Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, showing the temper and reasoning ability of a kindergartener, lashed out at George Bush's handling of Katrina today, apparently hoping to distract attention from the fact that his professional and private lives are utter disasters. From Reuters: ... READ MORE
Senator Patrick Leahy speaking on conservatives (apparently), Harriet Miers and the Supreme Court nomination: "...no faction should be permitted to hound a nominee to withdraw before the hearing process has even begun." What's the plan, Pat? Repealing the First Amendment ... READ MORE
Hillary Clinton must be dumb as a post. Either that, or she spins fiction. An October 8 Newsday story about Hillary Clinton's induction into the National Women's Hall of Fame begins: Inspired by Alan Shepard, the first American to journey ... READ MORE
"Was it for this, Mr. President? Was it for this that so many Americans made so many sacrifices, worked so hard, gave up family time, made life-changing decisions, took pains? Was it for this that so many prepared the way ... READ MORE
Charles Krauthammer takes President Bush to the woodshed over the Harriet Miers nomination. Not just once... ...nominating a constitutional tabula rasa to sit on what is America's constitutional court is an exercise of regal authority with the arbitrariness of a ... READ MORE
From the Houston Chronicle, this quote from Senator Lindsey Graham, R-SC, to critics of the Harriet Miers nomination: Be quiet for a little bit and listen, just shut up for a few minutes and give the lady a chance to ... READ MORE
The EU says foreign governments will be taking control of the Internet away from the United States while the UK Guardian claims claims "there is little the U.S. government can do but acquiesce." Socialists. They just can't help themselves. See ... READ MORE
Admittedly, the field is competitive, but I think this is the most obnoxious criticism yet of those of us who are wary of taking a chance (again!) with the Supreme Court. (Do read the whole thing.) Ed Gillespie, step aside ... READ MORE
OK, retracted. I just received a gracious phone call -- especially considering what I have been writing -- from Ed Gillespie. He made a compelling case that he was not referring to conservatives when he referred to some critics of ... READ MORE
Here's hoping Bill O'Reilly's O'Reilly Factor staff puts the video of O'Reilly's interview of Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) tonight on one or both of O'Reilly's's two websites (here and here). The interview, in my view, was one of those watershed ... READ MORE
