  On today’s Fox and Friends, he and Judge Andrew Napolitano laid down the law on why Times Square bomber suspect Faisal Shahzad should and will receive his due process.  They could not be more correct.

Apparently co-host Brian Kilmeade thinks that we should be able to open-endedly interrogate any American citizen if they’re deemed a threat.  So, repeat after me, Brian:| MORE ›

Ed Morrissey at Hot Air brings us this very creepy ad from the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue targeting delinquent taxpayers:| MORE ›

Pretty much everybody now is reporting about the supposed car bomb in New York City’s Times Square.  In these types of tense situations, it’s always gets you more readers to be sensationalistic, so I’m staying cautious until someone confirms this.  According to the newest reports, Mayor Bloomberg will hold a press conference in about an hour.| MORE ›