From The Sunday Times: The movement to impeach President George W Bush over the war on terror began with a few tatty bumper stickers on the back of battered old Volvos and slogans such as “Bush lied, people died” on far-left websites. But as Democrat hopes rise of gaining control of Congress this autumn, dreams of impeaching Bush are no longer confined to the political fringe. A poll last week

I missed this nugget during my Oscar liveblogging. From the Weekly Standard’s “Scrapbook,” March 20: When George Clooney accepted his Oscar for best actor in a supporting role earlier this month, he mentioned that “we are a little bit out of touch in Hollywood every once in a while. I think it’s probably a good thing. . . . This Academy, this group of people, gave Hattie McDaniel an Oscar

Well, not exactly.  But I did receive an interesting email from Todd Peters that perfectly encapsulates the return of the Pinterian absurdist ethos: Last night I watched one of the network news shows, something I rarely do. I think it was NBC but I’m not sure.  They were discussing the anti-war protests and were interviewing Tom Hayden. What made me laugh out loud was his explanation for why the anti-war

…is to find the historical proof, via Google / Lexis Nexus searches (or what have you), that this newly-minted meme—that the President is using arguments that “no one” of importance has actually ever made (“Bush Using Straw-Man Arguments in Speeches,” by the AP’s Jennifer Loven)—is a complete and utter airbrushing of recent history, not to mention a glaring example of media projection (just about every argument the media has made

     “Lookit:  I promise you can stay and give your regards to the Reverend next week.  But sweetie, that sale on Pocket Fisherman™ is one day only, and while supplies last.  And I can’t risk missing out on a 50%-off Wal-Mart rollback just because you feel the need to kiss the ass of one of the Lord’s earthly proxies. “Sorry, but that’s that.”