Via Bloomberg News: Prime Minister Ehud Olmert blamed Lebanon for a Hezbollah attack on Israel he said was “war-like’’ and called for a “painful and far-reaching’’ response. Israeli troops entered Lebanon, the daily Haaretz reported, as an army spokeswoman said a call-up of reservists was on the agenda. The military action came after the armed Hezbollah group said on its Web site it captured two Israeli soldiers. The army said

me: “Love your flag lapel pin.  Tell me, does that come with a Toby Keith CD?” my patriotism: “Dude.” my patriotism: “You’re confusing me with Sean Hannity again.” my patriotism: “Which, common mistake—but I’m the one without all the hairspray, remember?”

1) Novak reveals his Plame source.  And I must admit, I actually giggled when I read it.  (h/t STACLU; see also, Wizbang). 2) From the AP, “U.S. Extends Geneva Rights to Detainees”: The Bush administration, bowing to court edict and political pressure, guaranteed the basic protections of the Geneva Conventions to captives in the war on terrorism and asked lawmakers Tuesday to restore the military tribunals now in limbo. As

For those of you interested, I’ll be appearing on KIRO News Talk’s Dori Monson show at 3:05 MST (5:05 EST).  The producer who contacted me says you can “listen on-line by going to www.710kiro.com and clicking on the ‘Listen Live’ box in the right-middle of the page. There is a requirement of free registration to access the audio feed.” Registration is all marketing/database related, so if you want, just submit

So the kid and I are in Best Buy a few minutes ago—me to pick up Season 3 of “Reno 911,” him to knock headphones packaged in molded plastic off their hooks and scream gibberish in the direction of an Elmopalooza CD—when suddenly two employees in blue Best Buy polo shirts appear out of nowhere to tackle and subdue what I initially thought was one of those Kashmiri separatists everybody

From the AP: Seven explosions hit Mumbai’s commuter-rail network during rush hour Tuesday evening, ripping apart train compartments and reportedly killing or injuring dozens of people, a Western Railway spokesman said. Police Chief A.N. Roy said as many as 100 people were killed in the blasts. A CNBC reporter in India said that it is believed that 250 people were injured. She added that six of the blasts occurred on

And people wonder why some of us mistrust the traditional media. I left my response in the comments at the TC site. It’s my own fault, really. In fact, my grandmother always used to say, “never trust a female Tuscon Citizen reporter with a hyphenated last name; she’ll screw you like she was putting together shelving”—but did I listen? No.  No I did not. Apologies, Grams.  Your wisdom knows no

Nothing to see here. Just felt like using that title, is all.  And you gotta admit, it was almost worth it. **** update: Count Cockula Rules!

This poem takes forty-two seconds to read, more or less — which, when you stop to think about it, is roughly the time it takes for the edges of an egg to brown and crisp, particularly when it’s being fried (as eggs should be) in      genuine butter. But unlike that fried egg, this poem is unlikely to repeat on you, or drip yolk on your tie, or cake itself to