Last night before the big screen behind the Eiffel Tower, tens of thousands of English rugby fans died a slow, drunken death as France South Africa beat England 15 to 6 Read the rest. In defense of Dr. Watson: There is a deeper issue here. Society should not base its morality on a denial of facts. Word. Belated congratulations to Andrew & partner. The insane vulgarity of wretched humanity: The

Our friend Chuck blows up at another blogger, threatens to take out a hit. Probably TMI, but . . . Free Speech has the details, in case you’re interested in the peculiar pathology. (h/t Darleen) Others blogging: BitsBlog, Cold Fury

Lefty hero beans Abercrombie salesgirl with brick, wins friends, influences people, sticks it to The Man. Breitbart again. I mean, I like Pajamas Media, but I just don’t see how they’re going to match the visuals. Root cause creates troublesome situation. (h/t Reynolds)

From LGF: Interviewer: You were supposed to visit the site of the Twin Towers, but this aroused controversy and many objections in their media. What do you think about this? Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: As you know, by spreading lies and by portraying me… For example, they show my picture next to a picture of Bin Laden, or next to tanks and cannons firing and killing people. This is psychological warfare. 9/11

Following Darleen’s post from yesterday: The young teacher hung his head, avoiding eye contact. Yes, he had touched a fifth-grader’s breast during recess. “I guess it was just lust of the flesh,” he told his boss. That got Gary C. Lindsey fired from his first teaching job in Oelwein, Iowa. But it didn’t end his career. He taught for decades in Illinois and Iowa, fending off at least a half-dozen

Bad news, folks. We’re winning in Iraq.According to a front page story in The Washington Post, “The U.S. military believes it has dealt devastating and perhaps irreversible blows to al Qaeda in Iraq in recent months, leading some generals to advocate a declaration of victory over the group.” Fortunately, John Cole is keeping our attention fixated on the Mess that Is Iraq, by soliciting 10 Question queries for the GOP

I will not be responsible for any keyboard damage: John Edwards‘ presidential campaign Friday played what it considers a trump card: the belief that he’s more electable than any other Democrat. In a conference call organized by the campaign, 10 party leaders from across the country said Edwards has the best chance not only of beating a Republican but of ensuring the election of other Democrats. Comments: The fact that

shouldn’t shoot people. Noose on the loose.  What’s going on with the Columbia thing? Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediment. Ethel Fenig visits some themes we’ve been discussing here, recently. Watch out for pupies. The important question: How’s Randi’s dog? Beautiful Atrocities illustrates why Arafat liked the boys. Yusuf Islam stage musical in the works.  Called “Moonshadow,” it chronicles the fatwa on Salman Rushdie from