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The first President George Bush has gotten an image boost...due to the job performance of the second President Bush:Only one in four Americans believe President Bush is a better president than his father, George H. W. Bush, a new CNN poll has found. Six in 10 said the elder Bush, who served one term from 1989-1993, did a better job in office, according to a poll conducted by … [Read more...] about Poll: Bush Father Knew Best

Heraclitus has some here. … [Read more...] about Thoughts on Borat and Haggard

Speaking in Indonesia yesterday, President Bush said this: "I haven't made any decisions about troop increases or troop decreases, and won't until I hear from a variety of sources, including our own United States military. They will be bringing forth the suggestions and recommendations to me here as quickly as possible." He's playing dumb. The "variety of sources" is likely … [Read more...] about Here’s what Bush will do about Iraq

CNN: Robert Altman, director of "M-A-S-H," "Nashville" and "The Player," has died, according to his production company, The Associated Press reports. BBC … [Read more...] about Film Director Robert Altman has Died

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is reportedly working to steer the Democrats to the center — to try and avoid precisely the kind of thing Rep. Charles Rangel is attempting to do with his use of bringing up re institution of the military draft as an ideological political bludgeon. The Boston Globe reports:Anxious to chart a centrist course with Democrats' new majority in … [Read more...] about Pelosi Working To Steer Democrats To Center

Former military man Donald Sensing takes a detailed look at Rep. Charles Rangel's idea to bring back the military draft. He sees it as a plan riddled with flaws — one that would be "astronomically expensive." READ THE FULL DETAILS HERE. … [Read more...] about More On Charles Rangel’s Idea For A Military Draft

There's an old line: "When I told people I wanted to be a comedian, everyone laughed at me. Today, I'm a comedian, and no one's laughing at me now!" Was that written for Seinfeld's "Kramer," Michael Richards? Richards, a veteran comic actor, sketch comedian and longtime cutting-edge comedian unleashed racial-epithet crammed rant onstage at The Laugh Factory, sparking a … [Read more...] about Seinfeld’s Kramer Ruins Career With Racial Insults (UPDATED)

NOTE: We occassionally run Guest Voice posts from thoughtful readers (and those who comment under our posts). This is the SECOND PART of three-part review of the DVD of Laurel and Hardy's classic film "March of the Wooden Soldiers" (aka "Babes in Toyland") written by Dan Schneider who sometimes leaves comments on this site. See link below for Part I. Schneider has this site and … [Read more...] about Guest DVD Review: Laurel & Hardy’s “March of the Wooden Soldiers” (Part II)

THIS JUST IN from investigative reporter Andy Borowitz:Bush Goes AWOL in Vietnam Pays Emergency Visit to Alabama President George W. Bush raised eyebrows in diplomatic circles over the weekend when he inexplicably went AWOL during his historic first visit to Vietnam. The president had been expected to discuss such pressing issues as trade and security with Vietnamese leaders, … [Read more...] about This Just In!

According to NPR News, Larry Hanauer has been cleared of accusations of leaking the National Intelligence Estimate and his rights and privileges have been restored. … [Read more...] about Accused Leaker on House Intel Committee Cleared

MSNBC: O.J. Simpson book, TV special canceled Chairman Rupert Murdoch says project was ‘ill-considered’ … [Read more...] about CANCELLED: OJ’s Book & TV Special

While so much Beltway-related attention has been focused on the incoming Democratic majority and its apparent divisions under the leadership of Speaker-elect Nancy Pelosi, what has been neglected is just how poorly the Republicans are taking to their new role as the minority party in Congress. In the House, Republicans have chosen to retain their leadership intact (minus Denny … [Read more...] about How the Republicans are coping in the minority

The high-profile Hoyer-Murtha contest for House majority leader, now in its what-does-it-all-mean aftermath, has obscured another of Speaker-elect Nancy Pelosi’s efforts to put her own people in place. That effort concerns the chairmanship of the House Intelligence Committee, a key position as Democrats look to position themselves as the majority party on the war in Iraq and … [Read more...] about Pelosi’s choice: Why Jane Harman won’t be the next chair of the House Intelligence Committee

No surprise here: Two years ago, Latino voters gravitated in larger-than-ever numbers toward President Bush, the former governor of Texas, a Mexican border state, and his brother Jeb, the loquacious Florida governor who speaks fluent Spanish… How times have changed. Pollsters generally agree that the same voters abandoned the president’s party in droves during last … [Read more...] about Latino voters abandon the GOP

Over at The Reaction, J. Kingston Pierce presents "reason number 2,357 why the GOP failed to become America's 'Permanent Majority' party". This one involves Rae Hart Anderson, the Minnesota Republican who badly lost her bid for the state Senate but then proceeded to try to convert the winner, incumbent Democrat and practising Hindu Satveer Chaudhary, to Christianity in her … [Read more...] about The sermonizing of a defeated Republican

Think Progress is reporting (quoting Bulletin News) that Rove may soon leave the White House: The rumors that chief White House political architect Karl Rove will leave sometime next year are being bolstered with new insider reports that his partisan style is a hurdle to President Bush’s new push for bipartisanship. “Karl represents the old style and he’s got to go if the … [Read more...] about Is Rove about to go?

I actually had a bunch of stuff I wanted to post on today, but Blogger isn't working, so I was forced to do without. In any event, I'm flying back home to Maryland for Winter Break today, then flying out to Rhode Island for Thanksgiving at the end of the week. After that, it's applications for scholarships and such throughout the Winter Break. So, wish me a good flight and to … [Read more...] about Toodles

(Due to its timeliness and the update this post has been moved up in order. Newer posts are below so keep scrolling...) Question: Do some newly ascendant Democrats have a political death wish? Do some seem to want to take the blank slate of imagery the election provided them and scribble a silly or alarming political caricature on it so it will be siezed by opponents, then … [Read more...] about Rangel Wants To Reinstitute The Draft (UPDATED)

...at Ballbug a MUST READ sports news aggregator from the creators of the essential blog-news aggregetor memeorandum. We've been passing Ballbug on to our friends who are sports addicts and they report that they're getting hooked. Just like memorandum, this automated site offers top news stories and then a cross section of sports blogs reporting and commenting on it. And, … [Read more...] about SPORTS FANS Take A Peek