Once again I don't know whether to file this under "politics" or "television"

Julia mentioned this to me a few days ago, and now it's in Slate: our government got several of its torture ideas from none other than Furdell.com favorite TV torturer Jack Bauer.

In other TV news, to follow up, another Bachelor engagement has been cancelled. It turns out picking your fiancée from a randomly-selected group of thirty doesn't work.