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Sunday, January 29th, 2006

Random Great U2 Lyric

…just to get the week started right…

She runs through the streets
With her eyes painted red
Under a black belly of cloud in the rain
In through a doorway she brings me
White gold and pearls stolen from the sea
She is raging
She is raging
And the storm blows up in her eyes
She will suffer the needle chill
She is running to […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Celebrities / Pop Culture / Sports by Mark

Sunday, January 29th, 2006

Larry Sabato: 2006 A Democratic Year, But…

Larry Sabato, who you may recall seems to foresee a Mark Warner vs. John McCain 2008 (and it’s certainly possible), now takes a look at 2006, starting with the Senate, and sees the proverbial good news - bad news for the Dems. The good is that he sees them gaining 2 or 3 seats. […]

2 Comments » - Posted in Election 2006, Elephants, Donkeys by Mark

Sunday, January 29th, 2006

Kristof Gives Good Pub To Huckabee

Though thanks to TimesSelect, we can’t read it. Fortunately, Joe Trippi, of all people, saves us the trouble by reprinting most of it (hat tip to Blue State Republican)…

No Comments » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, NY Times/Media Watch, Republican Candidates by Mark

Sunday, January 29th, 2006

Oh, That All-Republican Scandal?

Say it ain’t so…I’ve been assured by everyone that Abramoff only touched the corrupt Republicans…but here come rumors that Harry Reid is in big, big trouble…Chris Wallace caught Howard Dean this morning with a report from the Center for Responsive Politics:
WALLACE: I just want to ask you about this question of the Democratic involvement. I […]

10 Comments » - Posted in Harry Reid, Donkeys, Democratic Candidates by Mark

Sunday, January 29th, 2006

Keeping Up With The Troops

Spc. Phil Van Treuren has really done a fine job spotlighting the humanitarian side of the U.S. military with his Camp Katrina blog. He now has categories on the sidebar covering everything from kids and schools, animal care, medical care, infrastructure improvements - it’s a timely, moving, sobering reminder that our men and women […]

No Comments » - Posted in Linky Love by Mark

Sunday, January 29th, 2006

The New York Times Continues To Channel Mother Jones

It’s hard to tell the difference these days between the ‘paper of record’ and some low-budget, no-circulation leftie progressive rag. Today’s Gail Collins special is yet another (!!!) broadside at the administration’s eavesdropping program, and it’s every bit as dishonest as it claims the Administration is. Case in point:
Bush officials have said the […]

11 Comments » - Posted in Domestic Affairs, POTUS, Radical Islam / GWOT, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, NY Times/Media Watch by Mark

Sunday, January 29th, 2006

A Question For Hamas

A simple one, really; I think a fair one, as well, and a particularly relevent one as various groups are asking Israel and the West to give Hamas a chance to govern:
Do you still abide by your charter?
The 9,000-word Hamas charter, written in 1988, is explicit about the struggle for Palestine as a religious obligation. […]

5 Comments » - Posted in Radical Islam / GWOT, Foreign Affairs by Mark

Sunday, January 29th, 2006

Bob Woodruff Seriously Wounded

‘World News Tonight’ anchor Bob Woodruff has been seriously wounded by an IED while in Irag. Our prayers and best wishes are with him for a speedy recovery…

No Comments » - Posted in Iraq, NY Times/Media Watch by Mark

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

You Dare Cross The Great and Powerful Kos?

I’ll sic my legions of potty-mouthed miscreants on you - er, don’t look behind the curtain, don’t look behind the curtain!
Jeez, you had to look, didn’t you?
Prediction: Steve Elmendorf is on his way to more success than he ever dreamed of…that’s what seems to happen to those who get on the bad side of Markos […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, Democratic Candidates by Mark

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

New Digs For An Old Friend

One of my first regulars, and a great blogger in her own right, has got new digs…congrats to Nettie on making the WordPress plunge…I’ve never regretted it, and I bet you won’t, either (now if only I knew for sure that I could upgrade to WordPress 2.0 without screwing this blog up!)…
Enjoy your new abode…

1 Comment » - Posted in Linky Love by Mark

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

The Emerging Hamas Disaster

The initial signs of the ascension of Hamas continue to be horrible. Today, we are greeted with this:
Hamas suggested Saturday that the Islamic group could create a Palestinian army that would include its militant wing _ responsible for scores of deadly attacks on Israelis _ in the aftermath of its crushing victory in parliamentary […]

11 Comments » - Posted in Radical Islam / GWOT, Foreign Affairs by Mark

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

Et Tu, Hillary?

The author of this blog and many others gave Hillary Clinton proper respect as the leading Democratic candidate for 2008, and most of us acknowledged her relative moderation and strength on Iraq as welcome surprises. I’m beginning to reconsider. Recent signs, such as her incredibly offensive race-baiting on MLK Day, point to a […]

13 Comments » - Posted in SCOTUS, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates by Mark

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

The WaPo on Dems Vs. Bloggers

Jim VandeHei, writing in the Washington Post, notes a dynamic that will be no surprise to readers of this blog:
Democrats are getting an early glimpse of an intraparty rift that could complicate efforts to win back the White House: fiery liberals raising their voices on Web sites and in interest groups vs. elected officials trying […]

10 Comments » - Posted in Election 2006, Donkeys, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, Election 2008 by Mark

Friday, January 27th, 2006

Battle of the Bullet-Points

The Left Coaster presents a comprehensive guide to the NSA story for the anti-Bush crowd; the Justice Department gives us a handy little cheatsheet to the Administration position here (hat tip to AJ, who has more thoughts here)…

No Comments » - Posted in Domestic Affairs, Radical Islam / GWOT by Mark

Friday, January 27th, 2006

Need Some Good News To Start Your Weekend?

Try this on for size…now THAT’s some very good news indeed…

1 Comment » - Posted in Radical Islam / GWOT, Iraq by Mark

Friday, January 27th, 2006

Who Said It?

Ready? Here goes:
Judge Alito has an extensive paper trail documenting the right-wing political agenda that he has actively advanced, not only as a high-ranking official in the Reagan Administration, but also as a judge. He has publicly supported the “Unitary Executive” theory, a radical notion that the President holds exclusive and inherent authority to execute […]

11 Comments » - Posted in SCOTUS, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

Friday, January 27th, 2006

Think The American Public Won’t Support A Strike On Iran? Think Again

From the LA Times:
Despite persistent disillusionment with the war in Iraq, a majority of Americans supports taking military action against Iran if that country continues to produce material that can be used to develop nuclear weapons, a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll has found.
The poll, conducted Sunday through Wednesday, found that 57% of Americans favor military […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Radical Islam / GWOT, Foreign Affairs by Mark

Friday, January 27th, 2006

Illusions About Hamas? Please Lose Them

From the organization’s own website (and this is the English translation - who knows what the Arabic one says…):
Occupied Jerusalem – Mushir al-Masri, Hamas spokesman in Gaza, said, during an interview with al-Arabeyya satellite station, that Hamas was open to relations with every country in the world including Europe, but not with the Zionist occupation.
During […]

28 Comments » - Posted in Radical Islam / GWOT, Foreign Affairs by Mark

Friday, January 27th, 2006

Peruse This Proferred Piece of Purplish Prose Posthaste!

Oh, MoDo, how we miss the glorious days of hilarity you provided us before retreating behind the TimesSelect wall! Fortunately, there are still enough sites out there that illegally post Dowd’s columns for us to get an occasional taste (and really, that’s more than enough). Case in point:
They’re slipping and sliding in the […]

2 Comments » - Posted in Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, NY Times/Media Watch by Mark

Friday, January 27th, 2006

Carnival Deadline Extended

Since the Alito vote has been postponed (until Tuesday, in all likelihood), our good friend AJ has extended the deadline for the submissions for the Carnival of the Chillin’, Alito Style. Remember, it’s open to all and we’d love to hear from you (and with Kerry’s latest escapade, there’s plenty to write about) . […]