Smijer offers his final words on Terri Schiavo.
Open Threads
Plame/Rove
The always readable Obsidian Wings is much more so today, as Hilzoy and Von both have pretty decent posts on the Plame/Rove nastiness.
Plame, Step #8
Alright, here is what we agree on, for now: 1.) Valerie Plame worked for the CIA, was stationed in Washington at the time of her outing, and previously had been a covert agent. 2.) Joseph Wilson, husband of Valerie Plame and former ambassador to Iraq, was sent by the CIA to investigate claims that Saddam …
Shrum
Bob Shrum was just on Hardball with Chris Matthews, and to be fair, I should point out I don’t know what he was talking about. I just saw him on the screen as I walked into the kitchen to make some jello and a cup of tea (water was boiling). At any rate, with all …
The Specter of Angry Arlen Specter
The Instapundit touches on why Arlen Specter may be a little ‘uncooperative’ regarding judicial nominees, and points to stem cell research as one cause: Specter’s voice was rough from chemotherapy treatments. He said he is angry that stem-cell research is still being delayed by lack of funding. “I’ve been waiting too long already,” Specter said. …
Plame #5-6 Again
Alright- some contention with #5, so we will rephrase it: 5.) Joseph Wilson was sent to Niger by the CIA, and not asked directly by the Office of the Vice President, as some media reports claim. And #6, which should be a gimme: 6.) One of the main reasons (but not the only) offered the …
NOOOO!!! Not Advertising in Gay Magazines
Every time I think I have a decent grasp on the pulse of the American public, I learn that Focus on the Family has come up with something else to be pissed about: Johnson & Johnson will be advertising its brand, Tylenol PM, in the July 19 issue of The Advocate, a leading gay magazine. …
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