What made Joe Lieberman rethink his pledge to caucus with the Democratic party? Probably this. Democrats Seek to Repeal 2002 War Authorization Senate Democratic leaders intend to unveil a plan next week to repeal the 2002 resolution authorizing the war in Iraq in favor of narrower authority that restricts the military’s role and begins withdrawals …
Archives for February 2007
An Embarassing Spectacle
Yesterday, I got home from the office, turned on Tucker on MSNBC, and was surprised to see wall-to-wall coverage of the Anna Nicole Smith hearing. Now I am not gonna say that hearing was the most embarassing or inappropriate thing to ever happen in the American judicial system, as I have heard of Dred Scott, …
Man Free Island
Brought to you not by Maxim magazine, but Iran: Iran plans a female-only island to boost tourism in a northwest province, the Tehran-e Emrouz newspaper on Wednesday quoted a local official as saying. It will be on the Urumiyeh lake in Western Azerbaijan province, a municipality official identified only as Aghai said. I am betting …
Congrats, Carpetbagger
The Carpetbagger is turning four tomorrow, so head on over and say congratulations. As an aside, in what is turning out to be an annual event, I will note that I once again forgot this websites anniversary. Balloon Juice turned five on 2 January 2007, and I failed to mention it for the third year …
Campos V. Reynolds
It seems the big blogosphere flare-up of the past week has been competing guest columns in a Colorado newspaper (who says the old media is dead!) from Paul Campos and the Instapundit. Today’s installment is at the other Glenn’s. My only comments on the whole spectacle: 1.) I pray to the little baby jesus (who, …
Back To Iraq
Back to Iraq years earlier than previously promised for some Guard/Reserve components: The Pentagon is planning to send more than 14,000 National Guard troops back to Iraq next year, shortening their time between deployments to meet the demands of President Bush’s buildup, Defense Department officials said Wednesday. National Guard officials told state commanders in Arkansas, …
What A Real Scandal Looks Like
In a recent thread some commenters had a hard time explaining what constitutes an actual real estate scandal. It will help to contrast John Solomon’s Edwards turd with a story like this: Last March, Sue Ellen Wooldridge, then the head of the Justice Department’s environmental division, bought a $1 million vacation home with Don R. …