Amusement park operator Six Flags declared bankruptcy yesterday but says that it will keep its parks open, at least for now. According to the Washington Post, the company is carrying $2.4 billion in debt. Despite the fact that Six Flags reported 25 million visitors and posted record revenues in 2008, the debt is simply unsustainable, the Associated Press reports. The Obama administration indicated that it will purchase a controlling interest

CIA chief believes Cheney almost wants U.S. attacked And I think that the CIA Chief must be almost out of his effing gourd.

Democratic Underground concludes that lunatic von Brunn is not a Freeper after all, but that he should have been, in a truly reality-based world. Typical of much of the reaction is this nugget of wisdom: If one were to compare his written works by style and content, one could surmise he were a member of that foul bunch of wretches …. I have no problem with DUers saying he is

The top story of the day, obviously, is what’s going on in Iran in the wake of what appears to be an attempt by the mullahcracy to steal the elections. There’s much too much for me to cover, given the time constraints, but you’ll do well following the story at Michael Totten’s place. What I haven’t seen reported on much yet is Iraqi reaction. Not to forget Jules: But theoretically,

Deborah Leigh, a longtime conservative activist and troop supporter in Studio City, and a good friend, just this week lost her roommate of 23 years without warning to congestive heart failure. Deborah is now facing serious financial difficulties with her rent and other prior emergency expenses. (People who’ve read her comments at Tim Blair and the Freep know she spent several months in the clutches of the VA with kidney

Fausta reminds us, noting that Jules has an awesome round-up, and JD sends this beautiful video composed by a 15-year-old girl. I’m off to Boston today to send my daughter to visit her granny in Scotland for two months. I’m going to miss her. See you late tonight.

Two of three people arrested in a southern Arizona home invasion that left a little girl and her father dead had connections to a Washington state anti-illegal immigration group that conducts border watch activities in Arizona. Jason Eugene Bush, 34, Shawna Forde, 41, and Albert Robert Gaxiola, 42, have been charged with two counts each of first-degree murder and other charges, said Sheriff Clarence Dupnik of Pima County, Ariz. The