Unfit for Majority Leader Best part: He’s the guy who, brought into the deal by two other House members—Frank Thompson (D-N.J.) and John Murphy (D-N.Y.)—agreed to meet with men offering money in return for official action. He’s the guy who knew these two colleagues expected a payoff and even vouched for them with the would-be bribers (“Both of them are solid.”). He’s the guy who, when offered a bribe, still

While at Sports Clips yesterday, I watched ESPN for a while after not having seen it in….well, since the last time a kid needed a haircut, and whose mug was front and center? Bobby Knight. Bobby was at it again. I watched the clip and here’s my interpretation: The kid, a tall forward, second-stringer (I think) gets out of position on a rebound and goes over the back. A foul

Fantastic! Now, if somebody will volunteer to dig up Dick Nixon and get him on the ticket for ‘08—maybe with Buchanan as a running mate (if Agnew’s moldering corpse proves too difficult to keep tethered to a chair in one solid piece)—the GOP can officially finish itself off with one last glut of pork, then, by way of massive party coronary, return us all to our republic’s salad days of

me: “So shouldn’t you be, like, writing yourself about now?” unfinished screenplay: me: “Isn’t that what writers always say happens once the momentum gets going?’ unfinished screenplay: me: unfinished screenplay: me: unfinished screenplay: me: “I loathe you.” unfinished screenplay: “Uh huh.  Say, mind if I finish off the rest of these Golden Grahams?”

Last Tuesday the American public decided to lose the war in Iraq and though they may not have realized it, maybe the war in Afghanistan. In doing so, they have delayed the war on terror, not realizing that even if we run away like scared rabbits, the war will continue until they can no longer hide their heads in the sand. Sadly, having voted to withdraw from the enemies homeland,

I have a very busy day, and won’t be able to post much, but for your fisking pleasure, I bring you monkyboy: I believe: 1. John Kerry served in Vietnam. 2. While he was there, he was involved in combat. That’s it. I’ve never heard two soldiers who were involved in the same battle agree on every single detail.  It’s not like they have the time or the viewpoint to

Murtha decries ‘swift boat-style’ attacks on ethics Christmas in Cambodia!  What’ll those Rethugs complain about next? Rep. John Murtha, the anti-war congressman who is the likely new House speaker’s pick for majority leader, fended off what he called “swift boat-style attacks” on his ethics record Tuesday. The Pennsylvania Democrat also blasted his rival for majority leader, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, for siding with President Bush on Iraq. Pass the

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Natalie: Did you hear that Iran is going nuclear? Blond-haired sister: Yeah, how cool is that? Natalie and Brown-haired sister: Totally cool. Natalie: I am so sick of the U.S. and that effin’ Bush trying to bully everybody! That is so, like, UNFAIR. Brown-haired sister: Totally… Natalie: I remember when I was in fourth grade and these kids bullied me cause I had a short ne… oh never mind. Anyway,

My buddy Bill Ardolino from INDC Journal will be heading to Iraq in late December as an embed, publishing both independent blog posts and op-eds for the Washington Examiner.  Writes the erstwhile chickenhawk of his motivations for heading to Iraq, where he’ll snuggle in with a Marine unit: There are a variety of reasons that I’m going, but a fairly compelling one is curiosity coupled with dissatisfaction about the present