FOXNews’ Brian Wilson is reporting that, though some in the anti-Alito contingent may try to delay the confirmation process a bit longer (presumably to allow some of the negative ads to run a longer, their hope being that the American public will suddenly find themselves so outraged by Alito’s personal finger probing of an innocent eleven year old girl that they’ll turn the sound down on “The View” long enough

1.  Enjoy the Botanical Gardens 2.  Golf 3.  Avalanche game (seasonal) 4.  Try some “Rocky Mountain Oysters” 5.  Visit The Tattered Cover bookstore 6.  Casa Bonita! 7.  Horseback riding / kayaking 8.  Shotgun Willy’s Gentlemen’s club and grill 9.  Pray that whole Jesus resurrection thing wasn’t just a load of bullshit

me: “Did I ever tell you about the time my puppy, Scout, fell through some thin lake ice during a pickup hockey game?  I must have been seven.  Anyway, I dove in after the little guy—and rescue workers found me about a quarter mile down stream clinging to a branch under the ice, still breathing through the hollowed out end of my hockey stick.  Scout lived, thank God, and everyone

From DEBKAfile, “Tehran steps up war threats Thursday as three EU ministers call for UN nuclear watchdog to refer Iran’s case to the Security Council”: Our exclusive Iranian sources report Iranian defense minister Mostafa Najjar […] warned the Gulf oil emirates in exceptionally aggressive terms to beware of Iran’s great strength and not place its trust in the American navy. He threatened major action against any party assaulting Gulf security.

Biden:  “Is it fair to say, Judge, that you, like, cringe at the mention of fried chicken and collared greens, or that ‘the bling,’ as I’m told the homies call their shiny material possessions, makes you socially uncomfortable—?” Chairman Specter: “—That question is completely inappropriate, Senator, and the Chair admonishes you against using this forum as an opportunity to float such inflammatory hypotheticals –!” Biden:  “—You’re absolutely right, Mr Chairman. 

From Reuters: The foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany meet on Thursday to discuss Iran’s nuclear programme and EU diplomats said the trio would call for Tehran to be hauled before the U.N. Security Council. The United States said on Wednesday it was “more likely than ever” Iran would be referred to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions and that it would seek to “change Iranian behavior” through

protein wisdom has been nominated for this year’s Jewish & Israeli Blog Awards in two categories:  Best Jewish Humor Blog and Best Overall Mega Blog.  Which makes sense, because let’s face it:  if anybody deserves recognition as a Super Jew, it’s this agnostic mensch. Anyway, the 2005-6 competition is being co-sponsored by israellycool.com and the Jerusalem Post, which—while it ain’t quite Wizbang, ain’t chopped liver either, as the Hebes are

Schumer: “I was going to ask you, Judge Alito, why you think—and please, let’s dispense with all these so-called ‘qualifications’, references to ‘relevant context’, or invocations of ‘attendant legal precedence’—I was going to ask you , sir, why you believe that the Constitution does not allow a young girl who’s been brutally raped by her White Trash Pappy the legal availability of an abortion?  Is it because you hate women,

I really do love “The Rockford Files,” but I can’t help be think that if they made the show today, Jim would be played by David Caruso—and instead of a shiny gold Firebird, he’d be driving a tricked out Hummer with bullet-proof glass and an entire portable crime lab set up in the back. And Angel?  They’d probably make him a chick—a doe-eyed 25-year old former exotic dancer with a

From AFP, “Afghans reject bin Laden, want more peacekeepers : poll”: Huge majorities of Afghans reject Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, approve the US military role in their country and are grateful to international bodies like the United Nations. The survey by the Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) at the University of Maryland also found strong support for President Hamid Karzai. “Clearly this (poll) is a positive portent for the