My little brother is visiting me at college, hence the lack of posting. But, if you're desperate for stuff, here's my weekend reading list for you. … [Read more...] about All Quiet on the Carleton Front…

"I Drew This" on Church & State … [Read more...] about Cartoon Interlude

See here for all the latest on Hurricane Wilma. StormTrack is cautious, but: "It's looking like Wilma may be much weaker than thought when she approaches Florida... A Category 2 landfall in Florida is most likely." But, of course, things could change. … [Read more...] about Wilma hits Mexico

Should you be interested, here's my latest review of conservative reaction to the Miers debacle, mostly negative, along with some liberal replies. … [Read more...] about Demoralizing Harriet

Blogger Pam Spaulding was interviewed by MTV Online and the article is now posted: Diary to the Masses: Blogging Teens Learn the Pros & Cons of Publishing to the Web … [Read more...] about “Pam’s House Blend” Featured at MTV Online

DeLay's mugshot Smile, Tom DeLay, you've been charged with conspiracy and money laundering. And -- to quote someone who recently spent some time behind bars -- it's a good thing. (I've previously written about this dirty rotten scoundrel here and here.) … [Read more...] about The end of Tom DeLay

It's part of a larger quasi-conspiracy theory on the left, but it does seem that Mr. Russert has some explaining to do. … [Read more...] about Was Tim Russert involved in The Plame Game?

If you need a bit of a break from politics and, like me, you're into food, I've got a post over at The Reaction on Rachael Ray, America's #1 TV cook. I go back and forth, but there's something to be said for culinary passion with a common touch, for bringing an appreciation of good food and a dash of experimentation to Fast Food Nation. … [Read more...] about Rachael Ray’s culinary empire

(Cross-posted at The Reaction.) That is, how Michael Brown ate dinner while New Orleans flooded and people died. Uh, yeah, nice job, Brownie: In the midst of the chaos that followed Hurricane Katrina, a Federal Emergency Management Agency official in New Orleans sent a dire e-mail to Director Michael Brown saying victims had no food and were dying. No response came from … [Read more...] about How Michael Brown fiddled while Rome burned

...at an author, columnist and talking head who's a favorite of Sean Hannity and Matt Drudge....a columnist named Ann Coulter. … [Read more...] about A Conservative Group Takes Aim…..

Are RINOS (what GOPers call Republican In Name Only) becoming extinct? And should they be? … [Read more...] about Are RINOS Becoming Extinct?

They are addicted to pork and reject all attempts to curtail their addiction....even when some things defy logic.... … [Read more...] about Just Guess Congress’ Favorite Dish….

Is Harriet Miers' Supreme Court nomination politically dead on arrival yet? No one assigning it to the morgue of political conventional wisdom...not just yet. But this much is sure: seldom in recent memory has a Supreme Court nominee left so many so cold, unimpressed or revolted by what seemingly smacks of cronyism — and that's just referring to Republicans. Read this … [Read more...] about Miers Lights No Political Fire Of Desire

A UN report has come out with a bombshell: YES, it says, the assassination of Lebanon's former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was indeed a conspiracy — a terrorist act scripted by Syrian and Lebanese intelligence services. Now, the question becomes: what will be the political consequences of this finding? But, for now, the findings are explosive enough as this New York … [Read more...] about UN Report: Hariri’s Assassination Was All In The Syrian Lebanon Family

The Moderate Voice applauds all weblogs that run ORIGINAL reporting on their sites, versus the traditional op-ed style commentaries we all do (yours truly included). John Amato has interviewed Lawrence O'Donnell and, as the Crooks And Liars creator explains:Mr. O'Donnell was the first person to say that Karl Rove was Matt Cooper's source and he was kind enough to come on the … [Read more...] about Original Blog Interview With Lawrence O’Donnell

Former military man and Democrat Wes Clark has launched an email campaign to try and get progressive talk show host Ed Schultz on Armed Forces radio. On his website he recaps: Last year, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced a resolution that was unanimously passed by the Senate, urging Secretary Rumsfeld and Armed Forces Radio to ensure more political balance in programming. It … [Read more...] about Email Campaign To Get Ed Schultz On Armed Forces Radio

They say if it's not broke, don't fix it. Howard Stern "fixed" something that wasn't broken (the kind of show he did) and is looking a bit now like the broadcasting equivalent of damaged goods. The Washington Post reports: The Howard Stern exodus has begun. Unfortunately for Stern, it's his audience that's leaving, not him. The shock jock won't jump to satellite radio … [Read more...] about Howard Stern’s Audience Leaves Him As He Prepares To Leave Them

...by the administration that "the terrorists" are the greatest threat to the United States. Are they, really, when examined with an eye not solely focused upon winning the next election? … [Read more...] about We have been told for years…

At my weblog, Random Fate, I have a post that was written in the context of a USA Today article on the reaction of FEMA to the conditions at the New Orleans Superdome in the wake of hurricane Katrina. The post is titled "Absolution is not granted through the errors of others" because it is intended to convey a message to those using the revelations of exactly how overwrought … [Read more...] about Accountability and “accountability moments”

From the Toledo Blade: FINALLY, it's settled. No, not Iraq. Not FEMA. Not Harriet Miers' Supreme Court nomination. Not Israel-Palestine. The noodle. Finally it can be told where that internationally beloved food, the noodle, comes from. Maybe it hasn't kept you up nights, but this is an issue long in dispute. At last, the Italians, Arabs, Japanese, Koreans, French, and … [Read more...] about Editorial: Behold the ancient noodle