Gitmo Chicanery & Political Puppetmasters

Following up on the last post regarding Obama's detainee policy, the New York Times has an article today about a Gitmo prisoner who could be a test case for determining who has final authority over the release of prisoners, the courts or the president. It's an interesting article and an issue to keep an eye on.

Also, while it may be old hat for some, I came across a very interesting website today, OpenSecrets.org. Although I didn't spend a ton of time perusing the content, I did discover an especially useful feature. The site provides detailed lists of campaign donors for Washington politicians. For those of you interested in learning who really controls your elected representatives, pop on over and check it out.