I'm headed to a ball-game tonight (go Nats!). So, nothing but linking. A lovely cartoon from a liberal alt-weekly Sacramento paper. I recommend rioting. Eric Muller: RESOLVED: Calling Dearborn, Michigan "Dearbornistan" is morally no better than calling New York ''Hymietown'' or New Orleans "the chocolate city." "Ugly American of the Year" (not in terms of aesthetics, but in … [Read more...] about Quick Rollout

Insult or not? The debate is whether it's correct to use the term "Islamofacists" and generalize. The argument could be made that it's a generalization that offends and brands a whole group. The other argument is that it's an accurate description. The key to what is reality is that these folks are wrapping their communications and their justifications in religious language. So … [Read more...] about “Islamofascists”?

I got tagged in a book meme. Technically, I'm only supposed to pass it on to five people. But if all y'all just happen to decide to play along yourselves, well, I can't be held responsible for that. … [Read more...] about Book Meme

Rabbi Marc Gellman, writing in Newsweek, expresses puzzlement about why Joe Lieberman did so poorly among Connecticut's Jews. Here's part of it:Joe Lieberman did not lose the Democratic primary because of his support for the war in Iraq. He lost because of his lack of support from Jews. Joe got the support of black Baptists (except of course for Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson … [Read more...] about Joe Lieberman And The Jews

This was posted late last night. Due to its timeliness we put it higher up on the post list for today. There are NEWER posts underneath this so please scroll down when you finish reading it. UN Security Council resolution 1701 which was approved by consensus in recent hours is likely to make it hard for Israel to launch another wide war in Lebanon if Hezbollah attacks it in … [Read more...] about The Lebanon resolution provides a breathing space

First the Democratic left went after and got Joe Lieberman....now the Republican right is going after Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee:Fresh off their first victory over a Republican incumbent, GOP conservatives seeking party purity on taxes and spending are focused on ousting moderate Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island. The Club for Growth and its 36,000 … [Read more...] about Chafee Is Targeted By GOP Conservative Group

The Philadelphia Daily News was a bit less polite than we were yesterday. Here's part of what they say in an editorial as our Quote of The Day:THESE PEOPLE have no shame. Their contempt for democracy is so great they will stop at nothing to undermine it. Their adherence to fundamentalist beliefs that blinds them to reality is frightening. They must be stopped. And that's just … [Read more...] about Quote Of The Day: The Philadelphia Daily News

THIS JUST IN from investigative reporter Andy Borowitz:Blair Tells Bush They Should Start Seeing Other People British Prime Minister Signals End to Exclusive Relationship British Prime Minister Tony Blair stunned diplomatic circles today by telling President George W. Bush that the time had come for the two men to start "seeing other people." The announcement came as a shock … [Read more...] about THIS JUST IN!

From moderate cartoonist Tom Briscoe: … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons to Love Global Warming

Brij did a great job covering the UN Human Rights Council's horrific resolution against Israel. I have some follow up coverage at The Debate Link … [Read more...] about The Nakedly Biased HRC

Some Christian groups are appalled that a service member might even challenge DADT, let alone be rewarded for it. … [Read more...] about DADT about DADT

Instigated by Pakistan, which is no paragon of human rights, the new UN Human Rights Council roundly condemned Israel today for “grave violations of human rights and breaches of international humanitarian law in Lebanonâ€?. The resolution’s operative paragraphs said nothing about Hezbollah or the killing of Israeli civilians. Even Amnesty International, no friend of … [Read more...] about Human rights and Israel

Here's one just giving us a song. (Watch this and it's a reason to vote to keep him IN POLITICS...) … [Read more...] about Politicians Give Us A Song And Dance

Earlier today -- see here -- I wrote about the ongoing efforts at the U.N. to resolve the conflict in Lebanon diplomatically. I also suggested, rather optimistically, that this is a window of opportunity to break the status quo and to establish a lasting peace in the region. Reaction begets counter-reaction. Optimism begets pessimism: Lebanon on Thursday raised objections to a … [Read more...] about Repeating history: The continuation of war in the Middle East

We jump from days to months. Back in June, in Part VI of The Reaction's "Just another day in the life and death of Iraq" series (which is now up to XI), I reported on the "horror show" at one of Baghdad's morgues. In a separate post, co-blogger Creature, quoting CNN, noted that "[t]he main Baghdad morgue reported receiving 6,025 bodies in the first five months of the year, … [Read more...] about Just another month in the life and death of Iraq

Their numbers are way down. Will the foiled terrorist plot and refocus on terrorism help Bush and the GOP? UPDATE: And THIS won't help his image. … [Read more...] about Bush And GOP Drop In Latest Poll (JPDATED)

The conflict in Lebanon was eclipsed in the news media yesterday by ongoing reports of the thwarted terrorist plot in Britain, but there seem to be some signs that the conflict is about to end. Here's the latest from Haaretz: The parties involved in diplomatic negotiations for a UN-brokered cease-fire resolution aimed at ending the fighting in Lebanon made a breakthrough … [Read more...] about Remaking history: An opportunity for peace in the Middle East

A test of ethics and morality … [Read more...] about Two Scenarios of Civilian Death

From Ed Morrissey on the political charges and innuendo in light of the foiled airplane terrorist plot:The discovery of the plot and the arrests of the terrorists should have been a cause for celebration — but instead, people decided to spend the day taking partisan swipes at each other. Almost no one appeared immune from this impulse. George Bush gave a short and … [Read more...] about The Politicization Of The Foiled Terrorist Airline Plot

From investigative reporter Andy Borowitz:Bush Seeks Exit Strategy at Mapquest Vows to Find Most Direct Route from Iraq to U.S. Hoping to reassure voters before the midterm elections that he is actively looking for a way to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq, President George W. Bush said today that he has been looking for an exit strategy at the popular Internet site, … [Read more...] about This Just In!