Well worth watching, especially for free.

Sens. John Ensign (R-Nev.), Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Scott Brown (R-Mass.) introduced a bill Thursday aimed at stopping WikiLeaks by making it illegal to publish the names of military or intelligence community informants.

10. Morning Joe - "good talk for the politically inclined"
    
9. Boardwalk Empire
   
8. SpongeBob SquarePants - "always witty and often fall-on-the-floor hilarious"
   
7. Sons of Anarchy
   
6. Dexter
   
5. Damages
   
4. The Event - "clever, suspenseful drama"
   
3. Breaking Bad
   
2. The Walking Dead - "21st-century rarity, appointment TV"
   
1. Friday Night Lights - "a lot of love and honesty has gone into FNL and it shows

The body of Mr. Obama's writing and experiences before he became a presidential candidate would suggest that he is instinctively pragmatic, typical of an emerging generation that sees all political dogma -- be it '60s liberalism or '80s conservatism -- as anachronistic. Privately, Mr. Obama has described himself, at times, as essentially a Blue Dog Democrat, referring to the shrinking caucus of fiscally conservative members of the party.

In a 2005 blog post that may be as valuable as either of his books in identifying the inner president, then-Senator Obama castigated his own party's ideological activists for their attacks on Democratic senators who had voted to confirm John G. Roberts Jr. as chief justice. "To the degree that we brook no dissent within the Democratic Party, and demand fealty to the one, `true' progressive vision for our country, we risk the very thoughtfulness and openness to new ideas that are required to move this country forward," Mr. Obama, who voted against confirming Chief Justice Roberts, wrote then.

Interesting that Bai highlights the diary promoted by BTD in 2005.  A diary that is now somewhat painful and humorous to read...

And further, it will require us to innovate and experiment with whatever ideas hold promise (including market- or faith-based ideas that originate from Republicans).

emphasis mine

He mentions himself and the republicans.  For those of you saying he lacks leadership, look no further.  What he wants and what the republicans want.  I assume this to mean he is speaking for the entire democratic party.  

For those of you critical of his negotiation skills, you should take a closer look at how hard he is squeezing the republican party.  We will give you 800bn in tax cuts over ten years to the richest Americans(but will only authorize the first two years and will capitulate again then) if you give the Americans who are struggling the most about 350/week for another 26 weeks.

Where are all the deficit hawks?  

Obama couldn't do the impossible but he should have tried.  He's not a democrat, progressive, owner of cajones, leader, etc, etc.

All I know is that my taxes aren't going up and in the short term, the republicans were willing to play chicken with my taxes not going up (and unemployment benefits) because they have nothing to lose.

If resolution of this is a path to DADT repeal, START and other initiatives, it'll be worth it in my book.  If we get nothing else we want, then maybe he deserves some criticism.

The GOP knew that he was not going to let taxes go up on the middle class in 2010 and knew that the country has never let benefits expire when unemployment was over 7.6% and thus they knew that he'd be the responsible one.

As we've heard time and time again, there is no logical negotiations with terrorists.  Either people get blown up or you concede if the terrorists are secure enough.

All of this talk about what Obama could have obtained on taxes is BS.  

Brushing past Democratic opposition, President Barack Obama announced agreement with Republicans Monday night to extend expiring tax cuts for all Americans, renew jobless benefits and grant a one-year reduction in Social Security taxes for millions.

The emerging agreement also includes tax breaks for businesses that the president said would contribute to the economy's recovery from the worst recession in eight decades.

Gov. Gary Johnson: I Smoked Marijuana from 2005 to 2008
The former New Mexico governor and likely 2012 Republican presidential candidate talks to THE WEEKLY STANDARD.

Segregation is still a huge issue here.  The perception people have is that of poor race relations.  In a way I almost feel as if it is a self-fullfilling prophecy.  The city has made great strides in terms of attitudes and obvious barriers.  The problem is... there is still a reputation.  And I think that reputation prevents black professionals from wanting to live here, and in turn makes that community very small and isolated - and the repuation of it being a hard place to live becomes true.  That's not to say that there is no discrimination, there is still a systemic divide, but the white part of the city has also changed drastically in the last 10 years or so - and it's not the same entrenched culture that it was.

The left is apoplectic that their savior would turn around on them and adopt Bush's most "draconian" tax policies that "only favor the rich."
If they were frustrated before, now they are palpably angry and publicly voicing their disillusionment with Obama.
Without those voters rocking with enthusiasm, Obama could not have won in 2008.
Now, ask yourself this question: How many people do you know who voted for Obama in 2008 but now express regret about the vote or reservations about his leadership?

Probably plenty.

Now ask yourself this: How many people do you know who voted against Obama in 2008 but have since been won over?

Probably not a single one.

All that math adds up to a very lonely number: One, as in One Term.

Do convicted criminals deserve to watch television? And can it actually be torture hearing the same movies all the time?

James Poulin, an inmate at the Brevard County Detention Center in Florida, has filed a lawsuit complaining that he's being tortured by the people running the jail because he's forced to watch the same movies over and over again.

Poulin didn't complain about the sounds of the bullets or explosions in the war movies mentioned. Instead he decided to focus on the screaming of the dead eyed kids in The Polar Express. Once can only imagine how they haunt his dreams.

He likened the repetition of the films to "Chinese water torture"

"I hear those little kids screaming through my brain. All night long I can hear them. I can close my eyes, but I'm still going to hear them over and over and over."

   Let's say you, heaven forbid, are charged with a crime. The Constitution itself (Article III, Section 2 for those who wish to look it up) requires that the "Trial shall be held in the State where the said Crimes shall have been committed." Pretty straight forward. The 6th Amendment requires that the jury must be "of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed." Again, pretty clear. The only confusing part, unless you're a lawyer, is probably the term "district."

    The U.S. Federal Courts are divided into zones called "districts" which correlate almost perfectly with states themselves. Connecticut has one district: the District of Connecticut. New York has four, using ordinal directions, e.g. "Southern District of New York" which includes Manhattan, the Bronx, and six counties in the state. Wyoming has one, as well, which includes the entire state -- and, in addition, the parts of Yellowstone National Park which are in Idaho and Montana. And that's where the perfect crime scene appears.

    So that crime you're charged with? Imagine you committed it in the part of Yellowstone which is actually in Idaho. Where would your jury come from? It would have to be from the state (Idaho) and district (the District of Wyoming) in which the crime was commited -- in other words, from that same part of Yellowstone which is in Idaho. The population of that area?

   Zero.

As of 1 October 2010, 598 detainees have been transferred out of Department of Defense (DoD) custody at the U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GTMO) detention facility. The Intelligence Community assesses that 81 (13.5 percent) are confirmed and 69 (11.5 percent) are suspected of reengaging in terrorist or insurgent activities after transfer. Of the 150 former GTMO detainees assessed as confirmed or suspected of reengaging in terrorist or insurgent activities, the Intelligence Community assesses that 13 are dead, 54 are in custody, and 83 remain at large.

On 22 January 2009, the President signed Executive Order 13492, calling for a comprehensive interagency review of the status of all individuals currently detained at Guantanamo Bay. Every decision to transfer a detainee to a foreign country under this review was made after a full assessment of intelligence and threat information. Since the implementation of Executive Order 13492 and under the enhanced interagency review process, 66 of the 598 detainees noted above have been transferred. Of those 66 individuals transferred since January 2009, 2 are confirmed and 3 are suspected of reengaging in terrorist or insurgent activities