Riddle me this, Kossacks...
I recently caught Rick Warren - The Purpose Driven Life - on Anderson Cooper. God knows why I was watching 360 in the first place - Anderson is to journalism what Butterbean is to boxing. OK, I'm...
View ArticleSweet Mother of Swine
Proving once again that he is everywhere but in Pennsylvania, Rick "Dogs 'n Peanut Butter" Santorum has shown up in Pinellas Park. Yee-haw... Perhaps this is an early attempt to out pro-life his...
View ArticleSpeaking of FDR...
FDR has a special on the History Channel. He's been referenced in the Social Security debate. And we are approaching the 60th anniversary of VE Day. Though he did not live to see the end of that...
View Article"Doctrine for Joint Nuclear Operations"
Drafted by the Joint Chiefs of Staff on March 15 and in accordance with Republican leadership, it appears the Bush Administration would also like to go "nuclear." Literally.Bombs Away I don't have...
View ArticleThe Unholy Lords of Swine at the Pentagon...
The big question running through many circles the past several weeks is whether or not American military/intelligence personnel gave the Koran the mother of all swirlies. Having absolutely given up...
View ArticleChuck Grassley: Just Another Republican
In 2001, the Bush Administration changed the policy requiring Judicial nominees "at any level" to submit their tax returns. Before then, they had to provide their three most recent returns. Now, the...
View ArticleNYT: Rove 2nd Sr. WH Official in Novak's 'Plame' Article
In the wake of Bob Novak's stormy outburst on CNN, speculation has begun as to the real motivation behind a tired-looking Novak screaming, "Bullshit," in response to James Carville. Was he just...
View ArticleScarborough to Challenge Harris? Trouble for GOP in Pensacola...
From AP Two local businessmen active in Republican Party politics say the GOP is courting cable TV host Joe Scarborough to replace U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris in the 2006 Senate race against incumbent...
View ArticleHonor Them by Bringing Them Home
As the current effort to smear an honest and decent women unfolds, while she and her supporters keep vigil outside George W. Bush's Dirt & Brush farm, a word of advice to certain conservative...
View ArticleBizarre Rush Rant From August 12th - WTF?
Unfortunately I don't have a link to the transcript. Besides, to view it now, you'd have to become a member of Rush's site ( I tried to search for it and found it locked behind the 24/7 archives)....
View ArticleFallout from Pittsburgh Protest Questions Police Conduct and Use of Tasers
Two stories have emerged following the incident between police and protesters on August 20th in Pittsburgh: what the police did to protesters and their justification for it Several groups from...
View ArticleThe Best Picture Ever
(From the diaries, edited for brevity. Bloggers, feel free to hotlink this image -- kos) This one came to me from a friend, captured off a TV screen carrying Sky News Ireland:
View ArticleTrouble Ahead, Trouble Behind
Goofy frontman for the GOP, Ken Mehlman, is quoted in The Washington Post about the post Katrina fallout in Washington, D.C. : The public is going to look in coming months and year and say how have...
View ArticleAbramoff comes to the White House
It was only a matter of time. The Abramoff Scandal extends throughout the GOP, from the House Majority Leader all the way to the White House. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Jack Abramoff, the GOP lobbyist under...
View ArticleThe Night Watchman: Bush SC Nominee to come Today
CBS Up to the Minute just reported that Bush will announce his Supreme Court nominee today to replace Harriet Miers. ABC is reporting it as well LINK - Luttig & Alito are the top two candidates...
View ArticleWorld Champions can't wait to see White House; President not so much
As it has become tradition, the Pittsburgh Steelers will visit the White House on June 2 on the heels of their World Championship victory this past February. However, it seems some of the Steelers have...
View Article[Updated]Fun with Electronic Voting - Pittsburgh Edition; Santorum locked out...
Today was the first day of electronic voting machines in Allegheny County and there are reports of machines failing across the county. County Chief Executive Dan Onorato today said 120 machines...
View ArticleWhat Matters to Me
With the Brooks column, Redstate exhibiting a huge boner over Markos and Jerome, Rove setting his sights on the blogosphere and all the trivial and false claims swirling around, I think it's pretty...
View ArticleMy Letter
About a week ago I wrote a letter to my local paper in response to another letter, which was just another chest-pounding screed trumping up the failed policies of the Bush administration. Having...
View ArticlePray for Mayor Bob; Pittsburgh Mayor Bob O'Connor's condition Hour-to-hour
On July 10th, Pittsburgh Mayor Bob O'Connor entered the hospital to be treated for flu-like symptoms and an intestinal ulcer. Days later, the city of Pittsburgh was stunned to learn that he suffered...
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