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Well, it didn't take long for the AP photo of an Iraqi woman holding (unspent) bullets she said hit her house to garner some serious mocks in the blogosphere. Suitably Flip has my favorite so far: Also, Ed over at Captain's Quarters was nearly killed by flying congressional pork-filled appropriations. When will the horrors cease? »

I just can't believe this. The election system in this country has been cheapened. Our political process has devolved into a smutty, degenerate pop culture whiffle-ball — devoid of substantive debate and lacking any redeeming social value. … until this came along to add credibility: One of the biggest videos on You Tube this summer has... »

Is God really just an alien computer programmer for some sort of intergalactic geek squad? Presumably philosophers are just regular people who happen to have more free time than the rest of us due to the fact they don't date much and there's a university willing to pay them to make wild guesses in a... »

There's a scene in one of my favorite movies of all time (and book for that matter), The Right Stuff, in which the editor of Life magazine was preparing a feature story on the Mercury 7 astronauts. The editor recites the by-lines, and one was "by Virgil I. Grissom." Grissom corrected the editor by... »

This is really no surprise, as we already know Hillary always has a broom around so as to be able to demagogue from town-to-town, but now she wants everybody else to have one too: Saying "it will take a woman" to clean up the problems in the White House, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton today urged... »

Are well over a hundred homicidal maniacs in New Orleans this year alone murderers, or simply advertising executives for the Chocolate City? According to Mayor Ray Nagin, the 117 killings this year alone are not murders as much as "branding" for the city: Mayor Ray Nagin said he worries that killings send the message that... »

There’s a video that is several months old that has just now begun making the rounds, and it shows Democrat presidential candidate Mike Gravel (either that or Jason Robards has returned from the hereafter) answering a question on gays in the military with the following: Clinton was dead wrong on that issue (don’t ask, don’t... »

Democrat company loves misery. During the AFL-CIO debate the other day (I just got around to watching some of it as I’m on an empty stomach at the moment), a steelworker named Steve Skvara, who was with a company that went smelter-up, subsequently losing his job, pension and health care, asked the following question to... »

Ever wonder what happens when a member of the tolerant and peaceful left spots Ann Coulter at a restaurant? Me neither, until I saw this on the photo file sharing site Flickr.com: Motherf*#&%#g Ann Coulter… …and her fake-ass robot upper east side friends text message transactions that followed (yes, be one with your phone’s group-SMS function): ** me: OMG... »

As you’ve no doubt heard, there is a practice called “carbon offset” which is employed by people who burn inordinate amounts of fossil fuels and do other environmentally ugly things during the course of their lives but who want to pretend they don’t. Hollywood’s television and film industry, which is the 2nd largest polluter... »

Hillary has apparently reeled in the Entenmann’s endorsement, which should get her the votes of the kinds of people who get sexually aroused when they see Sara Lee. Oh well, I guess it’s time for me to go on a bit of a diet anyway. Today’s quote of the day goes to the NY Post’s... »

Actually, Mr. Edwards, we can’t see if the arresting officers have a bumper sticker or not, but nonetheless there was a bust in South Carolina yesterday: The FBI is saying there is no immediate threat after police in Goose Creek discovered what they believed were explosives during a traffic stop… …Sources tell Live 5 News... »

There was panic in House of Reps. on Friday over a glitch in the “Peer Pressure Machine” — otherwise known as the computer thingy that allows members to see how other members are voting. The horror! The reaction sort of reminded me of the Saturday Night Live skit of a news program where the teleprompter... »

According to House Majority Leader Harry Reid, the bridge collapse in Minnesota is essentially (say it in unison as a group) — “Bush’s fault.” “Since 9/11 we have taken our eye off the ball,” said Reid, suggesting infrastructure spending has taken a back seat to spending on the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Otherwise all those... »

Not to go full-blown Cindy Sheehan here, but if this is the kind of support our troops are getting from the Iraqi government, then maybe it’s time to bring them home: BAGHDAD, July 30 (Reuters) - Iraq’s parliament adjourned for its summer recess on Monday, taking a break until September despite having failed to enact... »

If you’re not familiar with the ongoing O’Reilly/Daily Kos feud, well, consider yourself lucky. In any case, O’Reilly’s been accusing the Kos people of harboring hate at their liberal blog/message board, and Kos and others have been accusing O’Reilly of the same. I tend to agree with Stephen Colbert that website operators are about... »

Anybody who has ever puked in an astronaut helmet will tell you that it’s not advisable to over-party immediately before going into orbit, as it creates a most unpleasant olfactory and visual experience for the duration of the trip. From Aviation Week: A panel reviewing astronaut health issues in the wake of the Lisa Nowak arrest... »

As time goes by, it seems as if there are fewer and fewer sports achievements that are universally acknowledged and recognized. Seemingly everything has an asterisk next to it, and there’s no end in sight. The “History of Sports” almanac is a full ten pages larger in order to accommodate all the asterisks —... »

“Kama Sutra manual? Check. Bain de Soleil? Check. Astroglide? Check. Sledge hammer? Ch… what? The story behind how Elizabeth Edwards discovered her cancer revolved around it being found after seeking medical treatment for a broken rib after an apparent overzealous hug from her husband, but now John Edwards is cranking up the machismo machine, and... »

The House defense bill passed out of subcommittee on Wednesday, and there are 1,776 earmarks contained therein. 1776? That Congress is so patriotic. Porkbusters has a list of all the requests, and the House member making the request. Below are some actual earmarks in the appropriations bill that I’ve taken the liberty of translating from... »