Photo by teen photographer Greg Powell. … [Read more...] about Friday Cat Blogging: Who Rules The House?

My contribution to the festival is up at The Debate Link. … [Read more...] about Blog Against Racism Day!

Some of Mercury Astronaut Gordon Cooper's cremains will be shot into space along with those of actor James Doohan, Star Trek's Scotty. … [Read more...] about Ashes to Ashes, Dust to……Space?

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Media Matters is reporting that folk-leader Bill O'Reilly has taken to attacking what he calls "a very secret plan" by secular progressive to "diminish Christian philosophy in the U.S.A." Now, this is misguided on so many levels, but let me mention three. 1) There is no such thing as Christian philosophy. Theology yes, philosophy no. This may be a somewhat controversial … [Read more...] about Bill O’Reilly, illiberal paranoid conspiracy theorist

Any hardcore gamers out there? If so, check this out. … [Read more...] about Want To See The New PS3 Controller?

For your amusement and edification, I've done a fairly long round-up of reaction to yesterday's twin events of Bush's speech at the U.S. Naval Academy and the appearance of the unclassified document called the "National Strategy for Victory in Iraq" over at The Reaction. I call my round-up (which includes a bit of commentary from the rounder-upper): Spinning Iraq: The … [Read more...] about Reacting to Iraq: The next phase in the spinning of a war gone wrong

Once again, a somewhat gullible Tony Blair has learned that the U.S. isn't serious about tackling the problem of climate change: The US has dismissed a suggestion from UK Prime Minister Tony Blair that it may be prepared to sign up to binding targets to tackle climate change. Speaking at UN climate talks in Canada, the US chief negotiator said his nation would not enter talks … [Read more...] about Blair misreads Bush on climate change

AP: Emily, the Stowaway Cat, Is Coming Home PARIS - Emily the cat is heading home, in style. The wayward tabby from Wisconsin who disappeared two months ago and wound up traveling across the Atlantic to France boarded a Continental Airlines flight Thursday - in business class... … [Read more...] about Stowaway Cat Flies Home Today

What is it? Well, it's only a way for us to wean ourselves off of foreign oil. You know...no big deal... From the EPA (pdf):Fischer-Tropsch technology converts coal, natural gas, and low-value refinery products into a high-value, clean-burning fuel. The resultant fuel is colorless, odorless, and low in toxicity. In addition, it is virtually interchangeable with conventional … [Read more...] about Fischer-Tropsch Could Save The US?

SI.com is reporting that "Sen. Arlen Specter on Tuesday backed off a threat to have a Senate subcommittee investigate whether the NFL and the Philadelphia Eagles violated antitrust laws in their handling of Terrell Owens." But what was the point to start with? Only the day before, Senator Specter had "said it was 'vindictive and inappropriate' for the league and the Eagles to … [Read more...] about Investigating T.O.: Specter to the rescue?

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President George W. Bush proved a lot of pundits wrong with his highly awaited "Victory Strategy" speech yesterday. The full text is here. He proved pundits wrong who predicted it would be a watershed speech announcing the beginning of a withdrawal of troops from Iraq. We wrote about that speculation here. He proved analysts wrong who predicted that poll numbers dropping … [Read more...] about Bush “Victory Strategy” A Reaffirmation — But Not Quite

Increasingly, I'm becoming fairly disheartened with Samuel Alito's record regarding reproductive rights. Now some new memos released from 1985 do nothing to quell my fears. From the Wash Post:As a Justice Department lawyer in the Reagan administration, Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr. helped devise a legal strategy to persuade the high court to restrict and … [Read more...] about Alito + Roe v. Wade =

Joint Chief of Staff Chairman Peter Pace sticks to his guns over Rumsfeld's protests regarding US obligations and Iraqi torture. … [Read more...] about Rumsfeld vs. Pace: Semper Fi!

The Chief Justice of the SCOTUS proposes an interesting compromise recently. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Roberts On Parental Consent

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It sounds like some corrections might be in order here. TMV thanks reader Michael in Miami for the tip. … [Read more...] about Should Bloggers Issue Corrections Part II

As many in the Bush administration find their stature is decreased during Term Two: Bush The Sequel one person's star is on the ascent, writes the Washington Post's David Ignatius:Condoleezza Rice had an interesting office visitor on Monday — none other than her old mentor and the nation's realist in chief, former national security adviser Brent Scowcroft. It was the … [Read more...] about Rice Is Rising

People have been told this for years — but now more hard evidence comes out that it's true:NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating a Mediterranean-style diet for three months can reduce the risk of heart disease by 15 percent, a new study shows. The heart-healthy effects of the Mediterranean diet — rich in whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts and fish and olive oil … [Read more...] about The Mediterranean Diet Is Good For Your Health