Hoyer Credits Surge for ‘Decrease in Violence’ in Iraq. Did the Nutroots Notice?

Fred Lucas and Kevin Mooney at CNS note:

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said on Tuesday that the troop surge, which began in June, has had a significant impact on the situation in Iraq and noted that he

James Joyner at OTB:

Der Spiegel’s Gabor Steingart has written “The Comeback of a War President,” the first positive piece on President Bush I’ve seen (outside the usual suspects) since roughly since maybe the spring of 2005.

He

ISLAMABAD (AFP) — Former Pakistani premier Benazir Bhutto tried to leave her Islamabad home Friday to lead a protest against a state of emergency but was stopped by police, her party said.”She tried to come out of the house. Police

Note the author of this post was in a somewhat vile mood this morning.   Alas. 

I am impressed.  Two black men quote Dr. Martin Luther King.    Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint in Christian Science Monitor:

Martin Luther

WASHINGTON – The Senate confirmed retired judge Michael Mukasey as attorney general Thursday night to replace Alberto Gonzales, who was forced from office in a scandal over his handling of the Justice Department.

So at the end of the day,

ABC News- A federal grand jury has voted to indict former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik on charges stemming from the acceptance of free rent and apartment renovations, tax evasion and lying on his application for the job

So, McGehee decieded to put up a new photo of himself.

As you can see, my countenance is as uproariously joyful as always.

Yeah.

Looks like one of the dudes in the original version of “The Great Train Robbery”.

(Ducking)

The Daily Mail is reporting that the eastern coast of England is in for a tidal wave.

Tens of thousands of householders are today preparing for some of the worst coastal floods in decades.

Sea levels could rise up to

Sky News –A teenage schoolboy was pulled around his classroom on a lead and spanked by a stripper after a birthday surprise blunder. The pupil’s mum had ordered an agency to give her son a “surprise” on his 16th

Bruce at Q&O:

  A and an week or so ago, I stated:

We read that polls are telling the Democrats that the mood of the people has swung toward being receptive to more and bigger government. Some argue it’s

Kevin Drum tells us about as much about Democrats as he is about Republicans with this one… and much about his own inability, as well…

“THANK GOD FOR TALK RADIO!”....Why is Tom Tancredo such a monomaniac on the

I confess that Andy McCarthy is not one of my regular reads, unless he happens to come up in The Corner.  But I have to say, that this is a GEM.. of both for the news it contains,  and

Heh.

I noted earlier today, that Bruce at Q&O noted the site and ran the test.

It advised him they’re writing over there at the College Undergraduate level.

I ran the thing myself on BitsBlog, and came up a bit

I said it once,  twice, and thrice,  and now By Kenneth Blackwell, New York Sun, says it:

Margaret Thatcher was an unflinching and principled world leader. During an uncertain and dangerous time in history, she stood strong

Did you notice this from Limbaugh, yesterday? He was talking about Hillary Clinton:

HILLARY: I think the fact that governors are being forced into this position is really unfortunate.  They should not be making immigration policy.  The federal government should