No, I'm not joking. More here. … [Read more...] about Woman Marries Dolphin

It looks as if Tutakai is back in action again. And to those who insist that a "moderate" means someone who can't take positions on issues, can't be passionate, can't vote, and is always wishy washy Tutakai has the best explanation perhaps ever written. We've linked to it several times on this site...and you can read its reposting HERE. REQUIRED READING. We've made the same … [Read more...] about One Of TMV’s FAVORITE Moderate Sites Is Back

See our post below. National Review Online has some political predictions HERE. They're not as much fun as the psychic ones but that's the way it goes. A few of the (more serious) ones we found interesting (all of these are copied verbatim and we're giving you the name of the person who predicted it):In Pennsylvania, Rick Santorum will go down to defeat at the hands of Bob … [Read more...] about Political Talking Head Predictions For 2006

They're starting to come in. And some of them may surprise you. From California Psychics:There will be another terrorist attack planned between April and May 2006 in NYC. The American Troops start to pull out of Iraq in September. Another Supreme Court vacancy occurs in 2006. Ruth Bader Ginsburg will step down for health reasons. Dick Cheney will have a massive … [Read more...] about Political Psychic Predictions For 2006

Let's call him Milkbottle Pundit. … [Read more...] about The Birth Of A Baby

Helpfully digested and summed up by the crack Debate Link staff. … [Read more...] about The Blog-Day in Judaism

THE DOVER RULING SENDS A MESSAGE ACROSS THE COUNTRY: On the second day of the Scopes trial, the first legal challenge to evolution in America, Clarence Darrow issued this warning: "Ignorance and fanaticism is ever busy and needs feeding. Always it is feeding and gloating for more." That trial ended badly for Darrow, but he would have been quite pleased with the setback … [Read more...] about TNR: Dover and Out

Gay People's Chronicle:Miami University says that a lawsuit against its domestic partner benefits has no merit because it goes against the U.S. Constitution and the man behind it has no standing to sue the school.... … [Read more...] about Miami University: No standing for suit against partner benefits

It's the Fifth Night of Hanukkah and here is an Online Menorah for you! … [Read more...] about Happy Hanukkah!

One of my favorite Feminist sites, Alas, a Blog, has broached the subject of whether it should reserve certain threads specifically and exclusively for "radical feminist women." I register my dissenting opinion here. … [Read more...] about Single Spaces

The Fast Rise and Steep Fall of Jack Abramoff: How a Well-Connected Lobbyist Became the Center of a Far-Reaching Congressional Corruption Scandal A LONG ARTICLE – HERE ARE A FEW SNIPPETS FROM THE FIRST PAGE: “A reconstruction of the lobbyist's rise and fall shows that he was an ingenious dealmaker who hatched interlocking schemes that exploited the machinery of government … [Read more...] about Washington Post Feature on Jack Abramoff

It gave out these books to Democrats. … [Read more...] about The White House Gave Out Gifts

Will the next case the administration gives to the Supreme Court be this one? … [Read more...] about The Administration, Iraq And The Supreme Court

Just don't buy her this. … [Read more...] about It’s Never Too Early To Buy Your Mom’s Mother’s Day Present

If you're looking for signs, you don't have to look any further than this. … [Read more...] about The Vulgarization Of America

Indianapolis Star: A federal court judge on Wednesday denied a request to amend his ruling banning sectarian prayer in the Indiana House of Representatives, clearing the way for an appeal to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. U.S. District Judge David Hamilton rejected arguments by House Speaker Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis, that Hamilton's ruling was too vague … [Read more...] about Federal Judge: Ban on Religion-Specific Legislative Prayer Stands

Once again, the U.S. government is back in court over a hot issue related to the War on Terrorism — this time taking a case to the partly-newly-reconstituted Supreme Court: The case involves Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen held as an "enemy combatant" for nearly four years and, aside from the specific issue stated at hand, the key issue lurking behind this case is the kinds … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Asked To Define War Powers In Padilla Case

Here's one view of the reason behind the tensions. … [Read more...] about Bush Versus The Press

Most analysts agree that President George W. Bush is on the political rebound as the year ends. Who helped shape the media-characterized political comeback? And what about the polls? Here's one take on it that suggests perhaps some of what we're seeing is due to conflicting strategies within the White House — and raises the fascinating question again about how media … [Read more...] about The George Bush Political Resurgence

As noted below, due to a glitch at Powerblogs (which seldom happens by the way) we were down for a day. But now we're back to brighten your day! Actually, today will be light blogging for TMV himself. The reason: he will be gone most of the day. But you may see a coblogger or two post some things (and TMV will try to put at least one post and some "pointer posts" on a timer to … [Read more...] about We’re Back Up But This May Be Lighter Blogging Day