THIS JUST IN from investigative reporter Andy Borowitz:U.S. Sends Surge of Homicidal Astronauts to Iraq Armed With Pepper Spray, Mallets, Tubing In its latest bid to shore up the security situation in Iraq’s war-torn capital city, the United States today sent a surge of 20,000 love-spurned astronauts to Baghdad. With President Bush’s plan to send additional troops to … [Read more...] about This Just In!!!
Valentine Violence
(We put the wrong byline on this but since the link is out, we'll leave it as it is) … [Read more...] about Valentine Violence
The Democrats And Lobbying Reform
Lobbying reform, lobbying reschmorm... … [Read more...] about The Democrats And Lobbying Reform
Mexico’s President To Drug Traffickers:
"We won't surrender." … [Read more...] about Mexico’s President To Drug Traffickers:
Birthday Music Blog
So, it's my 21st Birthday today, and I have some money to burn at the iTunes store. I've already purchased the "Phobia" album by Breaking Benjamin, and this morning I finally managed to acquire "Calypso" by Spiderbait, which has been an on-and-off quest for the past five years. But I'm looking to find some new stuff I might enjoy, and so I submit to the collective expertise of … [Read more...] about Birthday Music Blog
Shame
Sometimes, just sometimes, I am ashamed to be European. UPDATE I Reader George Sorwell provides this link in the comment section of this post debunking various 9/11 myths. UPDATE II What was meant to be a very short post gets longer but... as long as the links are worth it, it is - of course - not a problem, and they are definitely worth it: here is Polimom's take on … [Read more...] about Shame
Denying the Holocaust, Planning a Second One
Matthias Küntzel wrote a highly interesting article for The Weekly Standard: On December 12, 2006, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad personally brought to a close the infamous Holocaust deniers' conference in Tehran. A strange parade of speakers had passed across the podium: former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, the nutty followers of the anti-Zionist Jewish sect Neturei … [Read more...] about Denying the Holocaust, Planning a Second One
Note To Australia’s Prime Minister: We Don’t CARE Who You Want
Uh, oh: in a post below we just talked about bloggers have an excess of outrage, and now we're going to have to show you some as well. Dear Prime Minister John Howard of Australia: We truly don't care who you want or don't want to be the President of the United States in 2008 or which party you like better. Many Americans who support and many who do not support … [Read more...] about Note To Australia’s Prime Minister: We Don’t CARE Who You Want
Time’s Joe Klein On Blogging: “The Elements Of Vile”
Time's Joe Klein is blogging here on the newsmagazine's Washington-beat "Swampland" blog and he is struck by the nastiness of blog posts and discussions. His comments are pegged to the mini-firestorm over John Edward's hiring of two progressive bloggers. His post should be read in full but he makes two excellent points to take up here. He notes how our political culture … [Read more...] about Time’s Joe Klein On Blogging: “The Elements Of Vile”
Sabato’s Crystal Ball: Scheduling Insanity
Why we are courting disaster in next year's presidential primaries February 8, 2007 - In 1968 the country had 14 state presidential primaries, scheduled rather sensibly and intermittently between March and June. In 2008 a minimum of 42 primaries will be held, possibly as many as 47, beginning in January, or even earlier, and stretching out for six long months. Even worse, … [Read more...] about Sabato’s Crystal Ball: Scheduling Insanity
The Cheney Notes
The New York Times spends attention to notes Dick Cheney wrote back in 1975: RETURNING to the White House after the Memorial Day weekend in 1975, the young aide Dick Cheney found himself handling a First Amendment showdown. The New York Times had published an article by Seymour M. Hersh about an espionage program, and the White House chief of staff, Donald H. Rumsfeld, was … [Read more...] about The Cheney Notes
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin Slams Bush
Vladimir Putin on George W. Bush('s foreign policy): Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday blamed U.S. policy for inciting other countries to seek nuclear weapons to defend themselves from an "almost uncontained use of military force" -- a stinging attack that underscored growing tensions between Washington and Moscow. [...] "One state, the United States, has … [Read more...] about Russia’s President Vladimir Putin Slams Bush
Australia’s PM John Howard Slams Obama
It seems that Australia's Prime Minister John Howard isn't exactly looking forward to a possible Obama Presidency: Australia's conservative prime minister slammed Barack Obama (news, bio, voting record) on Sunday over his opposition to the Iraq war, a day after the first-term U.S. senator announced his intention to run for the White House in 2008. [...] Australian Prime … [Read more...] about Australia’s PM John Howard Slams Obama
Snippet du Jour
This snippet from UPI editor at large Arnaud de Borchgrave: At a farewell reception at Blair House for the retiring chief of protocol, Don Ensenat, who was President Bush's Yale roommate, the president shook hands with Washington Life magazine's Soroush Shehabi. "I'm the grandson of one of the late Shah's ministers," said Soroush, "and I simply want to say one U.S. bomb … [Read more...] about Snippet du Jour
Condi Rice Raps
More Doomsday Talk On Newspapers
This week there was yet another 'It's The End Of The World' comment on newspapers -- this from Arthur Sulzberger, owner, chairman and publisher of the New York Times:Given the constant erosion of the printed press, do you see the New York Times still being printed in five years? "I really don't know whether we'll be printing the Times in five years, and you know what? I … [Read more...] about More Doomsday Talk On Newspapers
Anna Nicole Smith At The Heaven’s Gate
Great Skills, but Twisted Intent – A Defeat of Campaign Reform
Fred Barnes writing in the Weekly Standard praises Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell's superior political skills: Mitch McConnell runs rings around Harry Reid. McConnell's first major venture in exploiting minority rights in the Senate came in 1994 when Democrats still had a majority. A campaign finance reform bill that would have imposed public financing on … [Read more...] about Great Skills, but Twisted Intent – A Defeat of Campaign Reform
Obama’s message(s)
So. He's in. Barack Obama’s theme — the underlying core message — is so radically different from what we’re used to hearing from politicians, I can’t help but respond to it. It’s a visceral reaction — a balm to a wound I didn’t even realize I had. Of course, how he intends to implement his visions are another matter. Health care, foreign policy, … [Read more...] about Obama’s message(s)
Plans for Strike Against Iran’s Nuclear Sites Well Advanced
The Guardian reports that "US preparations for an air strike against Iran are at an advanced stage." Sources told The Guardian's Ewen MacAskill that the military build-up in the Gulf allows "the U.S. to mount an attack by the spring. But the sources said that if there was an attack, it was more likely next year, just before Mr Bush leaves office." Neo-conservatives, … [Read more...] about Plans for Strike Against Iran’s Nuclear Sites Well Advanced