Sadr Withdraws Again

MSNBC is saying:

BAGHDAD – Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Sunday ordered his fighters off the streets nationwide and called on the government to stop raids against his followers and free them from prison.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki issued a

From the Telegraph, today:

Plans for Al Gore to take the Democratic presidential nomination as the saviour of a bitterly divided party are being actively discussed by senior figures and aides to the former vice-president.

The bloody civil war

It still seems a long shot, but could Rudi Guiliani still make to the White House, in 2013?    New York has been a stepping stone for governors aspiring to become president, both Roosevelt’s,  Thomas Dewey, and even George Pataki.    The

• Yeah, I guess you’re right, Bruce. McCain couldn’t get a better endorsement.
• I’m not sure about Nancy Regan’s endorsement, however.
• I see Boortz’ web wench saying:
  

  Chelsea Clinton says that this college student was the first person to

From Philly.com:

Puerto Rico’s governor and four Philadelphians, including prominent fund-raiser Robert M. Feldman, were charged this morning in San Juan with federal campaign-finance related crimes.

The investigation of Gov. Anibal Acevedo-Vila, a Democrat who faces re-election this year, was

A not unexpected development, from Gallup, whose Frank Newport says:

A sizable proportion of Democrats would vote for John McCain next November if he is matched against the candidate they do not support for the Democratic nomination. This is

• First, I’m pleased to announce, and recognize, that Right Wing News has honored us yet again, with an Honorable Mention, as a part of their Favorite Bloggers for 2008. I see Fellow Swamp Stomper Sister Toldjah is also on that

Mrs. Clinton, along with her reprobate husband, B.J., is a habitual liar.   I so stated in February of last year.   Now even the Lame Stream Media is being forced to admit the obvious:

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Hat tip and more: Allah

Back in the day, we used to blog a bit about Bill Richardson.  He was one of more favorite ‘rats.  In those heady days, his campaign used to link us a bit.  I don’t know if Richardson ever read the

• Honorable Mention at OTB’s Caption Contest. You know, I wonder how many people didn’t get that one. I see Reader got one, too.
  
• Well, all the arguments about how Wrights views are not Obama’s, and that they’re not working

It’s about time we examine the ideas and ideals at the root of what Jeremiah Wright preaches… what is commonly known by the rather innocent sounding name of “Black Liberation Theology”.

We can best do this by examining the work

I’ve not turned out a single issue ramble in some months, now, Tonight seems the time.

I’ll say this at the outset; I have been predisposed to not trust what Obama has to say on much of anything in general,

So, Obama is going to try to diffuse the race issue he has so far benefitted from. How? By giving a  speech. The trouble with that idea, of course, is that the speech comes almost directly on the heels of

Mike Allen over to The Politico reports:

CHICAGO – The church attended by Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) fought back Sunday against mounting criticism of its pastor, accusing the media of character assassination and “crucifixion.”

See, that’s how it works with

From the Star-Ledger:

A former aide to James McGreevey said today that he had three-way sexual trysts with the former governor and his wife before he took office, challenging Dina Matos McGreevey’s assertion that she was naive about her husband’s