August 5, 2006

Freedom

The emergence of a "free press" in Iraq has been one of the administration's most consistent talking points since the fall of Saddam. But what if it was all bought... [More]

August 7, 2006

"It's 2006.... Let's Have a Three Way!"

That's Arianna Huffington's take on the power of the blog. I'm not kidding - have a listen!... [More]

August 15, 2006

Chuck Roberts Apologizes to Ned Lamont

A quick followup on this story from earlier in the week... Chuck Roberts has now officially apologized to Ned Lamont for suggesting that he is "the Al-Qaeda candidate." Take a... [More]

August 26, 2006

What Is The Definition of Baby Boomer?

More and more often, I've noticed news reports using the term "baby boomers" in ways that just don't seem to make sense. Take, for example, this article about school enrollment... [More]

August 28, 2006

A Mission Statement

In a long post about Wal-Mart, moderation, political principles, and elections, Kevin Drum adds a postscript that just might make a perfect mission statement for a new progressive-minded democratic Party:... [More]

August 29, 2006

The Truth, In Full

How misguided do you have to be to demand that a 9/11 documentary be edited to remove real-life profanity spoken by real-life firefighters on the day the real-life Twin Towers... [More]

August 31, 2006

Olbermann Destroys Rumsfeld

Watch this. All of it. Go. Now. UPDATED: Or better yet, stay: And for those more inclined to read: The man who sees absolutes, where all other men see nuances... [More]

More Obscenity

First they went after 9/11 firefighters. Now some loons are going after the president himself.... [More]

Howard Dean Makes His Countdown Debut

Great appearance by Howard Dean on last night's Countdown. If you still doubt the Dems are ready for a fight this fall, watch this. The next 68 days are going... [More]