I don’t really understand why it is that a sudden change in political perspective necessitates a concomitant change in the way one regards people with whom they were formerly quite cordial (and even, in some cases, chummy).  But as with Andrew Northrup and Mona and Ilyka Damen before him, The Commissar—while undergoing an ideological epiphany—has lately been seeking validation from his new buddies by taking pot shots at some of

To Power Line, and (what’s this?) something called DailyKos. Hmmm.

One of our fellowship, burrhog, has been suffering a nightmare of medical woes.  I’m waiting to see whether and what I’m allowed to share about his situation, but I thought that I’d just state that he’s in extremis an could use your prayers, if you’re the prayerful kind. Christopher Taylor has a wonderful memorial post up about his dad at Word Around the Net, which he usually devotes to highlighting

I’m going to unload one more downer post here, and then I promise that I’m going to respect the spirit of Memorial Day (rather than Meme-orial Day) by focusing on the positive.  Because the men and women who have given their lives in the service of this country didn’t do so that we could sit around on our glum asses saying woe is me, and those who have been or

Somehow, it just seems so appropriate today.  Well, to me, at least.  Of course, I still cry when I hear Styx’s “Don’t Let It End”—so make of that what you will. From Kenny Rogers and Don Schlitz, “The Greatest” (1999): Little Boy, in a baseball hat Stands in the field with his ball and bat Says “I am the greatest player of them all”— Puts his bat on his shoulder

Well, sorry.  No can do. Seems you aren’t allowed to comment anymore (or rather, you can, but your posts aren’t likely to survive the moderations purge [see update 2])—though I notice Maha isn’t “moderating” folks like R.L. Page, who, when he isn’t parroting the anti-“Godlstein” jibes he’s picked up from the Sadly, No! archives or from the Pandagon oeuvre, is likely busying himself with memorizing the Klingon dictionary in order

The line between reality and representation gets more Chauncy Gardneresque–ON A PLANE: A media watchdog group is criticizing Delta Air Lines for making the bloody HBO series “Rome” and other bawdy shows available for in-flight viewing after a passenger complained that children could see nudity and sex scenes. Billy Ford, vice president of a Georgia chemical company, said the shows were aired on overhead movie screens during a May 6

Lindsay Lohan Booked on Suspicion of DUI To be shitting me is what you have.  I NEVER would have seen this coming.  It’s honestly almost as shocking as what’s happened to that lovely young woman, Paris Hilton.  Well, I never!  Who’d have thought!  My stars!  I feel so let down!  Where have all the heroes gone?  Say it ain’t so.  Shocker!  Out of left field!  Dear, me!  Why, I never!

U.S. and Iraqi troops have detained 16 people they say are “directly related to the attack” on May 12 in which three U.S. soldiers were apparently captured, a U.S. military official said. The three men disappeared after insurgents attacked a U.S. military observation post in the Mahmoudiya area, in a stretch known as the Triangle of Death. Four American soldiers and an Iraqi soldier were found dead at the scene

Hi-larious Ratheresque hijinx on the part of Larry Johnson, ex-CIA moron, discussed by Ace.  Come up with your own monicker for good ol’ lyin’ Larry, whose interesting career can be glimpsed here, and here, here (where the role in the Seixon affair of our own topsecretk9 is recounted), here, and just about everywhere.  Serial fuckwad?  Whatever. UPDATE: Ace also has this on Val Plame’s perjury (she didn’t get to swear