Republicans Would Rather Not Have Their Support for the Surge on Record

"How about we start with the clumsiest historical reference I've heard in a good long time? Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) on the anti-surge resolution passed in the House of Representatives yesterday:"Could you picture...

C-130 Hercules Takes Off From Balad Air Base in Iraq

Test, please ignore - photo released by Dept. of Defense, public domain

The Stuff I Didn't Get To -- 2/16/07

"-Feel the christian love-A 'christian' pediatrician denied care to a child because the parents were tattooed. Dr. Gary Merrill of Christian Medical Services in Bakersfield, CA turned away Tasha Childress'...

House Passes Anti-Surge Resolution

"Cooler heads prevail in the House."Associated Press:The Democratic-controlled House issued a symbolic rejection of President Bush's plan to deploy more troops to Iraq on Friday, opening an epic confrontation...

War Could Cost Over $2 Trillion -- Wouldn't it Have Been Cheaper Just to Buy ...

"Bush talks a lot about his big troop surge. But so far, the plan seems to be to smother sectarians in Iraq with money. After reports last week that we shipped 363 tons of $100 bills on pallets to Iraq, we learn...

The Stuff I Didn't Get To -- 2/15/07

"-What, no flat earth?-A member of the Texas House, Warren Chisum, has circulated a Georgia legislator's call for ending the teaching of evolution in schools. Nothing new there. His reasoning is fun, though....

Impeachment is the Only Way to Avoid War With Iran

"As a president in his final term, Bush has been freed from worry over public opinion. His career as an elected official is over, he has no reason to care about what voters think -- he'll never face them at the...

The Stuff I Didn't Get To -- 2/14/07

"-Is it safe?-When a Danbury, CT man was busted for possession of marijuana and 48 grams of cocaine, he knew exactly where to go to get the cash to bail himself out. Nakia Davis called his aunt and had her bring a...

Bush to Allow 7,000 Iraq Refugees Into US; Total Iraqi Refugees 3,540,000

"Wow, Bush sure is taking this whole iraqi refugee crisis seriously."FOX News:The Bush administration plans to allow about 7,000 Iraqi refugees to settle in the United States over the next year, a huge expansion...

Debating Iraq Without Debating Iraq

"OK, this is just stupid. In the debate on Bush's surge in Iraq, GOP House leadership are urging Republican congresscritters not to debate the surge, Iraq, mistakes made in Iraq, or whether or not we can win in...

Did Rice Fold on North Korea?

"Earlier today, Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice announced a breakthrough in the six-party talks to halt North Korea's nuclear ambitions."BBC:Pyongyang has agreed to take the first steps towards nuclear...

The Stuff I Didn't Get To -- 2/13/07

"-Birth control, UK style-A new survey by the Family Planning Association finds brits surprisingly uninformed about reproduction. "Nearly one in three Britons think that if a woman jumps up and down, washes or...

Welcome to the Land of the Free... Now, Here are Your Cuffs

"Concerns about security and illegal immigration has the US treating people seeking asylum like criminals."MoJo Blog:The New York Times reported last week that a bipartisan federal commission has found that the...

Attacking Darwin Doesn't Actually Accomplish Squat

"You might not have heard much about Evolution Sunday. That's probably because 'Sane People Gather; Don't Say Crazy Things' isn't much of a headline. Evolution Sunday is a event where churches across the nation...