Jimmy Carter is breaking with the tradition of former Presidents not criticizing sitting Presidents. According to Carter, he just couldn’t stay silent anymore. As far as I’m concerned, he and way too many other Americans have stayed silent for way too long. (I’m among them.) Anyway, worth a read: Jimmy Carter on George W. Bush and American Values
Also worth a look is Molly Ivins’ latest column regarding the Senate vote last week about USA torture. Like Ivins, I’m more than a little heartsick over this. 9 out of 100 Senators voting against torture. What a sad day for this country.