Who Talked? It Wasn't the Special Prosecutor

Who Talked? It Wasn't the Special Prosecutor - Yahoo! News: "'I know that people want to know whatever it is that we know, and they're probably sitting at home with TVs thinking, 'I want to jump through the TV, grab him by his collar and tell him to tell us everything they've figured out over the last two years,' '"

Sounds like the plan to me.

BREITBART.COM - Just The News

BREITBART.COM - Just The News: "Charles expressed concern that economic progress is 'upsetting the whole balance of nature.'
'You know, if you look at the latest figures on climate change and global warming ... they're terrifying, terrifying,' Charles told CBS' '60 Minutes' in the interview aired Sunday. "

What's a Modern Girl to Do? - Maureen Dowd

What's a Modern Girl to Do? - New York Times: "'Deep down, beneath the bluster and machismo, men are simply afraid to say that what they're truly looking for in a woman is an intelligent, confident and dependable partner in life whom they can devote themselves to unconditionally until she's 40.'"

What's a Modern Girl to Do? - Maureen Dowd

What's a Modern Girl to Do? - New York Times: "Deep down, beneath the bluster and machismo, men are simply afraid to say that what they're truly looking for in a woman is an intelligent, confident and dependable partner in life whom they can devote themselves to unconditionally until she's 40."

"A 2005 report by researchers at four British universities indicated that a high I.Q. hampers a woman's chance to marry, while it is a plus for men. The prospect for marriage increased by 35 percent for guys for each 16-point increase in I.Q.; for women, there is a 40 percent drop for each 16-point rise."

WHY ARE DEMS SO OVERHEATED? - David Brooks NYT

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2005�: "...sometimes people who are dispossessed, who feel their country has been taken away from them and their kind, develop an angry, suspicious and conspiratorial frame of mind. It is never enough to believe their opponents have committed honest mistakes or have legitimate purposes; they insist on believing in malicious conspiracies"

That's about right.

Republican Danforth warns about the Christian righties

BREITBART.COM - Just The News: "Nothing is more dangerous than religion in politics and government when it becomes divisive," he said. "I'll give you examples: Iraq. Northern Ireland. Palestine."

"'I think that the Republican Party fairly recently has been taken over by the Christian conservatives, by the Christian right,' he said in an interview after his talks. 'I don't think that this is a permanent condition but I think this has happened, and that it's divisive for the country.'"

ConocoPhillips profit beats forecasts - Yahoo! News

ConocoPhillips profit beats forecasts - Yahoo! News: "ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP - news), the No. 3 U.S. oil company, on Wednesday reported quarterly profit surged 89 percent, surpassing Wall Street forecasts, driven by record oil prices and sharply higher refining margins."

ABC News: Poll shows Iraqis back attacks on UK, US forces

ABC News: Poll shows Iraqis back attacks on UK, US forces: "Oct 22, 2005 � LONDON (Reuters) - Forty-five percent of Iraqis believe attacks on U.S. and British troops are justified, according to a secret poll said to have been commissioned by British defense leaders and cited by The Sunday Telegraph.
Less than 1 percent of those polled believed that the forces were responsible for any improvement in security, according to poll figures. "

Burt Bacharach's Songs About the Assholian Republican Destruction of America

News: "'Who are these people that keep telling us lies and how did these people get control of our lives and who'll stop the violence 'cause it's out of control? Make 'em stop.' "

Cheney 'cabal' hijacked US foreign policy

FT.com / World / US - Cheney 'cabal' hijacked US foreign policy: "Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, chief of staff to Mr Powell until last January, said: 'What I saw was a cabal between the vice-president of the United States, Richard Cheney, and the secretary of defense, Donald Rumsfeld, on critical issues that made decisions that the bureaucracy did not know were being made.
'Now it is paying the consequences of making those decisions in secret, but far more telling to me is America is paying the consequences.'"

TimesSelect is the NYT soul unbarred - money first, then we'll talk

The NYT Miller Revelations - Preposterous speculation got us this far ... By Mickey�Kaus: "[O]ne of the greatest things about 'The New York Times' online is I got to reach an audience that just was exponential to what you got in the dead-tree edition of 'The New York Times.' And I particularly -- because I write about international affairs, so I got a lot of young people in India and Egypt and what not. And for them, $50, that may be their -- that may be their tuition for half a year. So I honestly am torn. I really hope this works, because I want 'The New York Times' to have a platform that is sustainable. But at the same time, I hope we can eventually find a way to re-engage those people, because definitely, we've lost some of them."

TimesSelect is anti-everything that the N.Y. Times should stand for.

Religion sucks at the edge of our Constitution

USATODAY.com: "Our nation today is more religiously diverse than ever. No longer Judeo-Christian (if we ever were), we are now Judeo-Christian-Muslim-Buddhist-Hindu-agnostic-atheist. That means we need a new church-state solution to reconcile our religious differences with our common faith in America."

More Reactions to Miller Opus: Many Questions Remain

More Reactions to Miller Opus: Many Questions Remain: "Also on Sunday, Mickey Kaus at the popular blog Kausfiles offered this assessment:

'It's now clear (Miller's) confinement wasn't pointless. It worked for the prosecutor exactly as intended. After a couple of months of sleeping on 'two thin mats on a concrete slab,' Miller decided, in her words, 'I owed it to myself' to check and see if just maybe Libby really meant to release her from her promise of confidentiality. And sure enough-- you know what?--it turns out he did!

'The message sent to every prosecutor in the country is 'Don't believe journalists who say they will never testify. A bit of hard time and they just might find a reason to change their minds. Judy Miller did.' This is the victory for the press the Times has achieved. More journalists will now go to jail, quite possibly, than if Miller had just cut a deal right away, before taking her stand on 'principle.''"

OpinionJournal - John Fund on the Trail

OpinionJournal - John Fund on the Trail: "What followed, according to the notes, was a free-wheeling discussion about many topics, including same-sex marriage. Justice Hecht said he had never discussed that issue with Ms. Miers. Then an unidentified voice asked the two men, 'Based on your personal knowledge of her, if she had the opportunity, do you believe she would vote to overturn Roe v. Wade?'
'Absolutely,' said Judge Kinkeade.
'I agree with that,' said Justice Hecht. 'I concur.'"

MAKING ENDS MEET / Struggling in middle class

MAKING ENDS MEET / Struggling in middle class / Working parents in Bay Area try to stay afloat and save for the future as the nation's high-income families drive up prices for everyone else: "Upper-income families -- those earning more than 95 percent of Americans -- went from making $95,737 a year in 1970 to $164,104 in 2001, in constant dollars, a 72 percent increase. The very wealthiest Americans' incomes rose even faster. But the median household income rose only 21 percent in constant dollars between 1970 and 2004. And near-poor families -- those with higher incomes than only 20 percent of American families -- saw their earnings inch from $20,134 to $24,640, a 22 percent increase between 1970 and 2001. "

I think it's pronounced shut-the-fuck-up and bring us some more bread for the table.

From the NYT Editors: The Times and Iraq

The New York Times > International > Middle East > From the Editors: The Times and Iraq: "But we have found a number of instances of coverage that was not as rigorous as it should have been. In some cases, information that was controversial then, and seems questionable now, was insufficiently qualified or allowed to stand unchallenged. Looking back, we wish we had been more aggressive in re-examining the claims as new evidence emerged � or failed to emerge.
The problematic articles varied in authorship and subject matter, but many shared a common feature. "

...and do read on. These comments should be considered whenever one wants to entertain the idea that the MSM - NYT in particular, is in somebody's pocket.

The Miller Case: A Notebook, a Cause, a Jail Cell and a Deal - New York Times

The Miller Case: A Notebook, a Cause, a Jail Cell and a Deal - New York Times: "'W.M.D. - I got it totally wrong,' she said. 'The analysts, the experts and the journalists who covered them - we were all wrong. If your sources are wrong, you are wrong. I did the best job that I could.'"

Rescued pets to be euthanized on Oct. 15

Rescued pets to be euthanized on Oct. 15: "On October 15 (two days from now), all animals rescued
in Hurricane Katrina who have not already been taken
into foster care will become property of Louisiana.
What this means is that any shelter (anywhere) who
took an animal displaced by Katrina has the right to
euthanize an animal on Oct. 15 if it chooses to do
so--regardless of whether the animal's owners have
been found. Many of the shelters animals were sent to
are HI-KILL shelters, and will put these animals down
because they don't have space. "

Can you believe this ! I wonder at what point we all will have to get out there and war these idiots to the ground. I sure am ready !

Federal Report: Marijuana Causes Mental Illness

Federal Report: Marijuana Causes Mental Illness: "Officials are preparing to launch a national campaign using newspaper and magazine advertisements to draw parents' attention to a link between marijuana use and mental illness. "

Don't you just love this kind of bullshit?

Mrs. Wrong gets it right - almost

Independent Online Edition > UK Politics : app2: Margaret Thatcher staggers into the fray and bleats, "'The fact was that there were no facts, there was no evidence, and there was no proof. As a politician the most serious decision you can take is to commit your armed services to war from which they may not return.'"

This is just one more - why do we need to have so many - fact showing that G. W. Bush is the most fucked-up president ever. But let's continue to not notice, ok?

VALLEJO / Wine lovers lose precious millions / Clients shocked -- building kept their fortunes secure

VALLEJO / Wine lovers lose precious millions / Clients shocked -- building kept their fortunes secure: "The fire broke out at about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. After a fire alarm sounded, three warehouse employees turned it off, only to see it activate again. The employees soon noticed a 'glow' in a portion of the building and called for help,"

We could have been a great nation

My Way News: "We would not have invaded a country that didn't attack us," he said, referring to Iraq. "We would not have taken money from the working families and given it to the most wealthy families. We would not be trying to control and intimidate the news media. We would not be routinely torturing people. "We would be a different country."

It's a damn shame we couldn't save America from the fascist juggernaut. We'll have to wait for America2

Pasado's Safe Haven impresses the world

HoumaToday.com | The Courier | Houma, LA: "Prima Mosi, executive director of Protection of Animal Welfare Services of Austin, Texas, praised the organization for its well-ordered approach.

'Pasado's has done what nobody else could do,' Mosi said. 'They're the only people we'll work with.'

HoumaToday.com | The Courier | Houma, LA

HoumaToday.com | The Courier | Houma, LA: "Pasado's Safe Haven, a Seattle-based animal-advocacy organization has been operating out of St. Martin's thoroughbred horse barn in Raceland, and according to the volunteers there, that operation has become the gold standard for animal rescue."

That is a fact, jack. Pasado, Noah's Wish, Peta - all heroes, all perennials in my garden of good graces.

'How much mercury is in the fish you eat? - Your Environment - MSNBC.com

How much mercury is in the fish you eat? - Your Environment - MSNBC.com: "Congress is poised to act on a Bush administration plan, called the Clear Skies Initiative, which will slow down the timetable for reducing the main source of mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants.
Frank O�Donnell, director of the Clean Air Trust, an environmental lobby group, says the mercury data delayed for 10 months the release of the EPA report, which was made public after being leaked to the press.
'But people need to know the power industry is the biggest unregulated source of mercury and that tuna will continue to be risky as long as power plants continue to put out tons of heavy metals,' O'Donnell says. He says he fears war-dominated media coverage could allow the bill to be pushed through without notice."

Can Bush think correctly about anything? Can he prioritize? Does he know that poisoned fish is not a great sign for the future?

No, he doesn't. He's a turd with a tie strapped to its shank.

OIly Dog - did this person save the dog?

The Oily Dog. The smaller picture shows one of the most haunting images from the pet disaster that hit New Orleans and its flooded neighborhoods. I guess I was very overly optimistic to think that the person seen near the dog in the larger picture had rescued the poor animal. Drat! It looks like Tom Fox shot these 2 shots moments apart and this small dog was actually passed by and left to fend for itself.

Mary Mapes Hits Bloggers and MSM in Upcoming Book

Mary Mapes Hits Bloggers and MSM in Upcoming Book: "--'To these people, there was no such thing as unbiased mainstream reporting, certainly not when it came to criticism of the president, no matter how tepid. To them, there was Fox News and everything else -- and everything else was liberal and unfair.'"

BREITBART.COM - Just The News

BREITBART.COM - Just The News: "White House denies Bush claimed divine inspiration
Oct 07 9:14 AM US/Eastern


The White House has denied that US President George W. Bush said God told him to invade Iraq and Afghanistan, as a new BBC documentary is expected to reveal.
'That's absurd. He's never made such comments,' White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Thursday.
The documentary series set to be broadcast later this month in Britain claims Bush made the claim when he met Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas and then-foreign minister Nabil Shaath in June 2003.
He also told them he had been ordered by God to create a Palestinian state, the ministers said.
Shaath, now the Palestinian information minister, said: 'President Bush said to all of us: 'I'm driven with a mission from God''.
''God would tell me, 'George, go and fight those terrorists in Afghanistan'.
''And I did. And then God would tell me, 'George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq... ' And I did. "

Does religion correlate with social dysfunction? - The Situation with Tucker Carlson - MSNBC.com

Does religion correlate with social dysfunction? - The Situation with Tucker Carlson - MSNBC.com: "Well, here's an interesting measure, suicide rates. Now if you commit suicide that is, of course, the ultimate statement of hopelessness. Now we got the figures for, the most recent figures we could get on suicide rates internationally. It will not surprise you. Maybe it will.
But the United States comes in 21st and the first 20 are all even more secular than we are. Hungary is number one, then Japan, Finland, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, France, Czech Republic, New Zealand, Poland, Luxembourg, Denmark. You get the point. These are societies in which God does not have a prominent place and the people are offing themselves just like flies basically.
BROOKS: They're bored. Maybe social dysfunction is more interesting.
CARLSON: You know I hadn't thought of that, Rosa, but you've not for the first time stopped me completely in my tracks. Rosa Brooks of the University of Virginia thanks a lot for coming on.
BROOKS: A pleasure, Tucker."

This woman is way cool !

BBC - Press Office - George Bush on Elusive Peace

BBC - Press Office - George Bush on Elusive Peace: "Nabil Shaath says: 'President Bush said to all of us: 'I'm driven with a mission from God. God would tell me, 'George, go and fight those terrorists in Afghanistan.' And I did, and then God would tell me, 'George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq �' And I did. And now, again, I feel God's words coming to me, 'Go get the Palestinians their state and get the Israelis their security, and get peace in the Middle East.' And by God I'm gonna do it.''

Abu Mazen was at the same meeting and recounts how President Bush told him: 'I have a moral and religious obligation. So I will get you a Palestinian state.' "

Holy shit !

Bush ought to lead the coming green revolution

Bush ought to lead the coming green revolution: "People realize that the key is to stem the addiction by converting to alternative fuels rather than to temporize by seeking new oil fields. And they get that even if we find more oil we will still find ourselves slowly destroying our planet and rather quickly energizing hurricanes and other weather catastrophes.

Bush is far, far behind on this issue and, with his oil company background, seems incapable of responding to the new environmentalism and the revised priorities it is bringing with it. Democrats are scrambling to embrace global warming as an issue but are woefully short of solutions. They revel in a recitation of the problem instead."

Torture of Iraqis was for "stress relief", say US soldiers

Torture of Iraqis was for stress relief, say US soldiers - [Sunday Herald]: "The soldiers referred to their Iraqi captives as PUCs persons under control and used the expressions f***ing a PUC and �smoking a PUC to refer respectively to torture and forced physical exertion.
One sergeant provided graphic descriptions to Human Rights Watch investigators about acts of abuse carried out both by himself and others. He now says he regrets his actions. His regiment arrived at FOB Mercury in August 2003. He said: The first interrogation that I observed was the first time I saw a PUC pushed to the brink of a stroke or a heart attack. At first I was surprised, like, This is what we are allowed to do?"

My Big, Fat, Expensive Lesbian Wedding: Darn you, New York Times!

My Big, Fat, Expensive Lesbian Wedding: Darn you, New York Times!: "Enough about me. Let's talk about you. What do you think of me? "

Nevada Thunder � Blog Archive � All the President�s Women

Nevada Thunder � Blog Archive � All the President�s Women: "W. is asking for a triple leap of faith. He has faith in Ms. Miers as his lawyer and as a woman who shares his faith. And we�re expected to have faith in his faith and her faith, and her opinions that derive from her faith that could change the balance of the court and affect women�s rights for the next generation.
That�s a little bit too much faith, isn�t it?"

Nevada Thunder � Blog Archive � All the President�s Women

Nevada Thunder � Blog Archive � All the President�s Women: "But who cares about her lack of expertise in such a critical job, as long as the workaholic loyalist continues to make her old boss feel like the most thoughtful, farsighted he-man in the world?"

editorsweblog.org: New York Times' paid online experiment criticized

editorsweblog.org: New York Times' paid online experiment criticized: "'What I picked up from this pile of e-mail is that many people view the Times' columnists as fulfilling an important global public-service role, and that by publishing them freely on the Web for so many years, they spread ideas around the world that need to be read widely. The times is being judged on its mission of serving the public good, not shareholders... Something the times may have damaged here is its global impact.' "

At the Very Top, a Surge in Income in '03 - New York Times

At the Very Top, a Surge in Income in '03 - New York Times: "After falling for two years, the share of income going to the richest slice of Americans - the top tenth of 1 percent - grew significantly in 2003 while the share going to 99 percent of Americans fell, tax data released yesterday showed.
At the same time, the effective income tax rates paid by the top tenth of 1 percent fell sharply, declining at more than 10 times the rate reduction for middle-class taxpayers, the new report, by the Internal Revenue Service, showed. "

Falernian Libations - the story of Falernian wine

Falernian Libations - the story of Falernian wine: "The Romans usually mixed one part wine to two parts water (sometimes hot or even salted with sea water). The Greeks tended to dilute their wine with three or four parts water, which they always mixed by adding the wine. The intention of the symposium was to enjoy the aesthetic pleasure of the wine, to be intoxicated just enough to have the mind released from inhibition and conversation stimulated. At its Roman counterpart, the convivium, there was a tendency to get drunk."

HUMAN EVENTS ONLINE :: Miers' Qualifications Are 'Non-Existent' by Patrick J. Buchanan

HUMAN EVENTS ONLINE :: Miers' Qualifications Are 'Non-Existent' by Patrick J. Buchanan: "In a decision deeply disheartening to those who invested such hopes in him, Bush may have tossed away his and our last chance to roll back the social revolution imposed upon us by our judicial dictatorship since the days of Earl Warren."

Bo Dietl is a muttonhead

Such a massive amount of lead sits atop Bo Dietl's brain, pressing down hard on the available neurons, eeking out a cry for help.  It is this cry that makes up the entire entity of Bo Dietl.  A stupidectomy is contra-indicated as there is nothing to remove.

Byron York on Tom DeLay & Ronnie Earle on National Review Online

Byron York on Tom DeLay & Ronnie Earle on National Review Online: "'The root of the evil of the corporate and large-monied interest domination of politics is money,' Earle says as he takes the filmmakers on a nighttime drive around Austin. 'This is in the Bible. This isn't rocket science. The root of all evil truly is money, especially in politics. People talk about how money is the mother's milk of politics. Well, it's the devil's brew. And what we've got to do, we've got to turn off the tap.'"