arrested after secretly living for a year in man’s apartment, while he also was living there. (h/t Reynolds) This happened to me, as well, but in my case I reprimanded her for getting caught and determined never to speak of it again.

Picking up on Dan’s quotation of Rev. Susan Thistlethwaite on the new era of hopeyness and changitude to be brought into being by Barack Obama: This political campaign season often seems to me to be a kind of cultural theater, where we are seeing the end of one kind of politics, the politics of polarization (and even the religion of polarization) coming to an end and a new politics and religion

Don’t always agree with Bill Donahue, but he’s right on this time: “Father Pfleger’s tirade would be inexcusable anywhere, but it is even more offensive when it happens in a church. It does not matter that it was not his own, nor does it matter that it happened in a church that has a record of allowing demagogues to exploit it. When churches become forums for political rallies, both religion

from the horse. Reader Pat Riotic: Is it possible that the right is being a little crool on Scott McClellan? After all, what might have inspired Scott McClellan to write his book? Look at his daddy: As noted at the above link, his first job as a lawyer was with the LBJ administration. Later in life he became a disgraced lawyer who could no longer earn a living at his

Glenn Greenwald (a/k/a “Rick Ellensburg,” “Thomas Ellers,” “Ellison,” “Wilson” and “Ryan”) was so upset by Politico reporter Mike Allen’s use of the phrase “left wing haters” on a radio show that he was compelled to e-mail Allen with questions including,  “Is anyone who believes that the media was too deferential to the Bush administration in the run-up to the war a ‘left-wing hater?’” and “Can you give a few examples of

“You can’t tell how far a frog will jump until you punch him.” Your down-homey analogies welcome.

F*cks on the Run. Start commenting, or it’s going to get worse.

Lynn Sweet brings us up to speed: The Clinton campaign at first had no comment, then Thursday evening said Obama did not go far enough in distancing himself from Pfleger. “Divisive and hateful language like that is totally counterproductive in our efforts to bring our party together and have no place at the pulpit or in our politics,” said a statement issued by Clinton spokesman Phil Singer. “We are disappointed

Yesterday, Ed Morrissey and others covered the latest study of primary coverage by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Joan Shorenstein Center on Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University.  The discussion tended summarize the study as finding that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama both got positive media coverage over two-thirds of the time, while the most of John McCain’s coverage was negative.  A closer look

And well deserved, too. UPDATE: The adobish particles that hold “progressive” thought together into shapes somewhat resembling ideas? Nuons.