From The Corner: For years those of us who defended Matt Drudge against his more unhinged critics would grind our teeth when people would say “Oh you heard that on Drudge” when they really meant “You found the link on Drudge.” Obviously Drudge did real reporting. But as an Ur-blogger much of his stuff was merely links—and that remains the case now. But by calling attention to a wire story

The rest—namely, the conclusion—is all speculation and innuendo: [..] It’s looking increasingly like [the Bush White House] made a decision to allow a hooker to ask the President of the United States questions. They made a decision to give a man with an alias and no journalistic experience access to the West Wing of the White House on a “daily basis.” They reportedly made a decision to give him –

Annan:  “…then, having stormed the beach at Normandy in my rickety old fishing boat, I fought my way through the Germans using nothing but a slingshot and some blow darts, whereupon I killed Hitler, democraticized Western Europe, then sat down to a snifter of Hennessy Timeless and some John Dos Passos.”* **** (h/t The Sundries Shack, who has more).

From the Washington Times: Amid a general chorus of U.S. approval for the Iraqi election results yesterday, Rep. Charles B. Rangel called the vote “a success by Republican standards” and said Americans “don’t want their children to die for other people’s freedom.” “I don’t believe that the American people think that it was worth the lives of 1,200 Americans and 25,000 men and women in the armed services wounded, tens

As you’ve likely heard by now, Jeff Gannon (formerly of the Talon News Service), has denied (in an interview with Editor & Publisher) that he was subpoenaed in the Valerie Plame leak investigation, or that he has any special ties to the White House. But now lefty site AMERICAblog, run by Washington DC-based writer and political consultant, John Aravosis, is set to blow this story wide open.  WIDE OPEN!  The

“Well, I came here at least once too often, it looks like.” “‘No Fatboy Crossing.’ Yours?” “A lesbian, correct.  Yup. I sure do looooove the muff. “No, you do not look like that Stevie kid from ‘Malcolm in the Middle.’” “Sorry. I only date black men.” “Sorry, I only date white men / asian women.” “Sure.  If you promise to let me sit here and drink it alone while you

Willis: ”Undercoating, did you say?  Sure, what the hell—let’s shoot the works on this baby!”

Q: Why did Soros-bought media shill Oliver Willis cross the road? A: Tasty sno-cones! **** update:  Ooh!  Are those soft pretzels…?!