Heh.
Now if we could only run brain scans on our politicians to determine if they’re going to be rational or not…
I kid…

Seriously. I’m insanely curious why so many Republicans are excited about her. Do share your thoughts even if you aren’t a Republican.
And in the meantime, there’s this.
PS – Of course I know the seemingly superficial reasons (African-American woman), but I want to know what Republicans really think about her leadership, policy stances, etc.

I don’t agree with the majority of this editorial. And the glib tone is certainly a strike against it.
And yet…these lines really hit home:
Besides, those little yellow ribbons aren’t really for the troops. They need body armor, shorter stays and a USO show by the cast of “Laguna Beach.”
The real purpose of those ribbons is [...]

Do you know what Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, and the United Kingdom all have in common? Well, they all allow one half of a same sex couple the ability to sponsor the foreign half.
Why brings this up now? Well, today [...]

Looks like the political winds are a changing for our neighbors up north, blowing in a more conservative direction …
Conservative Leader Stephen Harper, Canada’s next prime minister, pledged to work with all parties in the next Parliament after Canadians elected a Tory minority government Monday, ending a 12-year reign of Liberal rule.
“Tonight friends, our [...]

Taxpayers, apparently, taking it on the chin … again.
This time it’s natural gas and it sure has the potential of creating a big stink …
At a time when energy prices and industry profits are soaring, the federal government collected little more money last year than it did five years ago from the companies [...]

And this time it’s not the NSA. It’s the Pentagon.
Why? It’s not clear yet…
It isn’t clear how many groups and individuals were snagged by CIFA’s dragnet. Details about the program, including its size and budget, are classified. In December, NBC News obtained a 400-page compilation of reports that detailed a portion of TALON’s surveillance efforts. [...]

The NY Times writes today about the recent terror strikes along the border of Afghanistan, and how the WOT relations are going…
From the story:
Two incidents in particular, which each killed more than a dozen people, have revealed just how tenuous relations among the countries have become.
In the first, U.S. missiles struck a house in the [...]

What to make of this?
In recent months, picking up steam in recent weeks, there has been a massive exodus of top talent from the World Bank. According to reports, the senior Ethics Officer at the Bank has departed. Also on the exit roster are the Vice President for East Asia & Pacific, the Chief Legal [...]

Tim Russert asked Barack Obama a question yesterday on Meet The Press, and frankly I thought it was just plain dumb.
The question concerned Harry Belafonte’s ridiculous, recent comments about Bush being the biggest terrorist in the world. After watching the Meet The Press clip (linked above), I can only imagine what Obama was thinking [...]

Hmmm … I wonder if Osama will be getting a % of the book sale profits for his endorsement?
Twenty-four hours after Osama bin Laden told the world that the American people should read the work of a little-known Washington historian, William Blum was still adjusting.
Blum, who at 72 is accustomed to laboring in relative left-wing [...]

Wow, you have to see this documentary. American religious conservatives are converting to Islam in Texas. The documentary even states that Islam is the fastest growing religion in America because religious conservatives are picking up the Quran and realizing it’s the purest form of religion and could “save Americans from themselves.” Can anybody back [...]

No, not the movie kind. The real kind.
Andrew Sullivan points out a heartbreaking true story.
And to that point, I saw Brokeback Mountain recently and trust me, it lives up to the hype. Yes, I did cringe when I saw the previews, but the film is honest, sober and effective. Even that line, “I wish I [...]

When I say “fight,� I don’t mean militarily, although it could come to that. What I mean is, do we have the will to stand up to Iran, to keep standing up to Iran when appeasement and acquiescence would be so much easier?
A nuclear Iran is a horrifying thought, but it could be our future [...]

…do see it.
A very revealing look into the lives of the super, super…super rich.

Senator Hillary Clinton has taken the Bush administration to task for not taking an aggressive lead in dealings with Iran.
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton last night criticized the Bush administration for its response to Iran’s nuclear program, saying it had chosen to “downplay” the crisis over the past several years.
In a speech at Princeton University, [...]

It certainly seems like he may be…
From AnkleBitingPundits:
A friend of mine, who is a significant force in conservative movement politics in New Hampshire and who did not support McCain in the past, has let me know that he will endorse McCain publicly this time around and work hard to build bridges with him to [...]

You may have noticed the little graphic on the far righthand sidebar that says, “Proud member…9rules network.”
Well, it’s true. We’ve moved on from the now dissolved Weblog Empire to a new home. Paul Scrivens has put together an incredibly cool blog network of highly readable blogs. Needless to say, we’re honored to join the fray.
Do [...]

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If you haven’t visited Chuck Norris Facts, you have to. Right now. Seriously. There are things on there that are so funny, I can’t begin to describe them.
And today I found a link over at BoingBoing where Tony Danza reads His Chuckness some of these “facts.” The audio is a little out of sync, but [...]