Senate Confirms Rice As Secretary of State

AP s reporting Doctor Rice was confirmed by the Senate, 85-13.

And for once, John McCain gets it right:

“On the Senate floor Wednesday, Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record), R-Ariz., suggested Democrats are sore losers. Rice had enough

Captain’s Quarters suggests this Maggie Gallagher business isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

I tend to agree.

Blogs of War has a great bit up just now, from Lorraine Jablonsky, a 17year old student from the People’s Republic of New Jersey. It’s called A Critical Confrontation

“Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has declared a “fierce war on this evil

Outside The Beltway notes 31 people dying in a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter crash this morning, and muses:

As I’ve noted numerous times, helicopters are dangerous even in a non-hostile environment. They do things fixed wing aircraft can’t but the

Senator John Cornyn puts up an excellent op-Ed in today’s Useless Toady, called‘Good man’ follows the law

Says he:

“Judge Alberto Gonzales is an exceptional attorney, devoted public servant and good man of humble beginnings. His nomination to serve

Outside The Beltway has the details… and it’s not what you think.

Jihad watch has posted an interesting update to that case.

“The police and prosecutor are “very scared” of this case. The Muslim community in Jersey City is putting enormous pressure on City Hall to softpedal the case. Says my source:

My systems at home just noticed a weather warning and mailed it to me here… we’re expecting another 4 inches of the white crap tonight. Dust My Broom expresses a thought I’ve had for a couple weeks, now.

E! Online is reporting “Harry Potter” author JK Rowling has a new baby in the house. This will be the third for Rowling. A girl this time, apparently.

No word at this point about the name, the weight, or if

Rich Lowry, over at The Corner notes that the reporting on Iraq from the usual leftist suspects has become rather positive. Rich calls this…. correctly, I think…. hedging their bets.

It’s not all that hard to see the pattern. Consider

Is there any doubt that Ted Turner’s a nutcase? Even Hanoi Jane couldn’t take it anymore.

UPDATE: Drudge is running a headline, passing along what a Fox Spokesman had to say;

‘Ted is understandably bitter having lost his ratings, his

Anyone looking for proof that the AlQuieda insurgency is falling apart, needs look no further than this report from Outside The Beltway .  Read about how they’re treating their own people.

Michelle Malkin has some data which seems to suggest that at least some Chinese nationals are involved with Arab terrorist groups.

All very interesting, this.

McQ over at QandO comments on the Oscars… posts a link to the list of nominations, in fact… and notes Michael Moore isn’t on them.

EURSOC this morning, as noted by Glenn Reynolds.

The article by Canadian Collin May, brings new light to the discussion about was Jan Egeland attacking the US, specificly regarding being ‘stingy’.

Egeland’s comment also reflects a certain European view that