When it comes to key issues like Iraq, healthcare and taxes, Democratic hopeyness and changitude is bustin’ out all ovah!  House Democratic leaders plan to send the the emergency war funding bill without withdrawal timetables and other controversial provisions.  The bill is expected to bypass the Appropriations Committee and go straight to the House floor, to help avoid the difficulties raised by anti-war Democrats.  Meanwhile, at TNR, Michael Crowley writes that “when it

Study says near extinction threatened people 70,00 years ago I’m nearly interested by stories like this.  But most of all, this will be a reminder to the radical greenies of how close we came to a world without humans.  I blame Bush. (h/t Reynolds)

Robert and Angela are looking for ways to get it more attention.  Glenn Reynolds links their site here.   If you have a blog or can think of another way to generate buzz, please contact them (or you can contact me, and I’ll pass it on: croolwurld@earthlink.net). I know that there are several readers who are deeply interested in the issue of fathers’ access to children in custody arrangements, and the legal

Pie is a fundamental human right.  Discuss.

Dan fed someone to Beth Cleaver! 2:44pm Glenn was devoured by Beth’s Zombie Model!

It’s about as shocking as finding out that the ‘dillo won’t dance, even for a snootfull of Shannon Elizabeth cootch: Rev. John Hagee’s view that Hurricane Katrina was punishment for the sins of New Orleans residents is “nonsense,” McCain said at least nine times aboard his bus today. The DNC has been calling on McCain to specifically condemn those remarks for weeks even though the GOP presumptive nominee has previously

Wright Says His Words Were Twisted

For the record (and to annoy trolls), Barack Obama’s spiritual adviser, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, is coming home to roost Friday night on PBS.  Apparently, it took him a month to come up with “I was quoted out of context,” though he wasn’t, really.  Allahpundit is not sure — based on the preview — whether Wright is admitting that Obama’s condemnation of him is insincere.  Wright already went on record about

Caller: “Andy, I’m having trouble picking out a new car.  Usually, I buy only high-quality Japanese cars.  But this year, I am thinking about one of the new American models.  Problem is, a first-year model often has defects and gets recall notices.  What should I do?” Andy: “I would buy American.  But first and foremost, get a black car.  A black car looks cool and brings all the boys to the

Joe Klein frets that Barack Obama may be too high-minded for working-class rubes: But that was nothing compared with the damage done to Obama, who entered the primary as a fresh breeze and left it stale, battered and embittered — still the mathematical favorite for the nomination but no longer the darling of his party. In the course of six weeks, the American people learned that he was a member of a