heart of darkness

As the potential good news for democrats in the upcoming election piles up, is anyone else experiencing the same sense of joy and dread, intermixed that I feel? What are we in for over the next two months? Andrew Sullivan:

Next week, I'm informed via troubled White House sources, will see the full unveiling of Karl Rove's fall election strategy. He's intending to line up 9/11 families to accuse McCain, Warner and Graham of delaying justice for the perpetrators of that atrocity, because they want to uphold the ancient judicial traditions of the U.S. military and abide by the Constitution. He will use the families as an argument for legalizing torture, setting up kangaroo courts for military prisoners, and giving war crime impunity for his own aides and cronies. This is his "Hail Mary" move for November; it's brutally exploitative of 9/11; it's pure partisanship; and it's designed to enable an untrammeled executive. Decent Republicans, Independents and Democrats must do all they can to expose and resist this latest descent into political thuggery. If you need proof that this administration's first priority is not a humane and effective counter-terror strategy, but a brutal, exploitative path to retaining power at any price, you just got it.

I made the mistake of listening to Cheney's MTP grilling late last night, and was left with this main thought: This man will say absolutely anything. He is antimatter for truth and integrity.

Meet the Press transcript, podcast, and video. If you can stomach it.