In response to Ronald Draper’s GQ article, Donald Rumsfeld’s spokesman Keith Urbahn served up the following: Office of Donald Rumsfeld GQ’s “Facts” on Rumsfeld The slides in the “World Intelligence Update” were prepared on a daily basis by military personnel serving on the Joint Staff, which reported to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, not the Secretary of Defense. The report was briefed regularly to senior military officials in the

Dance of the Sugarplum Failure Related story that craves more attention than it’s gotten. But of course, with Democrats any appearance of impropriety is purely coincidental. And while we’re on the subject of epic failure, here’s nothing that . . . oh . . . about $150 million can’t fix: So far this school year, at least 36 school-aged children have been murdered in Chicago. Tio Hardimon, Director of Mediation

Writer bemoans the media’s obsession with Michelle Obama’s fashion sense whilst penning a piece revealing her own obsession with Michelle Obama’s fashion sense. Upshot: if you don’t like it, you don’t know what you’re talking about. Considering her interest in fashion in the context of her life indicates an entirely modern approach to gender roles: She’s a woman who can proclaim herself a mom-in-chief without pretending she isn’t smart, share

oatmeal: “That little leprechaun on the box of Lucky Charms? Take off that prosthetic makeup and his Mick suit and all you have left is Barry, the midget from Red Hook, whose sole ‘magical’ power is that he can eat an entire jar of Claussen pickles in a single sitting, then fart the whole of ‘Danny Boy’.”

Or, to put it more straightforwardly, some on the left worry that Elena Kagan just may not sit left enough for their liking. — Which is odd when one remembers what the role of jurists should be. Or when one looks to Ms Kagan’s record on many key issues that mark her as decidedly philosophically left leaning. But then, it is of great benefit to the left not only to

From the Washington Examiner: First, under Waxman-Markey, the government would establish a schedule of emissions reductions – 70 percent by 2030 – and a program of “credits” for businesses that meet the schedule. Those that don’t meet it can buy credits from companies that do, thus satisfying the government’s emission reduction mandate. The problem is that even under the most optimistic scenario, achieving the Waxman-Markey reductions would have only a

Ted Nugent — like Laura Ingraham before him — could teach the GOP “pragmatists” a thing or two about how to deal with a dishonest media: TN: You’re one of those guys that’s going to try to equate rush Limbaugh with meth heads? UP: No, but he was illegally using drugs. TN: He had a prescription drug problem for a period of time. But, in the final analysis, is Rush

with his song…

Personal matters have brought me to Ohio for the day.  Got a couple hours of shuteye at a rest stop, but it was freaking cold, I tell you.  Probably be home some time tomorrow.

Given the way NPR writes the story, you’d think the word of a Democratic Senator — who we’re told is a “meticulous note taker” — is dispositive. See? That settles that! The question then becomes, just how much juice do the current Dems have, with respect to keeping the CIA in check? Note that Graham criticizes the Bush CIA, which — much like the Bush military tribunals — he paints