> John Yoo called her the "day-to-day manager of the Patriot Act in Congress." I'm surprised they didn't hire John "Torture Memo" Yoo himself. Was Newstead re

> John Yoo called her the "day-to-day manager of the Patriot Act in Congress." I'm surprised they didn't hire John "Torture Memo" Yoo himself. Was Newstead really that much of a bargain? I know this is snarky, but these people lawyered some pretty serious evil into the world.