Survivor Tribes to be divided up along racial lines. … [Read more...] about Race to the Bottom Denominator

The latest craziness from Oklahoma's Senior Senator. … [Read more...] about Inhofe Spouts

I redate this site every day to ensure that posts put on later in the evening are on the next days' site. I seem to have "lost" a post by coblogger Dave Schraub. I'm moving some of his other posts up, hoping one of them is the post I "lost." Also, my own posting is limited due to being on the road with horrible posting conditions. I may try one more post — but it takes a … [Read more...] about Post Re-dating Mixup

THIS JUST IN from investigative reporter Andy Borowitz:Saddam: I Killed JonBenet Stunning Confession Rocks Former Dictator's Trial In the latest and possibly most bizarre twist in his trial for crimes against humanity, former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein told a stunned courtroom in Baghdad today that he was responsible for the death of child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey. Mr. … [Read more...] about This Just In!

Michael Totten on Israel: Israel is often thought of, in the West, as an unhinged fanatically right-wing country, like the U.S. on speed. Israel is far more ‘European,’ though, than it is ‘American.’ If Israel were not constantly under fire and constantly embroiled in conflict with eliminationist enemies, Israel would resemble a Jewish France or even Sweden of the … [Read more...] about Perception and Reality

The "D" word is surfacing again. Speculation is increasing that there is no way the United States can continue to "stay the course" the way President George Bush is insisting without some kind of major adjustment in supplying people to serve in the military. The catalyst is the move to recall Marines to active duty:The Marine Corps said Tuesday that it would begin calling … [Read more...] about Does Callup Of Marines Mean U.S. Is Closer To Draft?

Washington Post: Video of Kidnapped Journalists Released Why "Suspiciously?" Because this doesn't look like a Palestinian kidnapping in Gaza but rather a Sunni terrorist kidnapping in Iraq. The videotape is an ominous echo of kidnappings in Iraq. In the past, Palestinian groups have seized more than a dozen journalists, but almost all have been released quickly. Palestinian … [Read more...] about Video Released of Suspiciously-Kidnapped Gaza Hostages

If this keeps up male polar bears could face a new kind of ice age when they approach their female counterparts:The icecap may not be the only thing shrinking in the Arctic. The genitals of polar bears in east Greenland are apparently dwindling in size due to industrial pollutants. Scientists report this shrinkage could, in the worst case scenario, endanger polar bears there … [Read more...] about Another Reason Not To Dicker On Industrial Pollution

Visit the Carnival of the Vanities HERE. … [Read more...] about Want To Read A GREAT Collection Of Blog Posts?

The next time you hear someone get mired in politics when discussing the Boy Scouts you should remind them that these kids still do good deeds:A troop of Boy Scouts on a camping trip saved an 18-month-old girl who had fallen in a river upstream from them and was floating face down, officials said. The boys were swimming in the Platte River at Two Rivers State Recreation Area, … [Read more...] about Boy Scouts Save Drowning Child

If the United States was a person, what would he/she look like? Is it a pudgy, near-sighted, dumb guy or something more complicated? This cartoon by Cox and Forkum prompted Cicero to share a few opinions. … [Read more...] about Caricature

We don't usually use TMV as a classified ad section for bloggers, but here's a tip for our conservative blogger friends, courtesy of The Hotline:Burned by a blog-induced firestorm over an an off-hand comment at a campaign rally, Sen. George Allen's campaign is seeking a conservative blog maven who can blunt future attacks and help rally conservatives in the state and elsewhere … [Read more...] about Job Opening For A Blogger (See Senator George Allen)

Believe it or not, there ARE consequences in Hollywood when a mega-star's ego and self-absorption seemingly cloud his common-sense business sense:Paramount Pictures has cut its 14-year-old ties to Tom Cruise's production company because of his off-screen behavior, the chairman of the studio's parent company told the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. The remarks by Viacom Inc. … [Read more...] about Paramount Cuts Ties With Tom Cruise Due To His Behavior

THIS JUST IN from investigative reporter Andy Borowitz:Bush Promotes Iran to Axis of Eviler Calls Iranian President Ahmadinejad 'Evilerdoer' Furious at Iran's decision to test-fire surface-to-surface missiles and push forward with its nuclear program, President George W. Bush today named Iran to a newly-formed "Axis of Eviler." The president said that he had invented the new … [Read more...] about This Just In!

Cross-Posted to The Debate Link I know I've posted these excerpts before, but they're worth mentioning again. "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury...nor shall any person be...deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law...." --Amendment V, U.S. … [Read more...] about Persons

Here's a convincing case that some folks who feel that way may be being a bit too hasty. … [Read more...] about Did Israel Really “Lose”?

Some say it's the one below that features early 1960s teen idol (but not as big as Elvis) Ricky Nelson of the ABC TV baby-boomers show Ozzie and Harriet: … [Read more...] about What Was The First Music Video In TV History?

Joe Lieberman's race for re-election as an independent now looks tougher than earlier polls suggested if you look at these. … [Read more...] about Polling Changes in Connecticut Race

That's the question a lot of donkeys are probably asking themselves after reading a recent WSJ op-ed piece. In short, conservatives have more kids so their voter base is growing much quicker than the liberal's, and that could spell big trouble for the progressive movement in the years to come. I explore the implications here. … [Read more...] about Should Liberals Start Breeding More?

Well, maybe this is a honest mistake:Like a gap in the fossil record, evolutionary biology is missing from a list of majors that the U.S. Department of Education has deemed eligible for a new federal grant program designed to reward students majoring in engineering, mathematics, science, or certain foreign languages. That absence apparently indicates that students in the … [Read more...] about Is The Bush Administration Going After Evolution?