Believe it or not, I’m all for this—provided organizers agree to extend the boycott to government agencies.  Then again, I’m for anything that will shorten the lines at emergency rooms, the MVA, and the Wendy’s drive-thru—if only for a day—so color my support of the boycott, you know, opportunistic. Still.  It’s the thought that counts. Developing…

From today’s WSJ: […]Many Democrats believe an American defeat in Iraq is etched in granite. They would not be the first to lose heart and will in war. Yet it is one thing to give up on a cause; it is quite another to advocate legislation (17 different proposals in all, according to Sen. Mitch McConnell) that would guarantee failure even before a new strategy is given time to work.

First, there’s this: A House panel today brushed aside warnings from President Bush and voted to authorize subpoenas for political director Karl Rove and other administration officials in an inquiry into the Justice Department’s dismissal of eight U.S. prosecutors. The Judiciary subcommittee on commercial and administrative law passed the measure by a voice vote, with some “no’s” by Republicans. No roll call was taken. And this: Senator Patrick J. Leahy,

Goodness!  And after all that work Glenn Greenwald(s), Andrew Sullivan, and their perpetually-outraged band of sycophants have put in trying to convince anyone who will listen that neocons and Bushies are the real threats to the soul of America. Of course, Greenwald(s) and co. have of late been advocating that the morally depraved fascist deathmerchants who continue to support the Commander in Chief need be marginalized, dehumanized, and refused entry

Since last I looked the comments were down at Cathy’s site, please take a moment to go and sign the petition I set up. Kathryn Jean Lopez notes that her Technorati buzz is greater than Paris Hilton’s at the moment, a fact that would have amused her. (h/t Reynolds) Bob Owens has an inadequate response to a grieving father, as every such response must be. David Thompson has reflections on