Conservative Radio Host Has Himself Waterboard to Prove It's Not Torture, Realizes He Was Wrong  —  Via John Chait, it seems that conservative talk radio host Eric “Mancow” Muller decided it would be a fun stunt to have himself waterboarded in order to prove that it's not really torture.

Update with video: Conservative radio host gets waterboarded, lasts six seconds before saying it's ‘absolutely torture’ — 'If I knew... I wouldn't have'  —  Chicago radio host Erich “Mancow” Muller decided he'd get himself waterboarded to prove the technique wasn't torture.  —  It didn't turn out that way.

First on The CNN Ticker: Ridge disagrees with Cheney  —  (CNN) — Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge told CNN former Vice President Dick Cheney's repeated charge the Obama administration has made the country less safe is wrong.  —  “Yeah, I disagree with Dick Cheney,” …

Conservatives: Liz Cheney Should Run for Office  —  The hottest Republican property out there isn't former Vice President Dick Cheney but his daughter Liz, who has taken to the airwaves to defend her dad and the whole Bush administration on national security and Guantánamo Bay issues.

Olbermann Calls Dick Cheney ‘As Insane As Any Terrorist’  —  MSNBC's Keith Olbermann has said a lot of disgraceful things in his tenure as “Countdown” host, but on Thursday evening, he attacked former Vice President Dick Cheney in a fashion that should make all of America's enemies both here and abroad proud.