John Ensign Is No Longer the Third-Ranking Republican in the Senate

According to The Associated Press, he has given up his leadership of the Senate Republican Policy Committee.

UPDATE: I’m hearing that Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a rising star who’s expected to sail to re-election next year, is being tipped as a possible replacement for Ensign.

The Terrorist Next Door

The headline of a just-released Senate Republican Policy Committee document on what to do with Guantanamo Bay detainees:

Meet Your New Neighbor, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad?

There’s actually nothing in the 15-page paper suggesting that Khalid Sheikh Mohammad could be released into American society. There is, however, an exposition of the More…