The Washington Post's The Fix looks at "Gingrich, Gore And Another Early Look At 2008.' And WaPo political blogger Chris Cillizza sees some similarities between the former Speaker of the House and the former Veep. Click on the link to read it all but we found these passages the most interesting. Under the Democrats:Hillary Rodham Clinton: Clinton's hiring of Peter Daou and … [Read more...] about So Who’s Making Headway Or Looking Good For 2008?

15-pound tabby chases a Black Bear up a tree. Twice. Wow. … [Read more...] about Color Me Impressed

There's a ton of info and stories now available on the momentus Supreme Court Hamdan decision — but we'll point you to two MUST READ posts that are different in style and viewpoint: (1) Who gains? Who loses? What does it say about the United States? What's likely to come next politically. Bull Moose has some thoughts. (2) The Talking Dog has another ORIGINAL Q&A … [Read more...] about Two Must Read Posts On The Hamdan Guantanamo Decision

Stick this one in the "Yeah, right..." file:The kidnappers of IDF soldier Gilad Shalit issued a new set of demands in the early hours of Saturday morning, calling on Israel to halt its offensive in Gaza and ordering the release of 1,000 prisoners. Nowhere do the demands explicitly say that Shalit would be returned in exchange for the requested actions. Less than an hour … [Read more...] about Shalit’s Kidnappers Demands: “Fat Chance” Department

From moderate cartoonist Tom Briscoe: … [Read more...] about Freedom, Baby, Freedom

And contrary to the prevailing wisdom, most mainstream Democrats agree with him. … [Read more...] about Obama Talks Faith

No? Maybe the name sounds vaguely familiar? Well, after you read this post you'll understand why I pose the question and hopefully you want to find out even more still. … [Read more...] about Do You Know David S. Addington?

There is finally!!! agreement in the Senate to take up legislation to loosen federal restrictions on stem cell research. Under a plan proposed by Majority Leader Bill Frist, the Senate will debate three bills: one identical to H.R. 810, which allows federal funding on stem cells from embryos that would otherwise be discarded; another proposed by Senators Specter and Santorum … [Read more...] about Senate Agreement Reached on Stem Cell Debate

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 16-2 to give a thumping majority support to the US-India nuclear cooperation accord on Thursday, a major step toward approval of the unprecedented deal. The debate preceding the vote lasted almost 90 minutes. This comes two days after the House of Representatives' International Relations Committee approved a similar measure. The … [Read more...] about India-US Nuclear Deal: Another Big Win in Senate Vote

...but it returns to full strength. … [Read more...] about A Controversial Blog Is Attacked By “Cyberspace Terrorists”

THIS JUST IN from investigative reporter Andy Borowitz:BUSH OPPOSES MARRIAGE BETWEEN A MAN AND A FLAG Constitutional Amendment Could Become Hot-Button Issue for November In what many political observers believe could become an effective wedge issue in the 2006 midterm elections, President George W. Bush today proposed a constitutional amendment banning marriage between a man … [Read more...] about THIS JUST IN! Bush’s Latest On The Flag

Read this. … [Read more...] about Does Barbara Walters Have A “Star Complex”?

My latest column is up on the Unity08 website: it touches on polarization, Joe Scarborough, the New York Times, the New Republic, Daily Kos - and it is quite blunt. … [Read more...] about Declaring Independence from the Party Line

Can you guess where it is? It's here... … [Read more...] about The Most Perilous Place In The World To Be A Journalist

Dr. Steven Taylor at PoliBlog makes an important point regarding the Hamden decision by the Supreme Court that he promises to explore in more detail later: However, I would note the following from Article VI of the Constitution of the United States of American which notes (in what is know as the “Supremacy Clauseâ€?): This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States … [Read more...] about What does “Constitutional” really mean? The devil is in the details

Why Peter Beinart has the right idea about how to win the war on terror. … [Read more...] about Show Our Strengths

In a most serious indictment of the Bush adminsitration, the US Supreme Court today blocked the trial of Guantanamo Bay prisoners in special military courts, ruling that the process drawn up by the Bush Administration broke both American law and the Geneva Conventions. This judgement may expose the Bush administration to the charges of "war crimes". The US Supreme Court has … [Read more...] about “Bush Administration Violated Geneva Conventions”: US Supreme Court

Our own Jeremy Dibbell has done some outstanding work on the gerrymandering/redistricting story, both here and at Charging RINO, and I highly recommend his post in response to yesterday's SCOTUS ruling in League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry. My own take is below. ********** The Supreme Court yesterday "upheld almost all of Texas' Republican-friendly U.S. House … [Read more...] about Gerrymandering unlimited: Partisanship, redistricting, and the corruption of American democracy

Two recent reports - one by the World Bank and the other in Time Magazine - attempt to draw a profile of a land that can fox the profoundest of pundits in search of parameters for assessing the country’s economic health now, as also in the foreseeable future. Sample this: 1) World Development Indicators (WDI), published annually by the World Bank, states that India's per … [Read more...] about India through the Eyes of World Bank and Time Magazine

One of the blogs at ZDNet.com points out something I have been aware of for quite some time, but haven't posted upon. Perhaps I should start making some noise. From Tom Foremski: IMHO, "US chip leadership is in trouble - but business is good": The bad news is that US is likely to lose its lead in chip manufacturing expertise and that could be catastrophic to the US economy. … [Read more...] about For want of a nail…