Mike Lane, Cagle Cartoons … [Read more...] about Best Terrorist Award
Wilson-Plame Civil Suit Dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by outed spy Valerie Plame and her husband against Vice President Dick Cheney and other top Bush administration officials. U.S. District Judge John Bates said the lawsuit raises "important questions relating to the propriety of actions undertaken by our highest government officials." But in a 41-page decision, he found that Plame and … [Read more...] about Wilson-Plame Civil Suit Dismissed
The common cause of Bush and al Qaeda
This is so obvious, but, hey, at least Lee Hamilton came out and said it: U.S. forces should go into Pakistan to rout al Qaeda from the safe haven it has found in the mountains on the border with Afghanistan, a co-chairman of the Iraq Study Group said. Former Rep. Lee Hamilton, who also served as the vice chairman of the 9/11 commission, says the Iraq war distracted the … [Read more...] about The common cause of Bush and al Qaeda
Sabato’s Crystal Ball: SENATE ’08 UPDATE
Will Dems hold on to the slimmest of margins? As of yesterday, there were exactly 475 days left until Election Day 2008. Since the Crystal Ball's last Senate update, filed exactly 600 days before the election, there have been a number of interesting developments that merit mention. To begin with, there will now be a total of 34 seats on the ballot, instead of the 33 … [Read more...] about Sabato’s Crystal Ball: SENATE ’08 UPDATE
Free the Jena Six!
It's Scottsboro redux in Jena, Louisiana. … [Read more...] about Free the Jena Six!
Wanted: A Better Caption For this Foto
German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks to a sailor in fire protection clothing during a visit to a marine technology school. You can surely do better than that. What caption would you write for this photo? … [Read more...] about Wanted: A Better Caption For this Foto
Obama, sex education, and the inevitable smears
What a doozy of a headline: Sex Ed for Kindergarteners 'Right Thing to Do,' Says Obama As it turns out -- and of course this never, ever happens in the MSM -- the headline is a gross misrepresentation both of the article below it and of Obama's views. Well done, ABC. Right-wing nutjob Alan Keyes smeared Obama over this issue during their Senate race in Illinois in '04. … [Read more...] about Obama, sex education, and the inevitable smears
Sorting Out the Al Qaeda Equation
George Packer packs more punch into a single paragraph than most bloggers, myself included, do in a single week. Yes, the inestimable Packer, a longtime New Yorker writer, is blogging these days. He had this to say at his new Interesting Times blog: "Al Qaeda in Iraq has had an outsized strategic effect compared to its numbers. By slaughtering thousands of Shia … [Read more...] about Sorting Out the Al Qaeda Equation
George W. Bush, Philosopher
The President is threatening to veto a bipartisan Senate proposal to increase the State Children's Health Insurance Program by $35 billion over five years. His opposition is on “philosophical grounds.†Bush’s philosophy, like everything else in his Administration, is dogma. In this case, the moral principle is that “when you expand eligibility...you're really … [Read more...] about George W. Bush, Philosopher
Another 26 Percenter Speaks Up
First it was neocon darling and war drum beater William Kristol, who in a WaPo op-ed argued that the Bush presidency “will probably will be a successful one†because there hasn’t been a terror attack on U.S. soil since 9/11, the economy is going great guns and that war thingie is going to turn out okey-dokey. Now comes president press secretary Tony Snow, who in a USA … [Read more...] about Another 26 Percenter Speaks Up
What’s Your Worst Job Ever?
Michael has the makings of a pretty good thread on that subject over at discourse.net. Click here for more. … [Read more...] about What’s Your Worst Job Ever?
Internet News Resource Watching America Needs Donations
Watching America is one of the greatest resources available on the Internet. It's a profoundly uniquely designed and painstakingly assembled site that offers both original translations and links to newspaper articles and opinion pieces on America -- unfiltered by comments or opinions of its website owners. It's the closest to hiring your own translators and political … [Read more...] about Internet News Resource Watching America Needs Donations
Cheney’s Iraqi Exit Plan
Harry Harrison, Hong Kong … [Read more...] about Cheney’s Iraqi Exit Plan
Maybe He Just Woofed For the Hell of It
In an unhappy confluence of events, one blogger friend has just lost a beloved pet and another is now having to prepare for that eventuality. Dave Schuler, who toils at The Glittering Eye, lost Mira, a four-year-young Samoyed, while our Dr. Clarissa Pinkola-Estes has learned that Pepino, a 13-year-old Dalmatian, has untreatable cancer. This got me to thinking about the … [Read more...] about Maybe He Just Woofed For the Hell of It
George Bush Leaves Children Behind In Health Insurance Proposal Stance
President George Bush is opting to leave some children behind by refusing to renew a program to provide health insurance to poor kids: President Bush yesterday rejected entreaties by his Republican allies that he compromise with Democrats on legislation to renew a popular program that provides health coverage to poor children, saying that expanding the program would … [Read more...] about George Bush Leaves Children Behind In Health Insurance Proposal Stance
A Sign Senator John McCain Is On Borrowed Time?
It's NOT a good sign when a certain, onetime-top-ranked candidate whose campaign is not doing well (columnist Robert Novak has called it "all but dead") begins snapping angrily at the press. And it's even a WORSE SIGN if he says he won't discuss his campaign anymore. Due to this news report, it might be humbly suggested that working reporters begin writing their … [Read more...] about A Sign Senator John McCain Is On Borrowed Time?
British Authorities Avert Murder Of Putin Critic Billionaire
There's yet another case of someone who wasn't a buddie of Russian President Vladmir Putin having been on an assassin's list -- only this time British authorities averted it: The murder of a second Russian dissident on British soil was averted last month when police and intelligence agencies intercepted a suspected killer in London, it was confirmed last night. In a … [Read more...] about British Authorities Avert Murder Of Putin Critic Billionaire
Bedtime For Senator Reid
RJ Matson, The St. Louis Post Dispatch … [Read more...] about Bedtime For Senator Reid
Obama’s Judiciary
The qualities he says he's looking for are not what you'd expect from a guy whose been very keen in presenting himself as moderate, mainstream, and not wedded to the interests of the disadvantaged. I approve, though. … [Read more...] about Obama’s Judiciary
6 Years After 9/11, Do You Feel Safer?
Ask yourself this simple question: Nearly six years after the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, do you feel safer? No. Of course you don't. There are two interrelated reasons for this state of affairs: Terrorists in the 21st century are fiendishly adept at recruiting and adapting, while the Bush administration's War on Terror has been a failure. I am … [Read more...] about 6 Years After 9/11, Do You Feel Safer?