Misc.

First, a little provision they're trying to stick into some immigration act exempts the Department of Homeland Security from all laws, and from all judicial review of its exemption from all laws. But don't worry, it'll only be exempt "whenever it acts to secure the borders and remove 'obstacles to detection of illegal entrants.'"

Orcinus chronicles more suppression of dissent. Orcinus, for those who don't know him, is always worth a click-through, by the way. He doesn't post indiscriminately, and he's actually a professional journalist.

What a surprise: a congressional committee investigating election 2004 problems is upset because the Florida and Ohio Secretaries of State declined invitations to testify.

I can't believe anyone could make a case going after CNN for being anti-american, though. Well, actually, I can.

Finally..Humor: I want me some of this...