Jimmy Breslin:
There had been the sound of many feet on a Brooklyn street at the first funeral, of firefighter Joseph Graffagnino, and at the second funeral, of firefighter Robert Beddia, a fire engine sounded in front of St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Fifth Avenue. In my office about an hour later, slips of paper came silently […]

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Rick Perry commuted Kenneth Foster’s sentence. Great news! He was about to be executed for the crime his friend committed.

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“Why I hate the New Republic.” From Kathy G. over at Ezra’s place.

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Republicans care more about catching Democrats than catching terrorists.
Avedon’s right. Use this phrase whenever possible.

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Well, of course they did. From Greg Palast:
We needed an answer to a weird, puzzling and horrific discovery. Among the miles and miles of devastated houses, rubble still there today in New Orleans, we found dry, beautiful homes. But their residents were told by guys dressed like Ninjas wearing “Blackwater” badges: “Try to go into […]

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I can’t excerpt any of this; it’s all important. Go read the damned thing yourself.

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As I expected, Chris has been in the downward spiral ever since the death of that baby panda, got really shitfaced last night and started playing around with the site design. He says he doesn’t even remember doing it; he claims he was taking Ambien.
How do you like it?

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Some good news from people who don’t lie for a living:
Most U.S. troops can be withdrawn safely from Iraq in roughly one year and the Bush administration should begin planning the pullout immediately, according to a study released Wednesday.
With the exception mostly of two brigades of about 8,000 troops who would remain in the touchy […]

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I thought everything was going so well:
Iraq has failed to meet all but three of 18 congressionally mandated benchmarks for political and military progress, according to a draft of a Government Accountability Office report. The document questions whether some aspects of a more positive assessment by the White House last month adequately reflected the range […]

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It’s easier to make an informed decision about a used car than it is about a doctor:
In a little-noticed decision last week, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled in favor of a consumer group that sued the Health and Human Services Department to allow disclosure of specific data about doctors from the Medicare claims […]

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The reason why so many more Republican senators are “outraged” and calling for Larry Craig’s resignation than they did for “Vitter the sh***er” has nothing to do with it being man-on-man sex. (Although they’re trying to take advantage of that to please the fundie base.)
It’s because unlike Vitter’s home state, Idaho has a Republican governor […]

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And of course he used Mississippi as an example, never mentioning how much more federal help their Republican governor got in the effort:
NEW ORLEANS - President Bush commemorated Hurricane Katrina’s devastating blow Wednesday with a somber moment of silence. Across town, in a symbol of a federal-city divide that persists two years after the killer […]

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“Tap Three Times With Your Loafer If You Want Me.”

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Yes, I know with all the other crap BushCo’s been up to, it’s hard to keep track of things like genetically modified food. But do try to inform yourselves about this Frankenfood, and if you have the money and attention span, buy alternatives.

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Haley Barbour.

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Josh Marshall shows us the highlights and says thanks for the memories:

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I know this is a few weeks old, but I do like Fred’s take on it.

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Sing, Jack, sing!
For his continued cooperation with federal prosecutors, Jack Abramoff may get another delay in his bribery case.
Lawyers for the government and the disgraced former GOP superlobbyist are asking to postpone for another three months sentencing Abramoff for fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy to corrupt public officials, to which he pleaded guilty more than […]

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Of course not. He just happens to like sex with men - in bathrooms. Totally typical het behavior!

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Speaking of abuse of power:
Moon Karl Rove, and you’ll be arrested. When the politico spoke on American University’s campus in April, he was met by a throng of angry Democratic students’ behinds as they dropped trou and blocked Rove’s motorcade. Most of the kids were given 40 hours of community service by the university, but […]

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Don’t forget bloggers - I’m sure we’re terrorists, too:
Last time we checked in on the bizarro nexus between cannabis and terrorism, it was none other than actor/director Tommy Chong who was feeling the Bush administration’s post-9/11 wrath. In fact, the stoner icon, whose fabled act was concurrently resuscitated for Fox’s drugged and confused comedy hit […]

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More money down the rathole, and of course the Democrats will go along with it. Charlie Brown, meet football:
President Bush plans to ask Congress next month for up to $50 billion in additional funding for the war in Iraq, a White House official said yesterday, a move that appears to reflect increasing administration confidence that […]

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The Smithereens with Suzanne Vega:

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That’s what we’ve become.

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Go make a donation to help the amazing Susan Hu (who blogs at Daily Kos, Booman Tribune, and No Quarter).
She badly needs surgery - but her surgeon can’t do it until she gets dental work done and (you guessed it) she doesn’t have dental insurance!

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