bloomsday

for those playing along at home:

House Republicans have told their Commander in Chief that they do not approve of torture, cruel or inhumane treatement. They voted with McCain. Bush is flying solo on this one.

Kerry and Kennedy are set to investigate secret prisons, with the aid of a provisions regarding freshly declassified White House docs on Iranq.

All of Europe is in mid hissy fit on the secret prisons thing. It has become "look at how we pollute our modern ideals by nuzzling America."

Finally, Bush signed a new Executive Order, commanding federal agencies to speed up their responses to Freedom of Information Act requests. Please find the article and note the creepy-unsettling, last act of "Blue Velvet" photo-op.