Pandagon’s Jesse Taylor, on what he sees as the Bushies’ attempt to redefine victory in Iraq: Here’s the thing—both sides are right. Bush is still calling for “victory”—it’s just that the standard definition of “victory” has been misapplied so many times that getting Iraqi troops trained and us the hell out is pretty much the only standard that can remain consisten [sic] until it actually happens. Victory was getting the

Dunno. Maybe he got lucky and popped off while safely inside one of those “free speech zones” progressive academics are so very keen on…? (Which, good thing for him, too.  Because otherwise it would off to the hoosgow with the old Godbothering fascist.  After all, Chavez is a minority—which elevates what Robertson said from merely stupid to the far more sinister hate speech…) **** h/t Allah

Tammy the blind date:  “That was a wonderful dinner, Regis, thank you!  So!  What shall we do next?—go for stroll, then maybe a cocktail or two?  My treat…?” “Regis”:  “Whatever.  Just so long as at the end of the night I’m wearing you like a pair of writhing pink earmuffs.  Lobster ain’t cheap, honey.”

To Mark Curtin for the Season 1 box set of Penn & Teller’s “Bullshit.” Great show, great DVD set.  As always, Mark, I very much appreciate the gesture.

For immediate release: Controversial talk show host Michael Graham will be joining the web based conservative radio network RIGHTALK.com as of Monday August 29th. Graham, recently released from WMAL in Washington D.C. over controversial remarks about Islam, will be hosting a daily program at noon eastern called “Michael Graham Unleashed”. “I’m very happy to be joining the RIGHTALK team. Webcasting on the internet frees me to say what needs to

Hey, here’s a thought.  Where exactly was Greta the night Natalee disappeared?  update:  And so long as we’re turning the Light of Truth of FOXNews, has anyone even bothered to check Geraldo’s mustache…? Developing…

Many in the media will leap to condemn Pat Robertson’s remarkably obtuse public statement calling for the assassination of Hugo Chavez, and in the process of doing so will almost certainly attempt to paint the “religious right” en masse as a group of bloodthirsty whackos in the mold of Robertson.  But while you’re reading that inevitable litany of attacks and condemnations, be careful to keep in mind just who Hugo

From Rich Lowry, the Corner: A cooler head following the process closely sends along these points about the Iraqi constitution, at least as of Sunday evening (it’s obviously a moving target): —The Afghanistan Constitution contains strong Islam-based provisions, including a blanket provision saying: ‘In Afghanistan, no law can be contrary to the beliefs and provisions of the sacred religion of Islam.’ But the Afghan constitution also contains strong human rights

Illuminating piece by the Weekly Standard’s Duncan Currie examining SCOTUS nominee John Roberts’ judicial record on civil rights issues.  From “In John Roberts’s America…The civil rights laws mean what they say”: […] when the Bush administration released reams of papers from Roberts’s 1981-82 tenure as a special assistant to Attorney General William French Smith and his 1982-86 stint in the White House counsel’s office, [Liberals] found a new angle: civil

..So I need to clear some space.  DVDs for sale:  $6.50 each, 2 for $12, 3 for $16; 10 for $50 (shipping included on all).  All in perfect shape.  Titles below the fold.