A day after the Senate voted to expand the executive branch's spy powers EVEN MORE and irritated me to no end, they are in my good graces again after their decision today to ban waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques used by the CIA...albeit with a very slim majority. Of course, the entire world is fairly sure Bush will just veto the bill, but I think we can take any small victory at this point.

Find the full New York Times article here: Senate Passes Interrogation Ban