—Well, I’m afraid we’ve run into a bit of a snag.  Seems the little guy scored tickets to a special critics’ screening of Munich— Spielberg’s lengthy meditation on Mossad response to the 1972 Olympic Park murders of 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team—then came home, strapped himself with “explosives,” and tried to “take back” the last three slices of my sausage and green pepper pizza.  Luckily, what he thought

Question:  will the giant tsunami we’re being told could any day now wipe out the entire west coast have the salutory effect of flooding out the most statistically-likely point of dispersal for an avian flu epidemic we’re told could kill 50 million of us (give or take)? Because if so—and granted, this has much to do with my not living on the west coast—I’m all for it. Sorry.  But to

From Bloomberg: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice today defended President George W. Bush against reports he authorized spying on American citizens and foreign nationals in the U.S. following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The New York Times reported that Bush in 2002 secretly authorized the National Security Agency to eavesdrop without the court-approved warrants that are required for domestic spying. The international phone calls and e-mail messages of hundreds,

A blow to the White House and the Justice Department.  Roving wiretaps secured by judges’ order?  Why, that’s an affront to freedom!  IT MUST NOT STAND! Whatever.  Let 47 preening Senators (well, 46, actually; Frist deployed a nice procedural maneuver to keep open the possibility of a follow-on vote) play at being heroic guardians of civil liberties.  But keep a running count on how many of them change their votes

1.  Thanks so much to Tom Wigton for the Shamus and The Chosen DVDs.  Been looking forward to seeing both.  Now if I can only find a copy of The Super Cops… At any rate, there’s no doubt I’ll get plenty of enjoyment out of an Hasidic Robbie Benson and a young sexy Burt Reynolds.  And yes, I hereby give you permission to write your own jokes. 2.  Speaking of

mechanic:  “There you go, sir.  All fixed and ready to go.” Murtha:  “I DO NOT ACCEPT YOUR JUDGMENT!”* **** update:  “NOW IMMEDIATELY BACK THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE BEFORE ANYBODY ELSE GETS HURT!”

As an Iraq expat noted on FOXNews this morning, “every purple finger is a bullet to the chest of the terrorists.” A quick look at how our friends on the anti-war left are covering the momentous news [relevant entries bolded for your convenience; posts drawn from today and, in some cases, last evening]: Daily Kos:  “Mr. Bush, Your Coalition Is Shrinking” (Italy to draw down troops); “Open Thread”; “Is There