The wife confesses to the murder.... … [Read more...] about Death Of A Military Blogger Part II

The Christian Science Monitor reports:In the gray-suited halls of the US Senate, few days have produced more high drama than the one this Wednesday - which yielded no fewer than five major pieces of legislation, 11th-hour wheeling and dealing, and sober messages to some powerful senators that it is no longer politics as usual in terms of party solidarity. Wrapping up work for … [Read more...] about Democratic Clout Is On The Upswing

...like John Gibson. (Make sure you click on the link WITHIN that post to watch the original video and judge for yourself) … [Read more...] about Talk Show Hosts REALLY Do Get Upset

Treasury Secretary John Snow says Bush has been a boon to the economy and Clinton was a hindrance. Is he right? More here. … [Read more...] about On The Economy

The (NYC) Jewish Week: The Person of the Year 2005 in Jewish life is Ariel Sharon, hands down. Even before the mild stroke he suffered this week brought new attention to the key role he plays in Israeli life, Sharon’s importance was obvious. Whether or not you agree with him and his policies, it’s hard to imagine any other man or woman in the Jewish world who has had a … [Read more...] about The Jewish Person Of The Year

Yesterday at The Reaction I mentioned that the Supreme Court of Canada (SCOC) was set to rule on a high-profile case involving: -- abortion? -- the death penalty? -- church and state? -- police powers? No: swingers clubs. That post, which includes some background to the case and my own take on, well, swinging, is here. ********** The ruling is in. SCOC has upheld the rights … [Read more...] about Canada’s Supreme Court upholds swingers’ rights

Iran -- the land of, among other things, Holocaust denial, an emerging nuclear program, and the rather overrated Abbas Kiarostami* -- has taken an unfortunate step to cut itself off further from the West. The BBC reports: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has banned Western and "indecent" music from state-run TV and radio stations. The ban follows a ruling in October by … [Read more...] about Iran bans Western music

From The New York Times: In a chaotic conclusion to the Congressional year, the Senate blocked an effort on Wednesday to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling and struck a last-minute accord to extend the antiterrorism law known as the USA Patriot Act for six months. With Vice President Dick Cheney casting the decisive vote, the Senate also approved a $40 … [Read more...] about Torture, terrorism, and oil drilling in the U.S. Senate

The AUMF, or authorization for the use of military force, gave Bush the right to use whatever force he deemed necessary to fight any country or organization in the War on Terrorism. For a moment, let's set aside the fact that the War on Terrorism is essentially a war on a tactic, and instead focus on the AUMF as University of Chicago law professor Cass Sunstein sees it:This … [Read more...] about Will The AUMF Be Bush’s Saving Grace In Wiretap Scandal?

Yes, it's unfortunately sad and true... More here. … [Read more...] about New Orleans Destroyed By Category 3 Hurricane?

Miami University of Ohio has domestic partner benefits. Some people don't like that and want to take the benefits away using the Ohio Marriage Amendment. Of course, this will discourage top-level faculty from coming to Ohio. That, in turn, will discourage top-level students from coming to Ohio. Cincinnati Enquirer: Miami University has asked a Butler County court to throw … [Read more...] about Attacking Domestic Partner Benefits

If you've been following this story...the other shoe has just dropped:Westchester County District Attorney Jeanine Pirro (R) ended her campaign against New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday, bringing to a close a brief and decidedly rocky attempt to unseat perhaps the country's most famous Democratic officeholder. Even as she announced she would shutter her … [Read more...] about Pirro Abandons Race Against Sen. Hillary Clinton

President George Bush has this new LIST... … [Read more...] about Did You Know THIS?

Or, rather, the (non-Letterman) Top 10 Signs... … [Read more...] about Signs That It’s Christmas At The White House

If you thought 2005 was a nasty year with growing polarization, festering political rage on both sides, politicians going after politicans, parties going after parties and bloggers going after bloggers....well, then, you better brace yourself: Newsweek's Howard Fineman makes the case that the worst is yet to come:As best I can tell — and this really isn’t my beat — the … [Read more...] about Howard Fineman: 2006 Will Be The Nastiest Political Year Ever

I didn't either...but she does... … [Read more...] about Did You Know That David Letterman Uses A Secret Sinister Code?

Recently, I've defended the media against any inherent bias over at Donklephant. I think the media do the best job they can in real time. Yes...it's a difficult job bringing the world story after story, day in and day out. This hasn't always been my view, but it most certainly is currently. And now a Donklephant contributor, Callimachus, weighs in on what constitutes bias in … [Read more...] about How Do We Define Media Bias?

All the cute you ever could want, and more. I can feel my heterosexuality being sapped...[/sarcasm] … [Read more...] about Cute Overload

A Harvard Women's Studies Professor throws down the gauntlet to her leftist peers. … [Read more...] about “Must We Always Non-Intervene?”

An attempt to open Alaska's ANWR arctic refuge to oil drilling has been nixed by a narrow vote in the Senate — a vote underscored by anger over an attempt to lump in the proposal with a critical defense spending bill. Several things are clear from this 56 to 44 vote: The tactic, stemming from the drilling provision super-glued into the defense bill in the House, did not … [Read more...] about Arctic Drilling Blocked By Senate