6:45: Awoke, had a cup of coffee, looked over a couple of briefs 7:17: Took his morning “porcelain constitutional” 7:53: Called his temporary clerk; citing “inherent authority” granted the Executive under the Constitution, demanded work begin on compiling a database on “non-traditional uteri”—defined by Justice Alito as “those potential gestational chambers that are used for purposes that do not include GOD’S MANDATE that we ‘be fruitful and multiply.’” This includes

[update:  2/2/06 for a thorough response to Glenn Greenwald’s long and disingenuous litany of conservative failings to “correct the record”—a record of Cindy Sheehan’s martyrdom that, incidentally, this post to which he linked doesn’t address, please see below, “Response to Glenn Greenwald.] From the SF Chronicle: Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan of Vacaville, given a ticket by Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma, to attend President Bush’s State of the Union address Tuesday

What?  It’s not like any of you fuckers cared enough to send cupcakes.

[post-liveblog update, exclusive to Max Zawicky readers:  the more astute of you will recognize in this liveblog a general tone of cheekiness mixed into the actual “coverage”; others of you, however, will pretend—as Max has—that my political leanings really do have me desirious of seeing Cindy Sheehan chained to a radiator and forced to lick pork-mottled Vandekamps out of a tin saucer] TV Fox – Hume, Kristol, Barnes, Kondracke, Easton,

The American Spectator, “Howie and Harry” (via RedState and Vodkapundit): It appears that the Democrat Party is closer to imploding than the Republican. How else to explain the ongoing attempts by Democrat Party Chairman Howard Dean to destroy Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid? According to knowledgeable DNC sources, Dean about ten days ago was shown opposition research documents generated by the Republican National Committee more than three years ago, which

Using long sentences?  amateurish.  Devoting an entire post to pointing out how a person whose opinions mean nothing to you uses long sentences, all while inviting your readers (in a not particularly well-disguised attempt to fish for compliments) to stroke the veiny, spongy shaft of your own insecurities? ironic. Or maybe sad is the better choice.  Ah, what the hell:  Let’s call that one a pick ‘em.

From Vodkapundit: Google won’t stand up to Beijing. But they’re fearless when it comes to putting Brussels in its place: Google, the giant internet search company, is to lead industry opposition to new proposals from the European Commission to regulate online content. I support Google in its efforts to fight the EU. The Union is determined to enforce all kinds of nasty regulations on the internet, and supports turning internet

From Breitbart / AP: Samuel Anthony Alito Jr., the son of an Italian immigrant and a longtime lawyer, prosecutor and judge, was confirmed as the 110th Supreme Court justice in one of the most partisan votes for a high court nominee in modern history. Although senators are still voting, a majority have already cast votes in favor of President Bush’s choice to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Alito, 55,