CNN.com - William Shatner sings again - Oct 18, 2004

CNN.com - William Shatner sings again - Oct 18, 2004: "Has been might again.'"

Progressive News - What's Wrong With Patriotic Journalism? by Robert Jensen

Progressive News - What's Wrong With Patriotic Journalism? by Robert Jensen: "�There is one difference,� I pointed out. �In a democracy the people have some say in the matter through their elected representatives, and in the United States only Congress can declare war.�

�Oh, that is all well and good, but, voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them that they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country.�["

My Way News

My Way News: "'I don't think anybody here wants to impede the free flow of information over the Internet,' Weintraub said. 'The question then is, where do you draw the line?'"

My Way News

My Way News: "'I don't think anybody here wants to impede the free flow of information over the Internet,' Weintraub said. 'The question then is, where do you draw the line?'"

My Way News

My Way News: "'I don't think anybody here wants to impede the free flow of information over the Internet,' Weintraub said. 'The question then is, where do you draw the line?'"

The New York Times > Washington > Campaign 2004 > Religion: Group of Bishops Using Influence to Oppose Kerry

The New York Times > Washington > Campaign 2004 > Religion: Group of Bishops Using Influence to Oppose Kerry: "For Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, the highest-ranking Roman Catholic prelate in Colorado, there is only one way for a faithful Catholic to vote in this presidential election, for President Bush and against Senator John Kerry. "

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�: "This is an abuse of the public trust."

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Nuclear Fiction

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Nuclear Fiction: "Duelfer report says, that Saddam was no threat to the U.S. or any other country. The mushroom cloud was a Fig Newton of Dick Cheney's feverish imagination. That would mean W. didn't fix his father's screw-up, but he screwed up his father's fix. A big Oedipal oops."

FOXNews.com - Foxlife - Quotations: Christopher Reeve

FOXNews.com - Foxlife - Quotations: Christopher Reeve: "�Don't give up. Don't lose hope. Don't sell out.�"

FOXNews.com - Foxlife - Quotations: Christopher Reeve

FOXNews.com - Foxlife - Quotations: Christopher Reeve: "'Even though I don't personally believe in the Lord, I try to behave as though He was watching'"

Google Search: aarp medicare

Google Search: aarp medicare: "Novelli wrote for a Gingrich volume on
health care published last year. One sentence reads, 'Newt's ideas are
influencing how we at AARP are thinking about our national role in health
promotion and disease prevention and in our advocating for system change.'"

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Getting Junior's Goat

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Getting Junior's Goat: "The Clintonistas have infused the Kerry campaign with a new motto: 'It's the couch, stupid!' "

The New York Times > Business > Negotiators Approve Big Tax Cuts for Business

The New York Times > Business > Negotiators Approve Big Tax Cuts for Business: "'This is a disgrace,' said Senator John McCain, the Arizona Republican who had backed the proposal to make tobacco products subject to F.D.A. regulation. 'They have removed the linchpin in the passage of this legislation in a complete sellout to the tobacco companies.'"

My Way News

My Way News: "DeLay also raised 'serious concerns' by contacting the Federal Aviation Administration to help locate Democratic lawmakers, who were fleeing Texas in an effort to thwart state Republican legislators from passing a DeLay engineered redistricting plan."

This is of course absolutely outrageous. That this prick gets away with it is beyond scandalous.

My Way News

My Way News: "The committee, which has authority to recommend more severe punishment up to expulsion, spared DeLay from a lengthy investigation by delivering its mildest punishment. But it did warn the Texas Republican, long known in the Capitol as 'The Hammer,' to shape up.
Citing 'the number of instances to date' that it has commented on DeLay's conduct, the panel told DeLay 'it is clearly necessary for you to temper your future actions to assure that you are in full compliance ... with ... House rules and standards of conduct.'"

The big debate last week - The Washington Times: Editorials/OP-ED - October 05, 2004

The big debate last week - The Washington Times: Editorials/OP-ED - October 05, 2004: "In France, in 1940, the men and women who dreamed of liberation and eventually formed 'la resistance' were not being realistic. The realist was the austere, aristocrat Marshall Petain, who negotiated a collaborator's peace with Hitler and called it Vichy. Five years later, his followers were shot in the village squares by patriotic Frenchmen. There is a lot of Petain in Mr. Kerry.
John Kerry may have won the debate, but he would lose the war. "

MSNBC - Rumsfeld backtracks on al-Qaida, Iraq links

MSNBC - Rumsfeld backtracks on al-Qaida, Iraq links: "On whether Iraq had weapons of mass destruction before the war, Rumsfeld told the New York audience flatly that intelligence about such weapons before the invasion was faulty � a markedly different statement than what he told a television interviewer just a day earlier.
�It turns out that we have not found weapons of mass destruction,� Rumsfeld said Monday in the speech. �Why the intelligence proved wrong I�m not in a position to say, but the world is a lot better off with Saddam Hussein in jail.�"

MSNBC - Rumsfeld backtracks on al-Qaida, Iraq links

MSNBC - Rumsfeld backtracks on al-Qaida, Iraq links: "Asked to describe the connection between the Iraqi leader and the al-Qaida terror network at an appearance Monday at the Council on Foreign Relations, the Pentagon chief first refused to answer, then said: �To my knowledge, I have not seen any strong, hard evidence that links the two.�"

Bremer Criticizes Troop Levels (washingtonpost.com)

Bremer Criticizes Troop Levels (washingtonpost.com): "'We paid a big price for not stopping it because it established an atmosphere of lawlessness,' he said yesterday in a speech at an insurance conference in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. 'We never had enough troops on the ground.'
Bremer's comments were striking because they echoed contentions of many administration critics, including Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry, who argue that the U.S. government failed to plan adequately to maintain security in Iraq after the invasion. "

Road to the White House: Heinz Kerry assails Bush policies

Road to the White House: Heinz Kerry assails Bush policies: "In addition, her husband plans to provide every student in America with four years of college tuition in exchange for two years of community service, and to provide parents with a $4,000 tax credit for college tuition they pay, Heinz Kerry said."

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Bush and Reality

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Bush and Reality: "The real world is President Bush's Achilles' heel. He can't keep his distance from it forever. "

Hullabaloo

Hullabaloo: "Once again the fighting hellmice of the 101st keyboarders speak truth to power! "

The Washington Monthly

The Washington Monthly: "It all started when Bush looked up halfway though an answer during Thursday's debate and snapped petulantly, 'Let me finish.' This is a trademark Bush line and normally wouldn't draw any comment except for one thing: no one had interrupted him. He had plenty of time left, Kerry hadn't said anything, and Jim Lehrer hadn't said anything either. So who was he talking to?
The theory making the rounds is that he was wearing an implanted earpiece of some kind and was reacting to advice from whatever handler was on the other end. The hard evidence for this is approximately zero, but it did bring back memories of an odd incident a few months ago: Bush was at a press conference with Jacques Chirac and really was wearing an earpiece, and it appeared that his responses to questions were being fed to him a few moments before the words came out of his mouth. You could hear it on every network that carried the event."

Getting it wrong on Iran - The Washington Times: Editorials/OP-ED - October 04, 2004

Getting it wrong on Iran - The Washington Times: Editorials/OP-ED - October 04, 2004: "Two principles appear to underlie Mr. Kerry's approach to foreign policy: First,that anything done by Mr. Bush is by definition wrong, and second, that Mr. Kerry will be able to fix everything by holding summits and bilateral talks, at which he will use his unique persuasive powers to get foreign despots to behave themselves. Twenty-nine days from now, the American people will decide whether someone who lives in such a fantasy world is fit to lead the free world. "

ABCNEWS.com : Texas Editor Defends Endorsing Kerry

ABCNEWS.com : Texas Editor Defends Endorsing Kerry: "The Iconoclast, which endorsed Bush in 2000, said it now supports the Democrat because of disillusionment with the war and Bush's actions on Social Security, the economy and other issues. An editorial dated Sept. 29 accuses the president of having a 'smoke-screened agenda' and leading the United States into a 'quagmire' in Iraq on flimsy pretenses."

New York Post Online Edition: news

New York Post Online Edition: news: "But the mystery was solved when The Post reviewed a Fox News Channel feed from Thursday's debate: Kerry pulled out . . . a black pen. "

Yahoo! News - Kerry-Edwards 2004 - John Kerry: A New Choice for Middle Class Families; George Bush: The Wrong Choices for the Middle Class

Yahoo! News - Kerry-Edwards 2004 - John Kerry: A New Choice for Middle Class Families; George Bush: The Wrong Choices for the Middle Class: "One month from today, the American dream is on the ballot."

Fox News pulls item with fake Kerry quotes

Fox News pulls item with fake Kerry quotes: "The phony item posted early Friday read in part:
'Rallying supporters in Tampa Friday Kerry played up his performance in Thursday night's debate in which many observers agreed the Massachusetts senator outperformed the president.
''Didn't my nails and cuticles look great? What a good debate!' Kerry said Friday.
'With the foreign-policy debate in the history books, Kerry hopes to keep the pressure on and the sense of traction going.
'Aides say he will step up attacks on the president in the next few days, and pivot somewhat to the domestic agenda, with a focus on women and abortion rights.
''It's about the Supreme Court. Women should like me! I do manicures,' Kerry said.'
The item also quoted Kerry as saying of himself and President Bush: 'I'm metrosexual -- he's a cowboy.'"

www.AndrewSullivan.com - Daily Dish

www.AndrewSullivan.com - Daily Dish: "And you don't want to be the president who is forced to say, 'Of course I know Osama bin Laden attacked us.'"

sacbee.com -- George Will -- George F. Will: Bush benefits when Kerry talks about Iraq

sacbee.com -- George Will -- George F. Will: Bush benefits when Kerry talks about Iraq: "Plato said the city is the soul of the citizens writ large"

Complete Text of the Debate

Complete Text of the Debate: "Now, I believe there's a better way to do this. You know, the president's father did not go into Iraq, into Baghdad, beyond Basra, and the reason he didn't is he said -- he wrote in his book -- because there was no viable exit strategy. And he said our troops would be occupiers in a bitterly hostile land"

Complete Text of the Debate

Complete Text of the Debate: "PRESIDENT BUSH: I'm trying to put a leash on them. (Laughs, laughter.)

SEN. KERRY: Well, I don't know. I've learned not to do that, Mr. President."

Grace Slick

Grace Slick: "She also said in that book she prefers 'dark, smart, and dangerous' men."

LILEKS (James) : Fargo

LILEKS (James) : Fargo: "As a teenager, I thought Fargo was a prison sentence. Consider this my apology."

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME: "The attention to gustatory detail can seem unseemly, after a while. All that talk of sauces and obscure drizzles and precious pates and brash herbs - please. It's just dinner. There's a difference between describing the charms of one's first love and going on and on about the interesting pattern of moles on a hooker's back."

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME: "By now I�d rather read a biography of the man who typeset �Les Miserables� than read the book again."

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME: "By now I�d rather read a biography of the man who typeset �Les Miserables� than read the book again."

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME: "By now I�d rather read a biography of the man who typeset �Les Miserables� than read the book again."

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME: "By now I�d rather read a biography of the man who typeset �Les Miserables� than read the book again."

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME: "By now I�d rather read a biography of the man who typeset �Les Miserables� than read the book again."

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME: "By now I�d rather read a biography of the man who typeset �Les Miserables� than read the book again."

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME: "By now I�d rather read a biography of the man who typeset �Les Miserables� than read the book again."

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME: "By now I�d rather read a biography of the man who typeset �Les Miserables� than read the book again."

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME: "By now I�d rather read a biography of the man who typeset �Les Miserables� than read the book again."

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME: "By now I�d rather read a biography of the man who typeset �Les Miserables� than read the book again."

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME: "By now I�d rather read a biography of the man who typeset �Les Miserables� than read the book again."

eFilmCritic - Richard Roeper: He's not a film critic, he just plays one on television.

eFilmCritic - Richard Roeper: He's not a film critic, he just plays one on television.: "Boiled down, all of Roeper's reviews come down to just 'I liked it,' or 'I didn't like it.' This leads to a second corollary that real critics know and that Richard Roeper never learned--WHO CARES what you like? Even if I disagree with Roger Ebert, I can read his work and gain a sense of the film that might let me see if I'd be interested."

9news.com | News

9news.com | News: "'The way we live in peace in a family, in a marriage, in the world, is not by threatening people, is not by showing off your muscles. It's by listening, by giving a hand sometimes, by being intelligent, by being open and by setting high standards,' she said at the CSU rally.
In Pueblo, Heinz Kerry sounded a similar theme, criticizing the Bush administration for sending warning signals to Iran about developing nuclear weapons.
'There are about 50 countries in the world that have the capability to build nuclear weapons. Are we going to attack them all?' she said.
Gina Maggrett, of Pueblo, liked what she heard.
'(She's portrayed) as this caustic person but I thought she was really warm and intelligent. A lovely person,' she said. "

Google Search: "jefferson airplane"

Google Search: "jefferson airplane": "'Our whole generation got away with stuff we really shouldn't have gotten
away with,' Kantner said. 'We broke the laws daily.' "

New York Daily News - Daily Dish & Gossip - Bruce - why I'm on fire over election

New York Daily News - Daily Dish & Gossip - Bruce - why I'm on fire over election: "'The example I've been giving is that I've been an enormous fan of John Wayne all my life, although not a fan of his politics,' Springsteen says. 'I've made a place for all those different parts of who he was. I find deep inspiration and soulfulness in his work.' "

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: The Prince of Tides, Tacking and Attacking

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: The Prince of Tides, Tacking and Attacking: "We have 'traded a dictator for a chaos that has left America less secure.'"

Echo Online :: Opinions :: United Nations needs to clean up America's blunder, rebuild Iraq

Echo Online :: Opinions :: United Nations needs to clean up America's blunder, rebuild Iraq: "I do think it would be helpful to get the United Nations to write a constitution,' Bush said in the same interview. 'I mean, they're good at that.'

They're also good at legitimizing a government seen by many in Arab countries as an extension of Western imperialism, Mr. President. They're also good at making sure that elections are fun fairly and freely, and won't be seen as puppets of Washington if a pro-west leader wins.

If the American people ever hope to be free of the colossal blunder of anarchy in Iraq, foisted upon us by our fearless leader, we'll need the UN's help. If the American people ever hope to see the end of the deficit, and a return to spending our money on our country, we'll need the UN's help. And if America wants to se Iraq have a stable and transparent government, removing their potential threat to America, we need the UN's help.

Let's move from the Cabal of the Willing to the Coalition of the World. "

FOXNews.com - Politics - Bush to Tell U.N. Iraq War Was 'Right Decision'

FOXNews.com - Politics - Bush to Tell U.N. Iraq War Was 'Right Decision': "'I do think it would be helpful to get the United Nations in to help write a constitution � they're good at that,' Bush said."

Totally amazing statement !

CNN.com - 'Amused'�Cat Stevens back�home - Sep 23, 2004

CNN.com - 'Amused'�Cat Stevens back�home - Sep 23, 2004: "'Celebrity or unknown, our job is to act on information that others have given us,' Ridge said."

Texans Still at Odds Over Bush's Legal Reforms

Texans Still at Odds Over Bush's Legal Reforms: "The impact has been felt by home buyers such as Mary and Keith Cohn, whose elegant new residence in this well-off Houston suburb came with a leaky roof that led to rotting and moldy wallboard throughout the structure. After their daughters became ill, the Cohns moved out. The repairs ultimately cost more than $300,000.

To their astonishment and dismay, they learned that when the builder refused to repair most of the damage, they could not sue him for redress. Instead, they could pursue private arbitration, a process they considered stacked against them."

ThisisLondon

ThisisLondon: "'If I do not beat her, she will not be scared enough to obey me,' the husband said. "

CNN.com - 10 Questions for Jon Stewart - Sep 20, 2004

CNN.com - 10 Questions for Jon Stewart - Sep 20, 2004: "When you go to a zoo and you see a monkey throwing its s___, you can't get mad. That's what monkeys do. But you want the media at some point to go, 'No! Bad monkey!' And that's really the direction that it should be going in. Not for Republican desires or Democrat desires but for truth."

CNN.com - 10 Questions for Jon Stewart - Sep 20, 2004

CNN.com - 10 Questions for Jon Stewart - Sep 20, 2004: "And as far as I'm concerned, their best argument for election is, Yes, I drove us into a brick wall. But I didn't blink!"

CNN.com - 10 Questions for Jon Stewart - Sep 20, 2004

CNN.com - 10 Questions for Jon Stewart - Sep 20, 2004: "I mean, how many campaigns do you remember where Hitler has come up a lot? If I were the Hitler people, I'd be raising a stink. I think he's gotta protect his legacy. He's gotta come out and go, Look, all right, you guys have your flaws but, hey, I was evil, baby!"

CNN.com - 10 Questions for Jon Stewart - Sep 20, 2004

CNN.com - 10 Questions for Jon Stewart - Sep 20, 2004: "They always say politics is show business for ugly people. But I think a much more appropriate saying would be that Washington is Hollywood that actually matters. These are people who, for all their apparent insanity, control nearly every aspect of our lives."

CNN.com - 10 Questions for Jon Stewart - Sep 20, 2004

CNN.com - 10 Questions for Jon Stewart - Sep 20, 2004: "WRITING A BOOK IS SO RETRO. SHOULDN'T YOU BE BLOGGING OR SOMETHING? I can't. It's too hip. Then I'd have to get a BlackBerry, and I'm wired in, and next thing you know, I'm at a Black-Eyed Peas concert with a crack problem. I just can't go down that road."

Roger Ebert: "Fox is a Republican propaganda machine"

Roger Ebert: "Fox is a Republican propaganda machine": "But here's the best from Ebert: 'Fox is not objective. Fox is a Republican propaganda machine.'"

Two in the Bush

Two in the Bush: "Sure, it was dippy and crass�but heck if it didn�t work. It was the ultimate in smart-stupid promotion tactics, lifted straight from the bimbo playbook. It speaks to the campaign strategy of our times: You don�t have to be informed and you don�t have to make sense. You just have to be seen. "

Fried Man: Who is Bill Burkett?

Fried Man: Who is Bill Burkett?: "I've sat in total grief for the past three years, watching the institutions of America being spent as if they were lottery winnings."

The Village Voice: Features: The Ad That Beats Bush by Wayne Barrett

The Village Voice: Features: The Ad That Beats Bush by Wayne Barrett: "Bush momentarily forced at a March 2002 press conference to discuss bin Laden: 'I just don't spend that much time on him, to be honest with ya.' "

Reports fuel doubts on documents used in CBS News story on Bush's National Guard Service

Reports fuel doubts on documents used in CBS News story on Bush's National Guard Service: "Knox told the newspaper she did not recall typing the memos, but that they echoed Killian's views on Bush. She said he retained memos for a personal 'cover his back' file he kept in a locked drawer of his desk, but she was not sure what happened to them when he died in 1984. "

New Zealand News - World - Blair to urge US to take tougher action on global warming

New Zealand News - World - Blair to urge US to take tougher action on global warming: "Mr Blair, who believes the Kyoto Treaty does not go far enough, will reiterate his call for the United States to sign it. He will identify climate change as one of the greatest challenges facing the planet, saying that one country acting alone cannot solve the problem. "

Top News Article | Reuters.com

Top News Article | Reuters.com: "'I think it's unlikely that we will find any stockpiles,' Powell told lawmakers when asked about the intelligence behind his Feb. 5, 2003, U.N. Security Council speech laying out U.S. arguments for the war with Iraq that began six weeks later. "

VANITY FAIR / **** (PG-13)

VANITY FAIR / **** (PG-13): "Of course he expects Becky to show her gratitude, although oddly enough she shows it more frankly in the 1828 novel than in the 2004 movie; its PG-13 rating no doubt inspired Nair and her writers to suggest to their tender young audiences that Becky can be friendly and grateful without, as the saying goes, Steyn having sex with that young woman. In the real world, the furniture would have been back on the sidewalk."

I won't watch a butchered entity.

VANITY FAIR / **** (PG-13)

VANITY FAIR / **** (PG-13): "I had thought her a mere social climber. I see now she's a mountaineer."

DRUDGE REPORT 2004�

DRUDGE REPORT 2004�: "'Flyers distributed to Texas voters during Bush's failed Congressional race say 'he served in the U.S. Air Force and the Texas Air National Guard.' But according to Air Force officials, Air National Guardsmen are not counted as members of the active-duty Air Force.' "

The Captive Mind Now - What Czeslaw Milosz understood about Islam. By Christopher�Hitchens

The Captive Mind Now - What Czeslaw Milosz understood about Islam. By Christopher�Hitchens: "But when he paints the joyous, radiant life of people in the Soviet Union, I stop believing him. I am inclined to believe him as long as he speaks about what he knows: I stop believing him when he starts to speak about what I know myself."

Dance of the Stem Cells (washingtonpost.com)

Dance of the Stem Cells (washingtonpost.com): "But talk is cheap. While Laura Bush is destroying hope by the traditional method of spreading gloom and pessimism, her husband is bringing the pessimist's art into the 21st century by actually destroying the objective basis for hope. While she battles rhetorically against false hopes, he works to ensure that there is no hope at all.
On balance, I think I prefer her approach. "

Dance of the Stem Cells (washingtonpost.com)

Dance of the Stem Cells (washingtonpost.com): "As Laura Bush put it, George Bush 'is the only president to ever authorize federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.' She noted that 'few people know' this. Few may have known it, but many might have guessed. It is true indeed that Bush's predecessors, from George Washington to Bill Clinton, failed to fund embryonic stem cell research. Even Abraham Lincoln. Not a penny for stem-cell research from any of them. Historians believe this might have been because it didn't exist yet. But that's just a guess. "

KRT Wire | 09/07/2004 | New weather patterns turn Florida into a hurricane magnet

KRT Wire | 09/07/2004 | New weather patterns turn Florida into a hurricane magnet: "When asked if Florida can endure another hurricane, Gov. Jeb Bush pointed Tuesday to a button he wore on his shirt. It said: ``I survived damn near everything.''"

The Village Voice: Features: The Waiting Game by Jennifer Gonnerman

The Village Voice: Features: The Waiting Game by Jennifer Gonnerman: "Like everybody else, the two men were cuffed, put on a bus, and taken to a grimy former bus depot at Pier 57. Later, they were brought to 100 Centre Street to be fingerprinted and photographed. Arrington had been released the day before, after 18 hours. He worried he might have nerve damage; a cop had put plastic handcuffs on him so tightly that one thumb was still numb. Yet he was even more worried about his brother. Peter Hinds, who received a Purple Heart for his service in Vietnam, had been locked up for 38 hours.
'Something happened here I thought would never happen,' Arrington says. 'You expect it in the former Soviet Union, or Saudi Arabia maybe. But New York City? It's like they took the Bill of Rights and threw it in the trash can. To be arrested for standing on a sidewalk for disorderly conduct? It's beyond ridiculous. It violates people's rights. I'd have never believed it if you told me this would happen in the middle of New York City.' "

Behind the sweet smile is a steely-eyed writer. Maureen Dowd's an 'equal-opportunity skeptic'

Behind the sweet smile is a steely-eyed writer. Maureen Dowd's an 'equal-opportunity skeptic': "'This is the greatest father-son story,' she said. 'They're going to be studying this for a long time.'"

SF Gate: News and Information for the San Francisco Bay Area

SF Gate: News and Information for the San Francisco Bay Area: "New documents show he did not meet National Guard standards and disobeyed orders to take a physical. "

FOXNews.com - Politics - National Sales Tax Promoted as Fairer System

FOXNews.com - Politics - National Sales Tax Promoted as Fairer System: "'I'm not exactly sure how big the national sales tax is going to have to be, but it's kind of an interesting idea that we ought to explore seriously,' "

Ms. Heinz Kerry Is A New Flavor Of Election Mate

Ms. Heinz Kerry Is A New Flavor Of Election Mate: "Why on earth did he marry that woman? Could it be, men across America may wonder, that Mr. Kerry is our First Trophy Husband? "

Ms. Heinz Kerry Is A New Flavor Of Election Mate

Ms. Heinz Kerry Is A New Flavor Of Election Mate: "Call her 'crazy' (whatever that means), but to many women, Teresa is rather gloriously unhinged. "

Reaction to Mahony's Decision Is Divided

Reaction to Mahony's Decision Is Divided: "Priests, he said, want molesters brought to justice. Yet, he said, that can be done in ways that still protect the general principle of privacy and don't disclose unrelated portions of files."

Insane. No citizen receives this kind of consideration within the justice system. To confer this benefit on priests - as a group, is absurd, untenable and unjust.

Records Say Bush Balked at Order (washingtonpost.com)

Records Say Bush Balked at Order (washingtonpost.com): "The documents include a memo from Bush's squadron commander, Lt. Col. Jerry B. Killian, ordering Bush 'to be suspended from flight status for failure to perform' to U.S. Air Force and National Guard standards and failure to take his annual physical 'as ordered.' "

The New York Times > International > Middle East > School Siege in Russia Sparks Self-Criticism in Arab World

The New York Times > International > Middle East > School Siege in Russia Sparks Self-Criticism in Arab World: "'The majority of those who manned the suicide bombings against buses, vehicles, schools, houses and buildings, all over the world, were Muslim,' he wrote. 'What a pathetic record. What an abominable `achievement.' Does this tell us anything about ourselves, our societies and our culture?' "

The New York Times > International > Middle East > School Siege in Russia Sparks Self-Criticism in Arab World

The New York Times > International > Middle East > School Siege in Russia Sparks Self-Criticism in Arab World: "'It is a certain fact that not all Muslims are terrorists, but it is equally certain, and exceptionally painful, that almost all terrorists are Muslims,' Abdel Rahman al-Rashed, the general manager of the widely watched Al-Arabiya satellite television station wrote "

The New York Times > International > Middle East > School Siege in Russia Sparks Self-Criticism in Arab World

The New York Times > International > Middle East > School Siege in Russia Sparks Self-Criticism in Arab World: "'It is a certain fact that not all Muslims are terrorists, but it is equally certain, and exceptionally painful, that almost all terrorists are Muslims,' Abdel Rahman al-Rashed, the general manager of the widely watched Al-Arabiya satellite television station wrote "

Putin's Misdirected Rage (washingtonpost.com)

Putin's Misdirected Rage (washingtonpost.com): "a statement on the Beslan massacre from a jail cell, where he is being held on fraud and tax evasion charges. 'Hate can't be defeated by fury,' said Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Russia's richest man. 'Inexorability, solidarity, mutual help and understanding -- here is the defense of our children. No special service can defend an indifferent people.' "

My Way News

My Way News: "it showed the unit joined a '24-hour active alert mission to safeguard against surprise attack' in the southern United State beginning on Oct. 6, 1972, a time when Bush did not report for duty, according to his pay records."

washingtonpost.com � White House Briefing

washingtonpost.com � White House Briefing: "' 'We've got an issue in America,' the president said in discussing the need to limit malpractice awards. 'Too many good docs are getting out of business. Too many OB/GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country.' "

washingtonpost.com � White House Briefing

washingtonpost.com � White House Briefing: "'Health insurance premiums for senior citizens enrolled in Medicare will rise 17.5 percent in 2005, bringing the total monthly payment to $78.20, Bush administration officials said yesterday.' "

washingtonpost.com � White House Briefing

washingtonpost.com � White House Briefing: "Bush got a slot in an outfit known as the 'Champagne Unit' "

WorkingForChange-Unmitigated gall

WorkingForChange-Unmitigated gall: "Loved the Schwarzenegger speech and apologize again for having accidentally misappropriated the wonderful line of Clive James', the Australian journalist: �He looks like a condom stuffed with walnuts.� "

WorkingForChange-Unmitigated gall

WorkingForChange-Unmitigated gall: "This convention alone would be enough to convince me that John Edwards is right about �two Americas,� except I don�t think he�s gone far enough. These folks are in from another planet. They�re living in an alternative reality. When is a fact a fact to these people? When did anyone ever find evidence Saddam Hussein had dog to do with Sept. 11? "

USATODAY.com - Don't send more kids to die

USATODAY.com - Don't send more kids to die: "I would like to hear him say tonight, 'I'm sorry. There never were weapons of mass destruction and there never was a connection between Saddam Hussein and 9/11. There was no imminent threat, our lives were not in danger, no missiles were going to hit Cleveland. Because of our desire to get our hands on the second largest supply of oil in the world, we sacrificed a thousand of your sons and daughters. For this, we are greatly sorry.'
I guess a boy can dream."

USATODAY.com - Don't send more kids to die

USATODAY.com - Don't send more kids to die: "This week, in an appearance leading up to his arrival here Wednesday night, Bush acknowledged he had miscalculated what would happen in Iraq after he invaded it. He had thought it was going to be much easier. It turned out to be much, much worse.
That must be some comfort to the parents of nearly 1,000 brave soldiers now dead because of his 'miscalculation.' If I made a miscalculation and ran over a child on the street, what do you think would happen to me? Do you think the cops would simply say, 'Hey, Mr. Moore, you did your best driving down this street, you made a miscalculation, the kid is dead, but you are trying to save the world, so be on your way?' "

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Cutups and Cutthroats

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Cutups and Cutthroats: "Ms. Shipman asked the vice president 'his greatest guilty pleasure.'
His wife quickly interjected that it was fishing. But we all know, of course, it's global domination.
It's always amusing to watch Republicans try to get down. At convention time, they stop bilking Joe Lunchbox to act like Joe Lunchbox."

TIME Magazine: The Case Against Him

TIME Magazine: The Case Against Him: "In four years, this small man had two historic opportunities to reach for greatness, to lead this country to a new and better place, and he passed up both. The first was when the Democrats patriotically bowed to a Supreme Court decision they believed to be wrong, if not corrupt, so that the U.S. could avoid a further constitutional crisis. What a moment for bipartisanship! Maybe put more than a token Democrat in the Cabinet? Not a chance.
George W. Bush's second opportunity came on Sept. 11, 2001. Past grievances suddenly seemed petty, current disagreements seemed irrelevant, and, even among Bush's opponents, desperate hope replaced sullen doubts that our nation's leader would be up to the task. Bush got this gift from the opposition�the suspension of dislike and disbelief�without doing anything to deserve it. He could have asked for and got anything he wanted in the weeks and months after 9/11.
And he decided to invade Iraq.
For once, George W. Bush was tested. And he flunked. "

TIME Magazine: The Case Against Him

TIME Magazine: The Case Against Him: "Reagan whittled down the world's complexities into a few simple truths. But Reagan pondered those complexities on his way to simplicity. He stopped thinking only after a fair amount of thought. Bush's advisers deliver ideas to him like a pizza. His stove has never been lit. And four years have not illuminated the meaning of compassionate conservatism. It remains an insult to conservatives and a mystery to everybody else."

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�: "'The essence of ... family life remains procreation. If we embrace homosexuality as a proper basis for marriage, we are saying that it's possible to have a marriage state that in principal excludes procreation and is based simply on the premise of selfish hedonism.'

Asked whether that meant Mary Cheney 'is a selfish hedonist,' Keyes said: 'That goes by definition. Of course she is.'"

Yahoo! News - Text of Schwarzenegger's Speech at RNC

Yahoo! News - Text of Schwarzenegger's Speech at RNC: "Now, the other party says there are two Americas. Don't believe that either. I've visited our troops in Iraq (news - web sites), Kuwait, Bosnia, Germany and all over the world. I've visited our troops in California, where they train before they go overseas. And I've visited our military hospitals. And I can tell you this: Our young men and women in uniform do not believe there are two Americas!
They believe we are one America and they are fighting for it! We are one America � and President Bush is defending it with all his heart and soul! "