Man is a Political Animal. 

I admit it; I’m terribly behind on my reading.  As I plow through my inbox, I’m finding that there is an awful lot of notice being paid to the leftists who find themselves in an emotional and logical quandary about

Mrs,  Sheehan’s friend at Right Wing News, John Hawkins, has been kind enough to produce a second campaign video for her.  Let us all give Mrs. Sheehan the kind of support she deserves.

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Captain Ed, this morning, mentions David Brody’s column this morning in which he discusses Fred Thompson’s take on the uselessness of party platforms.

I tend to agree with the basic position that the party platform has become more of a

Allah Pundit, Hot Air, has the John  Gibson interview with Bill Kristol.. Salty language,  Now having been warned, go read and hear.

Posted without comment.link:

(Los Angeles, California) For the first time the leading candidates for the presidency will hold a televised debate devoted solely to LGBT issues.

The one-hour event will be held on August 9 and broadcast on

WASHINGTON — Louisiana Sen. David Vitter apologized Monday for his telephone number showing up on the old phone records of Pamela Martin and Associates, the alleged prostitution ring run in the nation’s capital by Deborah Jeane Palfrey.

“This was a

Mitt Romeny calls Mrs. Clinton, what she is, a Marxist (video).   Some leftards, T.W. Furman, TPM Cate for one, are none too happy about it..  Furman thinks this Mrs. Clinton quote refutes Romney:

Now, there is no greater force

Little Green Footballs notes:

In their standoff with the Pakistani government, the depraved holy warriors of the Red Mosque in Islamabad have surrounded themselves with children: Brainwashed children plead to die as martyrs in Red Mosque siege.

SAIMA KHAN

The Jawa Report:

(Toledo, Ohio) From a report citing a Blade article, the Lucas County Democrat Party golf outing at a public course last Friday featured local strippers providing drinks and entertainment. One official remarked that “he witnessed one woman

From the Strib, just now:

Freshman Congressman Keith Ellison was among friends Sunday — in this case, a gathering of atheists — so his support for a fistful of hot-button opinions, including the impeachment of Vice President Dick Cheney, brought

IN the monring rounds, I note Venlet this morning:

From the New York Timeseditors:

(You know, the same morons calling for complete capitulation to our enemies in the Middle East…)

Congress returns this week, with its approval ratings

An accident has been described as when a politician accidently speaks the truth.   Has Mrs. Sheehan accidentlly spoken the truth:

“Democrats and Americans feel betrayed by the Democratic leadership,”

A big tip of the hat to Jiim Lynch, Bright

Asked, a while ago, What are the real consequences of FDR? 

I pointed to an article by Amity Shales in the Wall Street Journal subtitled “Reconsidering our reverence for FDR.”

I suspect that that particular article in the Journal  started

Pinch Sulzberger, a.k.a. the New York Times, in reference to Fred Thompson, is asking, “Is America ready for a president with a trophy wife?” 

To which, Paul Mirengoff, Powerline, says:

I don’t see why not. In 2004, America

Joyner at OTB:

The big news overnight is the claim by a pro abortion group that it hired Fred Thompson to lobby the first President Bush to soften his stance on a gag rule.
Michael Finnegan broke the story