So.  How’s that Republican pushback against the entrenched Democratic war narrative—the one clearly favored by many in the legacy media—coming along?  From the Washington Post: Democrats fumed last week at Vice President Cheney’s suggestion that criticism of the administration’s war policies was itself becoming a hindrance to the war effort. But a new poll indicates most Americans are sympathetic to Cheney’s point. Seventy percent of people surveyed said that criticism

1.  Thanks so much to Greg Hill for Heavy Metal, Escape from Alcatraz, and the original Cape Fear on DVD.  I’ve turned into a big Robert Mitchum fan, have always been a Clint fan, and can’t for the life of my think how anyone wouldn’t get excited over a soundtrack that features Queen, Journey and Heart. What? 2.  Neo-neocon explores shame and shame cultures: Not all anger is alike, of

Liberal panelist Ellen Ratner on FOXNews’ “The Long & the Short of It,” discussing the Democrats’ position on withdrawing troops from Iraq: “If you got [Dem leaders] in a room off camera everyone agrees, but people are trying to look tough on security so the Democrats can win the House back in 2006.” Shot back Newsday‘s resident libertarian, Jim Pinkerton, “viewers should note that Ellen basically said that Democrats will

“Oooh.  Peanut butter!” squeaked Timmy the curious mouse, poking his curious little mouse head into the springloaded trap’s airy and inviting opening.  “Gosh, I sure do love me some pea –” SNAP! ~finis~

In keeping with one of our festive holiday topics of last week—torture (see here and here if you missed the posts previously)—I thought I should share with you this piece by Charles Krauthammer, from the December 5 issue of the Weekly Standard.  From “The Truth about Torture”: DURING THE LAST FEW WEEKS in Washington the pieties about torture have lain so thick in the air that it has been impossible