71% of Americans favor increased use of surveillance cameras. Apparently they are jealous of the British	(70)
		Voters may force out a leader who focuses on rewriting the Constitution and ignoring the majority of his citizens. It's a sad day when Japan has more balls than the USA	(53)
		Castro calls the entire Cuban team back from the Pan-American games a day before the games end. Four athletes had already defected, plead for political asylum, many more were considering	(48)
		Newt Gingrich predicts Clinton-Obama ticket in 2008 campaign, goes on to predict campaign slogan will be "Good farking luck getting THAT elected in the South"	(84)
		Bush appointee, with no medical background, blocks Surgeon General's report on global health because it didn't push the administration's agenda	(106)
		Desecrating the Koran considered a hate crime. Desecrating the Bible and the Flag still OK	(160)
		Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he hopes to reach a peace deal with Israel "within one year". Now seen as quite possible because all the militants and politicians will be too busy laughing their asses off	(75)
(New York Times)		Gonzo was referring to a secret data mining project and not the terrorist surveillance project in his testimony, so can the do nothing congress stop the perjury traps and maybe get some work done already?	(67)

		MI6 did not give information about Osama bin Laden's location to the USA because the CIA would not promise he would not be tortured	(581)
(Some Guy)		British troops in Afghanistan ordered to fight the Taliban but not to damage a single opium poppy	(43)
		Democrats want to eliminate farm subsidies for those earning more than $1 million. Republicans claim that's unfair to hard-working farmers, want limit set at $200,000. Wait, what?	(35)
		Bush planning to sell weapons to foreign nations. Don't worry, we're not arming our enemies, just the country that most of the 9/11 hiijackers came from	(93)
		Alec Baldwin says that if he were president he would immediately pull out of Iraq. If he did it as fast as he kept his promise to leave the country, we would of course never leave	(39)
		Sen. Charles Schumer is shocked, SHOCKED, that Justices Samuel Alito and John Roberts are not taking moderate positions in their Supreme Court decisions	(67)
(Some Sunshine Guy)		It's our $360 million and we don't have to tell you where it went	(15)
		Scorecard: When Democrats refused to debate on Fox, they were wisely avoiding a biased turkey shoot. When Republicans refuse to debate on YouTube/CNN, they're yellow-bellied cowards	(103)
(Some Guy)		Meet Senator Ray Tenorio, level 70 dwarven priest	(59)
(Some Guy)		Reports of Fred Thompson's wife running his campaign are NOT greatly exaggerated	(12)
(Rasmussen)		Liberals and conservatives want to be described in terms other than liberal and conservative. May we suggest "bunglers" and "loonies" for starters?	(37)
		In today's political death match, it's hippies vs. the agricultural industry, battling for their share of $286 billion. Next up, Chihuahuas vs. riding mowers	(7)
(Some Tom Clancy fan)		Middle East news organizations reporting U.S. sank undercover North Korean cargo ships hauling nuclear material to Iran I'd much rather read about this than Cheney's pacemaker	(40)
		Real headlines we love: "Clinton Focuses on Female Bonding"	(13)
		"Every Democrat running on that ticket next year would lose — because he's black and he's top of the ticket. We'd lose the House and the Senate and the governors and everything"	(116)
(ShortNews)		Idaho governor not amused that vandals burned a 60-foot penis into the ground outside the governor's mansion	(18)
		Bill Clinton tells John Edwards that he ain't woman enough to steal his man	(2)
(crooksandliars)		White House calls reaches out to the blogosphere by calling a conference with patriot bloggers to train them how to defend the Admin's claims of Executive Privilege without appearing to be trolls	(99)
		Libya to spell out position after medics' pardon. W-e W-a-n-t M-o-r-e M-o-n-e-y	(5)
		Florida's Republican governor ignores Republicans upset about his Al Gore-style energy plan	(27)
		The GOP could lose the support of Christians because of their stance on poverty, human rights, and climate change	(285)
		GOP candidates seek the blessing of Margret Thatcher, conservatism's "last remaining great icon". Competition said to be stiffer than Reagan	(20)
		Cheney to briefly hand over the presidency to George W. Bush later today	(81)
		Problem: Baghdad can only generate an hour worth of power each day. Solution: Bush administration to stop reporting how much power Baghdad generates per day	(43)

		Gorbachev says fall of the Soviet Union, which he helped bring about, ushered in era of U.S. imperialism that is responsible for all the world's problems today	(94)
		Ted Kennedy proposes to increase minimum wage to $9.50. If everyone makes a lot of money, no one will be poor	(134)
(Washington Times)		"Global warming" believer sends ugly letter to realist, telling him "he'll never work on this planet again", which launches a Congressional investigation	(154)
(Some Guy)		United Nations vows it will treat peacekeepers accused of sexually assaulting civilians in Africa as sternly as it treats nations accused of genocide or uranium enrichment. That'll have them shaking in their boots	(25)
(Some Guy)		YouTube has a "liberal bias" - watch QubeTV for fair & balanced videos	(84)
		Would the last American to leave Baghdad please turn on the lights?	(43)
(The Hill)		Speaker Pelosi named one of "50 Most Beautiful People on Capitol Hill". Guess it doesn't take much up there. Except for #9. She's hot. Really hot. And a Republican	(85)
		Michael Moore subpoenaed by the Bush Administration. This should end well. Or not	(505)
		The Do Nothing Congress is set to pass the 9/11 Comission security recommendations	(82)
		Democrats and Republicans compromise on border security bill, get enough votes to override the veto crayon	(55)
		NRO editors take on the fact that the testimony of FBI director Robert Mueller directly contradicts Gonzales: "Much of this is beside the point. The country is at war."	(94)
		The upcoming CNN-YouTube debate in Florida is too undignified for him, candidate says. This from a man named "Mitt."	(56)
		The official White House response to Congress after two contempt citations for senior WH Staff, a subpoena for Karl Rove, and charges of perjury against the Attorney General? "STFU GBTW"	(182)
		Clinton appointed federal judge blocks law designed to punish illegal aliens. See boys and girls, this is why elections matter	(119)
		John Edwards proposes almost doubling the capital gains tax. Yeah, that should work wonders for my retirement savings	(246)
(dKos)		Republicans not thrilled by prospect of answering questions from actual people, may skip YouTube debate entirely	(112)

		9/11 nutjob to Fred Thompson: "Why are you selling out America to Mexico?" Security to 9/11 nutjob: "GTFO"	(82)
		FBI Director Robert S. Mueller can recall	(64)
(DailyKOS)		DailyKOS begs Bill O'Reilly to stop his relentless persecution of their website. The traffic increase is hard on their servers	(415)
(nobody's business but the Turks)		Did Turkey elect Ufuk Uras? Youbet Yerass they did	(48)
(Some Guy)		House Democrats delighted to have passed a bill forbidding permanent US bases overseas. The fact that this is already US policy does not detract from their stunning victory	(39)
(Politico.cm)		Look out, Culture of Corruption: The Democrats are coming. And they've got a defense spending bill with 1,776 earmarks. Hey, at least it's patriotic	(49)
(Some Guy)		Overview of the Hillary/Obama feud: Hillary: "You're a poopyhead." Obama: "I know you are, but what am I?" Hillary: "I'm rubber; you're glue." Obama: "Idiot says 'What?' "	(11)
		Today's lesson on the practical limits of Religious Freedom: No, you may not endanger everyone else's livestock and keep your TB-infected bull around just because you worship him	(57)
		Iran admits it has enough centrifuges to make a nuclear bomb, but insists it would never use one, because that would be suicide. Let's see here: Muslims, bomb, suicide... what could possibly go wrong?	(607)
(Rasmussen Reports)		Americans now trust Democrats more than Republicans on every single issue, including national security and taxes	(116)
(Some Guy)		C-SPAN knows what party Osama Bin Laden would be in, labels him "Mr Osama bin Laden (D-Afghanistan)"	(37)
		Thanks in part to then Governor Bush's 1995 law emphasizing abstinence only sex ed, Texas has the nation's highest birth rate among teenagers	(119)
		Fox News transcripts record libtard hate for Gonzalez, especially Arlen Specter (D-PA)	(58)
		Karl Rove subpoenaowned. Good times, yes good times indeed	(567)
		Democrats call for special prosecuter to determine whether Gonzalez committed perjury	(145)
(crooksandliars)		Reagan Deputy AG Bruce Fein joins fellow far leftist, Keith Olbermann, to discuss impeachment	(61)
		Tom DeLay (R- Fundie) admits that he supports Israel because it's the easiest way to end the world and see Jesus again - with video goodness	(205)
		Stephen Colbert urges you not to visit DailyKos.com	(65)
		Government gives $734,570 in grants to historic churches. Here come the atheists	(98)
(Alternet)		Some enabler hopes that law meant to help people with simple possesions will keep Al Gore III out of jail, despite the fact that he had Vicodin, Xanax, Valium, Soma, Adderall, marijuana and was crazy enough to go over 100mph in a Prius	(50)
		New power plants powered by cheap coal are being blocked by environmentalists afraid of CO2, in favor of freezing in the dark. Maybe if they STFU there would be a lot less CO2 around	(72)
		Republicans were all for the Farm Bill that would help struggling farmers and bolster the food stamp program - until they found out that it was going to be paid for by taxing US companies who hide profits in offshore subsidiaries	(80)
		Fund raising is down, the union bosses are mad, state parties are ignoring him.... welcome to Howard Dean's summer of love	(13)
(dKos)		Bush threatens to veto everything that looks at him wrong after one veto in six years	(73)
		Eight Americans graduate from Castro's free government-run med school while Michael Moore gets his lucky sequel hat on	(42)
		Chavez's march towards freedom continues: any foreigner who criticizes his government will be deported	(68)
		Bush's disapproval rating at 65%. Nixon's highest disapproval rating was 66%. In a poll taken 4 days before he resigned	(136)
(Some Guy)		Biden shows how much he doesn't know by claiming a 10 gauge shotgun is no match for a .223 rifle. Ever see a 10 gauge shell? Crikey	(186)
(Some Guy)		Just when you thought there was no one left to resign, McCain's media team is out the door	(23)

(Some Guy)		Bill O'Reilly's website investigated by the Secret Service after fair and balanced threats on Hillary Clinton's life	(248)
(Some Guy)		Old and busted: Rumors of Al Gore running for President. New smirky hotness: Rumors of Dick Cheney running for President	(49)
(Some Guy)		Murtha says he will push for a House vote ordering Iraq troop withdrawals soon. Thereafter he may read a copy of the Constitution	(47)
		Proof that the Gonzales lied surfaces. Whoops	(295)
		Congress issues contempt citations for Bolten and Miers	(105)
		No matter your politics, the one thing we can all agree on is that no laws were broken in the US Attorney firings	(107)
		The Governator wants an amendment to the Constitution so he can be Fuhrer	(271)
		Weekend at Fidel's continues as Castro bows out of another major event	(38)
		Leftie douchebag Al Franken still running for elected office on his tired old 'Death To America' platform	(63)
(Des Moines Register)		John Edwards on daylong bike ride: "The biggest problem is my butt hurts. Is that normal?"	(13)
		Bloomberg pulls a Mario Cuomo: Says he's not running but launches mike2008 web site anyway	(17)
		Corporate Mofo deconstructs religion in America (or, why you'll never see an atheist presidential candidate)	(63)
(Courier-Post)		Having solved all other problems NJ legislator moves to eliminate front license plates. Officers warn they may have to turn around to check the tag, resulting in near-apocalyptic levels of crime	(120)
(Some Guy)		A summary of Hilary Clinton's voting record on Education, Health Care, Iraq War, Free Trade and Immigration	(62)
		Britain proposes forcing political dissidents granted asylum there to sign contracts guaranteeing they'll STFU and not talk the kind of crap that got them kicked out of their home country in the first place	(14)
		Senator Ted Stevens (R- Internet Tubes) and Representative Don Young (R- Bridge to Nowhere) may face charges for bribery	(205)
(Think Progress)		For those that think the Bush presidency is the worst in American history, keep in mind that it could be worse	(82)
		Fred Thompson thanks Bill Clinton for the cigar and "putting the wood."	(142)
		SF taxi commission votes to keep No. 666 in service despite request from driver, who says it's cursed. Typical low-key SF public debate included head of union in devil horns and a fired-up former No. 666 driver on the commission	(50)
(Some Guy)		Illegal spying program that Alberto Gonzales tried to get Ashcroft to sign was a completely different illegal spying program from the one that he told Congress presented no problems. I'm glad that's cleared up now	(69)
(Confederate Yankee)		House of glass: Examining TNR's "fake but accurate" Baghdad diarist	(19)
		"Liberals used to be the ones who argued that sending U.S. troops abroad was a small price to pay to stop genocide; now they argue that genocide is a small price to pay to bring U.S. troops home"	(220)
		Global Opinion Trends survey shows that people view the U.S. as the most friendly country in the world and the most feared. We beat you because we love you	(197)
		YouTube debate showed the Democratic candidates' antipathy toward guns and gun-owning Americans who, in the words of Joe Biden, "need help"	(128)
(Some Guy)		Elizabeth Edwards (who lives in 29,000 square foot mansion and flies in private jets with husband John to campaign events) will fight global warming by never eating tangerines again	(60)
(crooksandliars)		O'Reilly and Clinton spokesman spar over DailyKos. O'Reilly claims objectional comments on *his* site were planted by DailyKos. Dumbass tag wins out because "paranoid delusional" tag still under construction	(26)
		Giuliani, unclear on the whole "balance of powers" thing, says judges hurt democracy. 9/11	(42)
		Arab League delegation visits Israel, offers hand of peace and friendship on behalf of Middle East. Wait... what?	(31)
(BC Politics)		Blogger files FEC complaint against Daily Kos, citing it should be registered as a PAC. We're gonna need the XL bag of popcorn on this one, folks	(48)
		Putin: "They must have clearly forgotten that Britain is no longer a colonial power, there are no colonies left and, thank God, Russia has never been a British colony"	(33)
		Oil pipeline breaks in Vancouver, giving hippies who haven't had a bath since they got hit by water cannons at last Summit of the Americas protest a welcome flashback	(8)
		Australian Prime Minister John Howard in an attempt to revive his falling popularity has admitted addressing Federal Parliament while drunk	(8)
		Starting a "Californians for Obama" fundraising organization is great, unless you keep all the money. Bonus: fraudster's name is Cash and he has, well, somewhat of a history of engaging in this sort of thing	(9)
		Republican fundraiser to feature machine guns or as the liberals call them "Assault Weapons"	(110)
		74-year old man selling "Impeach Him" buttons is arrested because his actions may someday create a "safety hazard." Your taxpayer-funded KGB, hard at work	(54)

(Some Goy)		Easily offended and angered feminist reads Maxim, gets offended and angry. Maybe she should NOT READ MAXIM	(67)
		Gonzo can't answer why he signed a memo giving Cheney input on clemency decisions before Libby's pardon	(112)
(International Herald Tribune)		When asked to sing a few bars of your national anthem -- on your national holiday, on national TV -- don't accidentally sing the wrong country's anthem. Especially if you're a top politician	(81)
		You know Bush did something illegal when he dons his Paul Revere hat and rides across town shouting "the terrorists are coming"	(106)
(Some Tinfoil Hat Guy)		The Republican Party cannot survive without another terrorist attack before the next election	(107)
		Hillary Clinton calls Barack Obama's position that he would talk to leaders of foreign countries "irresponsible and naive." Obama responds that what was "irresponsible and naive" was voting to authorize the Iraq war	(101)
		Obama pledges to meet with leaders from Iran, Syria, North Korea, Cuba and Venezuela in his first year as president	(186)
(Instapundit)		Today's "Democrat abusing his power by having state police gather information on a political rival" story comes to you from Governor Eliot Spitzer of New York	(69)
(kos)		Money talks, and in this case it is saying "Vote Democrat"	(77)
(C-SPAN)		Not news: Attorney General Gonzalez being beaten like a dirty rug by a disgusted senator on the Judiciary Committee. Big news: It's Republican ranking member Arlen Spector	(182)
		When the president smears people, it's "executive priviledge." When a governor does it, it's "policitally damaging"	(31)
		Confucius say "Reviving ancient authoritarian social system is useful for modern Chinese regime"	(24)
		Is the Bush Administration... right?	(215)
		Look at me, I'm Cindy Shee. Arrest me, I need publicity	(451)
		Court rules eminent domain allows universities like OSU to seize your property for important public goodness, like giving jocks a hardwood floor to bounce a ball on. Suck it, citizen	(59)
		John Edwards confronts yet another silly non-issue with one of the most effective political ads I have seen this year	(70)

		McCain says he will seriously compete in Iowa. Unlikely tag first to recover from laughing while Asinine, Silly, Stupid and Dumbass tags last seen still rolling on the floor	(29)
(Some Guy)		Powerful new evidence proves George Bush, Sr., assassinated President John Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963... at least according to a Green Party presidential candidate	(137)
(Some Soviet)		Putin has an 85 percent approval rating in Russia	(52)
		Umm, I think Newt Gingrich just called Barack Obama a pygmy	(38)
		Official discussion thread for tonight's much overhyped Democratic CNN-Youtube debate	(746)
(Political Wire)		25%	(252)
		Think the U.S. can afford universal healthcare? Think again... no no... think again	(269)
		Biographer claims Cheney is merely a worrier, not a batshiat insane wannabe dictator	(27)
		Ann Coulter's special brand of crazy. "In today's left-wing schools, they're actually taught that babies come out as little monkeys and evolve into human beings at about six months." Bonus frame-by-frame hair toss	(159)
(Chattanoogan)		Republicans sponsor bill that would guarantee the continued dominance of conservative talk radio. Suck it, uninteresting and unentertaining liberals	(81)
		Alberto Gonzalez says he will remain attorney general so that he can fix the Justice Department's image	(38)
		Harriet Miers and White House chief of staff to be held in contempt on Wednesday	(489)
		Political "scientists" speculate that maybe, just maybe, young people don't care about politics in a state where you only get elected by promising old people free stuff	(23)
(NY Daily News)		Just so there's no doubt in anyone's mind, politician says he will definitely suck up to the black vote when he runs for Brooklyn borough president	(5)
		Sen. McCain (R-ich) vows to do something useful: Repeal the Alternative Minimum Tax	(76)
		Former head of EPA and Bush appointee: We won't see meaningful legislation on global warming until Bush leaves office	(31)
(Some Guy)		Guiliani's answer to HIV? September 11. Okay, this is getting damn ridiculous	(77)
		Harry Reid on calling Bush a "liar": "When I have dealings with people, and they tell me one thing and do something else, they're not telling the truth, what else do you have to call them?"	(98)
(Reason/NY Times)		Inside a Ron Paul meetup: "We absolutely must focus on Ron’s message only and put aside all other agendas, which anyone can save for the next ‘Star Trek’ convention or whatever”	(79)
		Democrats lead the presidential race by $100 million. In other news, if not for the 2008 election spending, we'd be in a recession	(14)
(Politico.com)		Gov. Richardson's assets have soared 10x in the last couple of years. This political attack was NOT *wink* *wink* leaked by the Clinton campaign	(17)
(The Cliff Schecter Blog)		There once was a vice-president named Gore/Who wouldn't have rushed us to war/But instead we got Cheney/And his sidekick No Brainy/And our country's respected no more	(31)
		Bush signs order banning torture, cruel and inhumane treatment, sexual abuse, acts intended to denigrate a religion, and other pro-terrorist elements. Liberals still whining	(103)
		Thompson run for president means Gingrich won't run. Finally, something that all Americans can come together and support	(19)
(Green Left Weekly)		Al Gore's corporate handlers have prevented the world from knowing that his money comes from raping the earth and taking advantage of native peoples	(66)
(Some Guy)		Islamic Party wins big in Turkey's general election. This should end well	(28)
(Politico)		Impeachment question divides Democrats along their entire spectrum from leftwinger to extreme leftwinger	(68)
(Ayn Rand Institute)		Spikes in gas prices aren't caused by oil companies -- they're the result of too much government interference	(238)
		Bush cries at the thought that Congress will snap his veto crayon. Won't someone think of the children?	(32)
		Office of National Statistics is 99 percent sure it will be 42 percent less effective due to funding cuts of 67 percent. Surveyed employees said they will be forced to pull three out of four figures from their asses	(4)
		If Democrats want to win, they have to stop trying to appeal to rational voters	(120)
(Good News network)		Peter Gabriel forms superhero group of ancient wisdom to save the world. Suck it, world! Sledgehammer	(45)
		Absent from national headlines for too long, Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold pulls another idea out of his ass	(41)
(Some Guy)		Romney says the Obama/Osama sign was just a bit of alliteration fun	(62)