What’s that?

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Imagine that. The new World Bank nominee is even worse than Wolfowitz.

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The ACLU is suing Boeing for taking part in renditions.

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That working people can’t afford. What a great idea! Even though, of course, Philadelphia is the economic engine that drives the rest of the state, but hey. It’s really more important that Republican officials from the rest of the state get to hold our feet to the fire every few months so they can feel, […]

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Alterman on Gore:
Al Gore was clearly transformed by the theft of his election victory, even if many in the media tend to treat him as the same whiny fellow to whom they felt so morally superior seven years ago. Gore’s book is, in many ways, an implicit indictment of the corruption of our elites, particularly […]

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Juan Cole:
As best I can piece it together, Sunni Arab guerrillas in Iraq ran a sophisticated sting on US troops in Diyala province on Memorial Day, killing 8 GIs. First, they shot down a helicopter with small arms fire. Two servicemen died in the crash. The guerrillas knew that a rescue team would come out […]

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Sometime in the next three days, Suburban Guerrilla hits two million visitors.

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It feels good to be good.

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This is exactly why we needed to stop the Alito and Roberts nominations, and why we could have done it. Instead of focusing on their theoretical anti-abortion votes, we should have fought them on the basis of their long-time, all too concrete corporatist records.
And now, this is what we have:
WASHINGTON, May 29 — The Supreme […]

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I wonder what he’s trying to hide?
WASHINGTON — A lawyer for Vice President Dick Cheney told the Secret Service in September to eliminate data on who visited Cheney at his official residence, a newly disclosed letter states. The Sept. 13, 2006, letter from Cheney’s lawyer says logs for Cheney’s residence on the grounds of the […]

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Please please please:
Gore seemed to be taken aback. He looked at me and said, “Thank you. That’s very kind of you to say. That means a lot to me.”
I then said to him: “Please, at least think about running for President.”
Gore smiled and replied, “Thank you. I am.”
Imagine what it would be like, having a […]

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Every once in a while, it looks like there’s real hope for Andrew Sullivan. Go read this one.

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“Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work. But neither are you free to abandon it.” - The Talmud
H/T Natasha.

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No, not that Grover. The other one, who tells us what a great bunch of guys is running for the Republican nomination:
The good news for economic conservatives is that the candidates are all running to be your friend. Some may say “you can trust me more, I have a better track record I haven’t let […]

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Just watched the ending of “Roller Boogie.” Linda Blair on skates, etc. Mobsters, thwarted by Linda and the gang! Big roller boogie competition at the end… Heh.

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Self-serving asshat who has never in his life done the right thing unless it was part of his long-term strategy.
Do try to remember that.
Whether this is about Newt running for the nomination or him taking on the White House so the GOP has a ghost of a chance in 2008, rest assured it’s not what […]

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Uh, I don’t think I’ll be drinking this again if I can help it.

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This is, after all, the point:
Furthermore, Washington Post columnist Dan Froomkin noted that Fitzgerald’s court filing further points to Vice President Cheney’s involvement in the outing of Plame.
“Special counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald has made it clearer than ever that he was hot on the trail of a coordinated campaign to out CIA agent Valerie Plame,” […]

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Gee. I wonder how we got to this point?
Even “moderate additional” greenhouse emissions are likely to push Earth past “critical tipping points” with “dangerous consequences for the planet,” according to research conducted by NASA and the Columbia University Earth Institute.
With just 10 more years of “business as usual” emissions from the burning of coal, oil […]

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Fred always has the most interesting posts.

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Yeah, I’m reading “The Italian Letter” too, but I haven’t gotten as far as Digby. Hmmm.

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TerranceDC points out our country may not deserve Al Gore.

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I thought this was settled a long time ago?

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It was 10 years ago today that Jeff Buckley died. Here’s a documentary on this very gifted singer-songwriter:

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[Crossposted at Redsoxville.]
Your government at work.
The Bush administration said Tuesday it will fight to keep meatpackers from testing all their animals for mad cow disease.
The Agriculture Department tests less than 1 percent of slaughtered cows for the disease, which can be fatal to humans who eat tainted beef. But Kansas-based Creekstone Farms Premium Beef wants […]

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