The Reason We were Out to Lunch.

OK,gang, here’s the lowdown.

Last week, we had  an attack on the core SQL database that runs BitsBlog. The most obvious result of that attack was four instances of an HTML FRAME callout showing up showing up on the header

Dennis Kucinich travels to Syria to trash President Bush and laud Basser Assad.   See the YouTube video.

Syria has built nuclear installations,  according to Ynet News:

Washington official says Israeli surveillance shows possible Syrian nuclear installation stocked by

Hughie Thomasson died at his home in Florida last Sunday, of a heart attack. He was fifty-five years old.

So says Billy who has a couple links.

You’re right, Billy, it is a hell of a loss.

If I remember

Well, after a day or so more downtime, and a year or so off my life, we’re back online again.

Turns out a YOUTUBE plugin we were trying made the site vulnerable to a database attack. Yes, the same so

Let there be no doubt in anyone’s mind where this “Investiate 9/11 Troofer” nonsense is coming from:

HAVANA (Reuters) – Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said the U.S. government misinformed Americans and the world about 9/11, echoing conspiracy theories about

In celebration of twenty-five years of the Useless Toady, the paper runs this sob piece by DeWayne Wickham, “25 years of gains, and retreats, on civil rights.”   Wickhan is offensive by intent:

As enthralled as I was by

Johnny Dollar has the video of Keith Olberman proving that Keith Olberman is “Un-American.”

Now if by Olbermann’s own standards, he is Un-American, who I am to argue?

Hat tip: Olbermann Watch.

I got a rather annoying note in mail this morning, complaining about the frequency with which MSNBC was replaying the tapes from 9/11.

Right now MSNBC is re-running NBC’s coverage from the attacks of 9-11. The whole thing. Look a

Speaking of corruption and the Democrats, I see The New Republic has taken it in the ear again.  and the denizens of The New Republic are well into their “duck and cover” routines.  I’m guessing that they are hitting the

In the New York Post,
Ralph Peters asks, “Listen to the General:”

Politically terrified by positive developments in Iraq, Democrats are trying to explain them away preemptively. Premature Iraqulator Sen. Charles Schumer even resorted to outright lies

I couldn’t resist swiping the headline James Joyner came up with.  In fairness, though, go and read his post on the subject.

NZ Bear… never one to doing things on a small scale, has put together a petition to declare support for General Petraeus and the Surge. You’ll find a display ad in the right column which says “Support our troops”. Click

Written by Fred Lucas, CNSNews.com Staff Writer

Barely a week after questions emerged about suspicious donations to Sen. Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, a three-judge panel in California will hear arguments Friday regarding an illegal fundraising event from her 2000 Senate

PJM Groningen: Make no mistake: newly-elected conservative European leaders did not win their elections because they are pro-American, they won despite it, says PJM correspondent Michael van der Galien.

Yes, well, forgive me, but that sounds an awful lot like