Our periodic linkfest from various sites reflecting different viewpoints. Linked posts do NOT necessarily reflect the views of TMV or its co-bloggers. Some of these linked posts were delayed in appearing on this site, due to us not doing this feature at an earlier date as planned.
THE NEWS YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR is right here.
Judith Miller Testified Today In The Plame Leak Case and Digby in a must read asks whether she’s a journalist or a political activist.
Miller Part II: And Kevin Featherly, in another MUST READ POST asks about “The Strange Case Of Judith Miller.” Read it in full but here’s a veru tiny taste 4 U:
But now, for whatever reason, Judith Miller has made the same decision. Sure, she spent 12 weeks in jail first, but ultimately she is doing nothing at all different than what Cooper has done.
It’s all very strange. The grand jury’s term was about to expire in a couple of weeks anyway–meaning, presumably, that Miller would have been freed in short order. So why make this move now
And he considers some of the info……Read the rest yasself…
Are Property Rights Making A Comeback? He makes the case (quite well) that they are.
Is Bill Bennett Virtuous? Read Booker Rising (one of our favorite sites that is a MUST READ for everyone).
“Defending The National Windbag” is The Mighty Middle. Read in full but here’s Michael Reynold’s punchline: “I don’t think Bennett is a racist. I think he’s just a jerk.”
See The Jerk Bill Bennett Defend Himself via this video here.
AND THERE’S MORE: We JUST read this great post on the Bennett controversy at Donklephant (rather than stick in our day-old post we urge everyone to read it here and NOW).
There’s Lots Of Talk About The Democratic Party’s Problems in deciding whether it needs to move left or compete more with the Republicans in the center. Here’s a MUST READ arguing that Democrats need a coalition of the left to win elections.
So What’s Going To Happen To The TV Networks? Jeff Jarvis tells you here.
And What’s Going To Happen With The Next Supreme Court Nomination?? The great Republican-oriented site Red State says this person has withdrawn her name and these names are getting the buzz. (What a FUN week faces us!)
A Blogger/Journalist/Writer Arrives In Lebanon and here are Michael Totten’s first comments (and great photos).
Is This the worst idea ever?
There’s A Definite Shift In The Spanish Government’s Foreign Policy under the Socialist government. Just read this.
And Then There’s This Question: Where do the spoils stop?
The Mass Graves: Victims Of Saddam’s regime…
How Are Both Parties Perceived? Is A Certain Candidate’s 2008 Stock Going Up? Here’s one (very logical) view.
The BBC Interviewed Alabama Blogger/Writer Glynn Wilson on the New Orleans evacuation and the storm’s longterm implications. Details with Wilson’s take on events here.
Are People Underestimating George Bush? Is it possible he wants it that way….?
Did You Know That Yesterday Was An Anniversary of a major killing?
More On Tom DeLay’s Indictment: We left this excellent analysis out of our roundup by mistake.
Is Isolating Syria A Mistake? Some say yes.
The Administration Has Fallen In Love With Tripoli and here are some pointed thoughts on that.
Deceit In Iraq: Involving France and a powdered milk factory.