Power corrupts and then some:
from "detain" to "assassinate" just in one year

As GG notes in his first Update:

As Dem candidate Obama said "the President lacks the power merely to detain U.S. citizens without charges. Now, as President, he claims the power to assassinate them without charges."

As GG writes: "As Spencer Ackermann documents today, not even John YOO claimed that the President possessed the power Obama is claiming here."

Starting in the fall, the new law requires schools that have sex education programs to tell students how to use condoms and other contraceptives. Juneau County District Attorney Scott Southworth said such education encourages sex among children, which is illegal, and could lead to charges against teachers.

Outgoing state Commerce Secretary Dick Leinenkugel intends to announce a run for U.S. Senate as a Republican. . . .  Leinenkugel, who has served for the last 18 months under Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle . . . declined to say then whether he would run for public office and challenge Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold.

Middleton businessman Terrence Wall and Watertown businessman David Westlake are already running against Feingold as Republicans and former Gov. and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson is also mulling over a run. . . .

Leinenkugel previously was vice president of the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co., which his family founded 140 years ago. . . .  An announcement by Leinenkugel, whose family name is widely known in the state, would instantly make the Republican primary for U.S. Senate competitive. But Leinenkugel could also face the challenge of being linked to tax increases and other policies of Doyle that are unpopular. . . .

TPM:

But Bowling, the head of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, hopes the proclamation can bring Virginia's black and white populations together through education.

"We think the history of the state, and the benefits of the proclamation, will accrue to all people. There's a shared history in Virginia, white and black. We think this will help improve [relations]," Bowling said. "When you see the negativity coming from the black caucus, the liberal media, this to me is the perfect example of why you need Confederate History Month. They won't listen, period."[emphasis mine]

Wow that is just extending a hand in friendship isn't it?

The Lurvly Governor:

McDonnell was asked about the omission by the Washington Post. He said he left it out because "there were any number of aspects to that conflict between the states. Obviously, it involved slavery. It involved other issues. But I focused on the ones I thought were most significant for Virginia."

If he continues to say, "get out," the Biden idea of getting out and then coming back and striking when necessary actual al Qaeda bases makes sense....