The great site Watching America has some links to foreign reaction to Pat Robertson's suggestion that assassination might be a useful foreign policy tool (at least in the case of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez). It also has this cartoon from Canada (to which we say "amen"): … [Read more...] about Foreign Reaction To Pat Robertson

Holly in Cincinnati has joined this site as what was formerly called a "guest blogger" but we now consider a "co-blogger." In reality, Holly was one of the first people asked about guest blogging. And the reason why is perhaps something others may want to emulate. Holly would catch our typos. She might occasionally mention it in comments, but more often than not she'd send an … [Read more...] about Our New (And Probably Original) Guest/Co-Blogger

And here I thought all liberal Justices were wild activist nutcases. PS: Sorry for the long gap between posts--I was away in Myrtle Beach and internet access was not as...forthcoming as I thought. … [Read more...] about A Restrained Stevens

Ann Coulter says they are. … [Read more...] about Did You Know That New Yorkers Are Cowards?

....there are some troubling developments in Haiti. … [Read more...] about While U.S. Attention Is Fixated Elsewhere…..

Somewhere former Miss America host Bert Parks is rolling over in his grave due to this as reported in the New York Times:After more than 80 years on the very boardwalk that she helped make famous, Miss America is taking her tiara and ducking out of Atlantic City, pageant executives announced yesterday. The beauty contest, once a staple of mainstream American culture, has … [Read more...] about The End Of The World: Miss America Leaves Atlantic City

If you're one of those who feels grieving mother and anti-war protester catalyst Cindy Sheehan is on the right track then you will SURELY change your mind when you learn that someone who is one of your heroes doesn't like her. World Net Daily trumpets their item with this vital headline: Pat Boone shreds Cindy 'peaceniks' Music legend says U.S. 'sitting duck' for next 9-11 … [Read more...] about Pat Boone “Rock Legend” (????!) Blasts Sheehan And Protesters

No, this isn't much of a surprise, but it looks like Senator John McCain, maverick extraordinaire, is already on the pre-campaign trail in preparation for a run at the White House in 2008. But examine the sustance beneath the image. Is he not far more conservative than we are led to believe he is? … [Read more...] about The candidacy of John McCain

Cross-posted at The Reaction: Integrity seems to be in short supply in the TV news business, and especially in the cable-TV news business (with its hyped-up 24-hour news cycle and endless stream of sensationalism, but for once a major broadcaster has stood up for the integrity of his profession (not to mention his own) and said that enough is enough. That major broadcaster is … [Read more...] about The integrity of Bob Costas

Yep. It's a biggie. Read it here. … [Read more...] about Paul Begala’s (Dumb) Historical Error

Don't tell a patient she needs to lose weight. … [Read more...] about A NEW Peril For Doctors

Pat Robertson apologized for calling for the assassination of Venuezuela President Hugo Chavez Wednesday — after first doing an impressive Pinocchio imitation by denying he actually said it. Robertson's nose grew almost as long as part of Bob Dole on Viagra. And what also grew was international publicity and possibly domestic sympathy for Chavez, who adeptly seized on … [Read more...] about Robertson Apologizes After Denying He Called For Chavez Assassination

Never has politician who ran one way behaved so opposite as what we're seeing here in California in the case of Arnold Schwarzenegger, who now seems destined to be either a one-term governor or a pol who wins re-election by a teenie-weenie muscle:SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is benefiting from millions of dollars raised by a network of tax-exempt groups without … [Read more...] about More Scandal Surrounds Arnold Schwarzenegger

Question: before these new poll numbers came out, as he ran the ship of state, did President George Bush climb atop the White House and yell: "I'm King of the World!!" It wouldn't be surprising since these latest Harris Bush job approval poll numbers do make you think of an infamous historical event that became a mega-hit movie: President Bush's job approval ratings are at … [Read more...] about Bush Poll Numbers Now Lowest Of His Presidency

Thailand's Prime Minister wants to find out which cabinet officer wanted a bigger role. … [Read more...] about An Inquiry In Thailand

Thanks for your patience the past few weeks. As we warned readers, due to travel and some tough logistics our usual posting flow is way off. For instance, we may post more later today but the time is scare. But you may see some more posts from our co-bloggers here. This situation will last until at least Sept 2. Keep checking back, though, since on some days you'll see too … [Read more...] about Thanks For Your PATIENCE!

A must-read post by Oxblog's David Adesnik looks at California wine's competition with French wines, the controversy over California wines...and puts it all into a larger context. … [Read more...] about On French Wine, Liberals And Conservatives

....at News Unfiltered, an infopacked site administered by Daou Report publisher Peter Daou. The site declares "Direct From The Source" and explains:News Unfiltered content is selected from the news feed of U.S. Newswire, a non-partisan provider of news and information from thousands of sources to the media and online worlds for more than 20 years. News Unfiltered is designed … [Read more...] about Take A Peek…..

According to a recent study, fetuses likely don't feel any pain during the first six months of gestation. Needless to say, this finding raises again the fundamental question of when life begins, not to mention the highly politicized question of when abortion becomes homicide. To me, these are questions that both sides of the debate need to consider more fully than they do at … [Read more...] about Abortion, anesthesia, and pain

George Bush may be in danger of losing even MORE independent voter support as he veers into dangerous rhetorical territory:NEW YORK Meeting briefly with reporters Monday aboard Air Force One, Trent Duffy, a White House spokesman subbing for Scott McClellan, said that President Bush believes that those who want the U.S. to begin to change course in Iraq do not want America to … [Read more...] about Bush Verbal War Defense Veers Into Dangerous Area