“Huffington Post” blogger Nico Pitney says President Obama’s selecting him for a question during a press conference was not orchestrated, and debates Dana Milbank – who wrote what Nico calls a “dishonest” column about the exchange – and just happens to be on the same “Reliable Sources” panel that week.

Does this constitute collusion or is it not?

This week, hundreds of thousands of supporters like you stood up to support Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s historic nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. But the long road to confirmation has only just begun. Add your voice, and stand with Sotomayor at the Barak Obama site. They just launched an action center, an online hub where you can find all the tools you need to help spread the word about Judge Sotomayor, engage in the public debate about her nomination, and make sure decision-makers in the Senate know where you stand. With only a few minutes, you can make a huge difference.

Check out the action center and help confirm this great nominee.

In the coming days and weeks, our opponents will try to play politics with Judge Sotomayor’s nomination, and it’s up to us to help get out the facts and show the public — and key decision-makers — how much support she really has.

Write a letter to the editor: Using their easy online tool, you can send a letter to your local newspaper about why you support Judge Sotomayor’s nomination — highlighting her extraordinary life story, her tremendous judicial experience, the historic nature of her nomination, or anything else that’s important to you. It’s extremely effective and only takes a few minutes.

Call your Senator: You can look up the numbers of your two Senators, and give them a call to let them know that you support Judge Sotomayor and hope they do too.

Share President Obama’s message: The president has recorded a special message explaining his support for Judge Sotomayor — you can send it on to help educate friends and family.

Display your support: Download posters and get images you can use online to show your support.

Whichever actions you take you’ll be playing a critical role in this historic moment.

Also please visit the action center now.

On CBS’s Face The Nation: Colin Powell Takes On Cheney & Republicans On Closing Gitmo – 05/24/09

On May 6th the American Strategy Program hosted an event with Philippe Sands, Professor of International Law at University College London and Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff for Colon Powell. Mr. Sands was in DC to testify to the House Judiciary Committee about the findings in his new book, Torture Team, which examines the legal implications of the Bush administration’s policy of torture. Col. Wilkerson was on hand for commentary on the subject. The event was moderated by Patrick Doherty, deputy director of the American Strategy program.

This is the video…