Molly brought this to my attention this morning, and I have to say it surprises me not at all.  Read more 

For those who are sensitive to the whims of the zeitgeist, the narrative seems to be changing. Unbelievably, some reporters are actually looking at the “legal parsing” under the Republican “compromise” on torture. In fact, Times reporter Adam Liptak comes perilously close to actually getting it:

Detainee Deal Comes With Contradictions
The compromise [Hey, where are the irony quotes?] reached on Thursday between Congressional Republicans and the White House on the interrogations and trials of terrorism suspects is, legal experts said yesterday, a series of interlocking paradoxes.

It would impose new legal standards that it forbids the courts to enforce.

Well, who decides what’s legal, then? The only answer:  Read more