A revolution has started in Europe, and before long it's bound to hit the United States' shores: consumers can now buy toilet paper in basic black:Portuguese paper producer Renova introduced its line of black toilet paper in Spain and Portugal earlier this year and has just put it into French shops, a company official said today. "The intensity of the interest in this product … [Read more...] about The Number Two Reason To Be Thankful

When you look at the crises facing this White House and the bitter, raw controversy over the Iraq War the question becomes: what can the White House say to make its case better on issues? A new Harris poll gives the answer: it may not be able to say much at this point — since a huge chunk of the American public doesn't believe it anymore:A majority of U.S. adults believe … [Read more...] about Harris Interactive Poll: Majority Of American Public Thinks Bush Administration Misleads Nation

I wonder why there hasn't been more discussion of Ariel Sharon's incredible decision to leave the Likud Party and form a new centrist party. A day-after update is here. A case can be made that Sharon should have won the Nobel Peace Prize this year. He certainly was more deserving than ElBaradei and the IAEA. And, for what it's worth, he was my pick. But this latest move could … [Read more...] about Sharon leaves Likud

Starring Tom "Hammer" DeLay, Jack Abramoff, and a cast of corruption. From The New York Times: "Michael Scanlon, former aide to a powerful congressman and onetime partner of a wealthy lobbyist, pleaded guilty today to a federal conspiracy charge as part of a deal in which he agreed to cooperate with an investigation into possible wrongdoing by some lawmakers." Coming soon to … [Read more...] about All the Former House Majority Leader’s Men

Well, it wasn't a vast left-wing media conspiracy after all...CNN anchor/reporter Daryn Kagan: "I have come back into the control room because we want to explain something to you that happened on this newscast yesterday. During our live coverage of a speech by Vice President Dick Cheney there was a technical malfunction, you'll see it here. It involved a switcher, something … [Read more...] about CNN’s TeXnical Cheney Glitch

Wizbang is once again taking nominations for best weblogs. CLICK HERE and you can nominate the weblog of your choice. TMV was unofficially launched in Nov. 2003 and officially on Jan. 1 2004. Last year won Best Blog in the 2500-3500 weblog category. It has grown since then. Visit Wizbang since they're still taking nominations for various categories, and you can nominate your … [Read more...] about Best Weblog Nominations Are Open

Visit The Carnival of The Liberated HERE. … [Read more...] about Read What Iraqi And Afghani Bloggers Have To Say

We have some great writers over at Donklephant, and this one continues to impress with his thoughtfulness. Cicero pens some particularly moving thoughts on divorce and loss. A must read and a break from your typical political blogosphere fare. UPDATE: Woops, I linked to the wrong post. I'm such a putz. Fixed now. … [Read more...] about Is The Grass Always Greener?

Scary or inevitable? You be the judge... … [Read more...] about $5 Gas?

Iraqi leaders are calling for a timetable to withdraw our forces. Good or bad? My thoughts are over at Donklephant. … [Read more...] about Is It “Cut And Run” If The Iraqis Want It?

And they have a good reason. You see, the ad isn't correct.The ad says that as an appellate court judge, Alito has "ruled to make it easier for corporations to discriminate ... even voted to approve strip search of a 10-year-old girl." Referring to a document Alito wrote in 1985 while seeking a job in the Reagan administration, it quotes him as saying that "the Constitution … [Read more...] about Fox News Won’t Show Anti-Alito Ad

What happened 10 days after 9/11? The answer may shock and surprise you. … [Read more...] about September 21, 2001

Last year I watched Control Room, the documentary on the Middle Eastern news provider Aljazeera that Donald Rumsfeld inferred being in the right place at the wrong time (i.e. they're tipped off by terrorists). I don't know about Rumsfeld's assertions, but one thing is certain after watching the movie: these people are human and fragile, as one of their correspondents died in a … [Read more...] about Bush And Al-Jazeera

The New York Times: WASHINGTON (AP) -- Identified in new court documents as ''Representative No. 1,'' Republican Rep. Bob Ney of Ohio has become the poster boy in the Jack Abramoff bribery probe, a beneficiary of trips, tickets and campaign donations, allegedly in exchange for official acts. … [Read more...] about Poster Boy Ney

Ohio GOP Congresswoman Jean Schmidt became an unending video sound-bite loop when she read a message she said was from someone in the military calling Rep. John Murtha a "coward" for calling for an immediate withdrawal from Iraq. Anyone but someone who fell off a turnip truck could see that Schmidt had absolutely no problem delivering this message, which was couched in enough … [Read more...] about Congresswoman Who Called John Murtha Coward Apologizes On TV (UPDATED)

Yesterday was the 42nd anniversary of John F. Kennedy's murder. Most baby boomers can remember where they were (yours truly had just finished a speech in an unsuccessful run as Treasurer for the Amity Jr. High School student council, when a teacher got up and made an announcement — and everyone gasped, filing out of the auditorium quietly). People often wonder what JFK … [Read more...] about Remembering JFK — And Pondering What HE Would Have Done

You KNEW it HAD to happen: a site has been started to formally start a deathwatch for Pajamas Media. Read the introductory post HERE (some highlights below). Why did you KNOW it had to happen? Because the way it was set up has apparently irked so many writers of weblogs that an idea that was touted as something that could revolutionize the Internet has gotten out of the … [Read more...] about Site Starts Pajamas Media Death Watch

Some have it, some don't... … [Read more...] about Writing A Good Headline Is A Talent

TMV is now in Florida and learned that his laptop has been recovered. If any "tips" were sent to help out, we'll be contacting those involved and get your money back to you. (On this trip, TMV will be using a desktop from The Moderate Parents' condo overlooking the Gulf Coast) … [Read more...] about Laptop Reportedly Recovered

A couple months back, Neal Boortz and Congressman John Linder launched the Fair Tax Book. More than six hundred thousand taxpayers have already signed on in support of the plan. Unfortunately, little was made of it in the mainstream media. Sure, Fox picked up the story and Hannity did quite a bit of promo with Boortz, but why are people not talking about it? Below is a … [Read more...] about Why Are We Not Talking About The Fair Tax?