Putin ramps up production of new nukes for "Cold War II: Electric Boogaloo"	(13)
		The new governor of Massachusetts would like you to know that Mitt Romney wasn't nearly as good a governor as he's claming to be in his Presidental campaign	(18)
		You remember Afghanistan? That "beacon of hope and Democracy in a strange and ancient land."? Yeah, we totally screwed that up	(32)
(kos)		What *really* happened at the Kos-covention military panel	(125)
		Ron Paul: Undeclared wars are unconstitutional and unecessary. Romney: 9/11	(171)
		US may start Iraq pull-out this year, says Gates	(29)
		ExxonMobile bribes scientists with $10,000 per article written to question global warming	(86)
		Just one more reason why Canada is better than the US. Land of the Free lies north of the 49th Parallel	(377)
(American Daily)		"Democrats have a long and storied history of using voter fraud to steal elections from the American people. But under the leadership of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the Democrat party has taken political corruption to a new low"	(106)
		Iran detains scores at "satanic" rock gig. Bee Gees reunion tour to be rescheduled	(29)
		House approves new oil company taxes. Like that's going to lower the price of gas	(98)
		Sen. John McCain (R-Crazytown) says that "pork barrel spending caused the MN bridge collapse." John, smoke another bowl, dude	(50)

(Huffington Post)		Canuck columnist administers a vicious and well-deserved smackdown to the neocon blowhards at the National Review	(101)
		House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: angry, obstructionist Republicans "have just been deluged by the success of the Democrats on behalf of the American people"	(79)
(Some Guy)		If a uniformed soldier tries to ask a question at your conference, do you: A) listen politely B) just ignore him C) freak out, shut down questions, accuse him of political motivations and demand his name, unit and commanders name	(189)
		"No, you're an arsehole." "No, YOU are." Ahhhhh.... Congress in the Summer. So, refined. So, professional	(19)
(Real Clear Politics)		Bill Clinton is not going to "get in the middle" of the spat between Obama and his wife.	(31)
		"Fred Thompson's wife takes a hands-on roll." I'd like some mind bleach, please	(35)
		NY City Councilman arrested for screwing his constituents without their consent. Literally	(42)
		Obama stuns reporters by actually answering their hypothetical questions. Tony Snow's head explodes	(112)
(Some Video Guy)		US State department in charge of building new US Embassy in Iraq hires Kuwati company that imports slaves from the Philippines. Whistleblower earns the hero tag (video)	(65)
(Daily Kos)		Man discovers illegal dumping and posts video proof to YouTube. Company calls the Department of Homeland Security who send their thugs to do a no warrant search	(59)
		Mitt Romney, stumping for votes with prefab talking points, gets pwned by a waitress in the crowd. Don't bother leaving a tip buddy, she just gave you the whole thing	(192)
		General sent memo to Bush warning him that the Pat Tillman story was false one day after approving medal	(40)

(WNDU)		Local City Council to require permits if you are going to have 10 or more people over at your house. Good thing this isn't in Arkansas or the Duggar family would be farked. BONUS: Read the 5th Comment in	(33)
		Senate approves Bush backed FISA "reform." We elected Democrats to run the Government last November, right?	(74)
(NY times)		Through July 15th of this year, Fox News has conducted 718 interviews with presidential candidates. 106 of those were with Democratic candidates and none were with Barack Obama. Yep, seems fair and balanced to me	(123)
(kos)		Pentagon report confirms that high ranking military personnel have been promoting a religious right organization while in uniform and in military facilities. Now how do you feel about wearing that "A," athiest?	(132)
		Markos Moulitsas, the proprietor of DailyKos, is the Democratic Rush Limbaugh	(126)
(Reason Blog)		British government regulations protecting children from evil TV ads have unforeseen consequences. Government responds with more regulation. Will someone please think of the children?	(42)
		Ron Paul has about as much of a chance to be president as Paris Hilton does lecturing about tau neutrinos at MIT	(374)
		John Murtha (D-Tenderloin) grabs the prime cut of chops in the annual D.C. pig-roast. Bill Young (R-BabyBack) a close second with a nicely braised rack	(27)
		Russians "amazed" that Americans and Canadians are mocking them	(40)
(Some Guy)		When Dems walk out on the GOP, it's a principled, dignified stand against brute-force tactics. When the GOP walks out on Dems, "the House erupts in chaos" thanks to the "complete breakdown in parliamentary procedure"	(130)
		FL State Rep Bob Allen (R-Idiot) was "just playing around" when he offered a cop 20 bucks for oral sex in a bathroom. Because who among us hasn't done this before?	(297)
		Court rules that it's illegal for the FBI to raid Congressional offices in order to get $90k out of the freezer. Suck it, cons	(107)
		John Edwards is outraged that Hillary would accept $20k from Rupert Murdoch which is $780,000 less than he received from his dealings with Rupert Murdoch	(226)
(Out Campaign)		Atheists urge atheists to come out of the closet by wearing an "A" to make it even easier for fundies to round them up and stone them as required by the Old Testament	(1080)
(Some Guy)		Attention whore attacks the U.N. for debating Climate Change without sufficient attention to a 'Gender perspective'	(70)
		Telemundo reporter suspended after fitting LA mayor with a flesh tuxedo. Yo quiero (w/ pix)	(145)
		Fox News would like you to know that the fact that its head, Roger Ailes, has been a close personal friend of Rudy Guiliani's for more than 20 years will have no effect on its election coverage	(128)
		U.S. sends Rice to bolster Palestinian aid talks. If Rice doesn't help, they'll try sending couscous	(23)
		House OKs prescription drug imports	(79)
		Newt Gingrich calls Republican political doctrine a failure	(85)
		Why Bush won't fire Gonzales. #1: He's all that stands between Bush and the law	(81)

		Democrats prove they don't support troops by passing legislation to increase home time. President dutifully threatens veto on their behalf	(431)
(Zogby)		Only 24% of Americans approve of Bush's handling of the war in Iraq. So the Democrats are doing better, right? Nope. Only 3% approve of congress' handling of the war. Yes, that's not a typo: 3%	(400)
		Most GOP voters think that even though that the war in Iraq is going poorly, it was the right thing to do	(115)
		"You can't go around the world these days dropping a flag somewhere, this isn't the 14th or 15th century. " Nice try, Russia. Not yours	(25)
		Mitt Romney takes a break from endorsing the works of Scientologists, strapping dogs to his car and flip-flopping like a mad man; actually proposes something, well, reasonable	(46)
		Defense Secretary Robert Gates: "We don't think we can win their hearts and minds anymore. The decision has been made to just kill everyone"	(87)
		Front runner in Argentina's presidential race states that she's "No Hillary Clinton." With hot photographic proof	(153)
		Taking a page from the Jimmy Carter School of Foreign Affairs, Barack HUSSEIN Obama rules out the use of nuclear weapons if he is elected	(238)
		Prime minister: "Canada has never been more united. And it's all thanks to me"	(46)
		"...and that's what I'd do as president. In conclusion, I'd like to ask you this important question: Is anybody going towards the airport? Because I need a ride." Life in the McCain campaign not as glamorous as it once was	(155)
		Alberto Gonzales "clarifies" his statements under oath. "What I said then, I didn't really say. I meant something else, but I can't say what that is. Hope that clears up the confusion"	(63)
(International Herald Tribune)		Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has a new BFF, Sean Penn. They recently spoke on the phone, and will soon meet for a sleepover and to make s'mores	(122)
		Excellent news, my lord -- because of the attempted terrorist attacks, we can now ban climate change protests at airports	(100)
(Ditto Head)		Happy birthday to the Rush Limbaugh Show. Nineteen years of balance to the liberal media conspiracy, and counting	(722)
(Daily Kos)		It takes the Kos Kids two comments to blame the Minnesota bridge collapse on the Bush Administration	(200)
		Rove refuses to testify at congressional witchhunt	(812)
(Some White House)		Tony Snow catches Giuliani Disease. Q: "Tony, how can the president say he's a fiscal conservative by vetoing a $22 billion program when the CBO now estimates the Iraq war will cost $1 trillion?” A: “9/11"	(134)
		In latest proof they are irrelevant, stupid and interested in only talking to voters who already agree with them, Democratic hopefuls including Clinton and Obama enlist libtard bloggers such as DailyKos to widen their base of support	(78)
(Common Dreams)		A president is heading for the end of his second term, it must be time to whip up the "he's going to cancel the election" conspiracy theories	(94)
		Germany's museums issue catalog of cultural treasures it claims were stolen from country during World War II, including world's smallest violin -- which you can hear playing as you peruse said catalog	(144)
		Using mass transit will not help the environment, Mr. Mayor, if you ride to subway stop every day in monster SUV (w/ video)	(28)
(Some Guy)		The military can't account for almost 200,000 guns in Iraq. Go surge go	(45)
		Gonzales admits testimony "confusing." In other news, Hitler admits policy toward Jews "controversial"	(46)
		Rove tells Bush to tell Rove not to testify	(79)

		Al Qaeda releases new video threatening "wait for the big surprise"	(375)
		First Iraqi refugees arrive in Detroit, look around, beg U.S. officials to send them back to Baghdad or somewhere more civilized and less dangerous	(23)
		Think you've seen some ridiculous articles on NRO? I defy you to find one more mind-numbingly, jaw-droppingly stupid as this. If you can get to the end without shaking your head in utter, astonished disbelief, you're a better man than I	(185)
		White House urges Congress to quickly pass its new spying law, claiming that time can't be wasted with silly things like "review" and "oversight"	(65)
(townhall.com)		Washington D.C. is once again doing its part to prove that spending more on public schools is a waste of money	(55)
		First paragraph: Last year a record 10,942 Americans moved to Canada, mostly to get away from Bush. Fourth paragraph: Last year 23,913 Canadians also moved to the US, presumably to get away from Canada's superior health care or something	(269)
		Obama wants to invade Pakistan. Where is your warmonger now?	(115)
(Real Clear Politics)		Sure the Taliban are executing Christians, but there's no reason to get upset. After all, it's not like someone got a Koran wet	(64)
		Jonah Goldberg: "We test immigrants before they can vote; why not everyone else?" Huff Post: "Jonah Goldberg endorses Jim Crow and slavery. And he eats puppies, too"	(167)
		It's September 10, 2001 again. What would YOU do?	(165)
(Some Guy)		Would we be better as Americans if we'd lost the revolutionary war?	(100)
(Palm Beach Post)		Mann Coulter finally being investigated for vote fraud in 2006	(81)
		Huff Post angrily insists Mitt Romney is unfit for the White House because his dog poops and eBay sells old Playboys. After that the article gets a little weird. Bonus: Unclosed italic tag in article for more reading pleasure	(43)
(Buffalo News)		"Everyone but Bush seems to get it on global warming"	(180)
		Rumsfeld says Pat Tillman's family deserved to know the truth about how he died. Just not the real truth, and certainly not right away	(357)
		Barack Obama says that if he's appointed president by the Supreme Court, he'll actually hunt down Osama bin Laden	(265)
		Remember the whole warrantless wiretapping thing? Director of National Intelligence admits it's just the tip of the iceberg	(177)
		More than half of all donors who have given to the John Edwards campaign have been lawyers	(44)
		Florida Governor Crist throws tirade, shouts and pounds his desk in frustration over insurance rates. And just like with the rest of us, it doesn't do any good	(48)
(Iowa Politics)		Tom Tancredo proposes a retaliatory attack against Mecca or Medina in the event of a terrorist attack. What could possibly go wrong with this plan?	(248)
(The Huffington Post)		Well, well, well. Looks like the extreme right's talking points have no effect on America. Survey shows a Democratic landslide for 2008	(171)

		Giuliani admits he doesn't know how much his new health insurance plan will cost, and acknowledges that it does nothing to help the uninsured. Failarity ensues	(117)
		Cheney admits to being wrong	(334)
(FreeRepublic)		Laura Bush resembles deranged "24" First Lady and an evil Harry Potter character	(100)
		US-Mexico border fence might harm local wildlife. Ecologists worry that if Mexicans cannot migrate this may disrupt normal breeding and lead to a decline in population	(77)
		Federal corruption probe of Sen. Ted Stevens (D-Alaska) expands	(189)
(Some Guy)		Documents prove that Yahoo knew it was helping Chinese police locate and arrest pro-democracy dissidents by tracking their e-mails. But we have always done business with Eastasia	(81)
(Daily Kos)		Daily Kos members strike back by delivering sexual harassment court filings to all of Bill O'Reilly's neighbors, and placing a "Pervert" sign in front of his house	(173)
		Hillary acquires fringe left blogosphere support	(103)
		Japan refuses to apologize for its use of 200,000 "comfort women" during WW2 and you've stopped reading this article la la pudding jibble pancakes	(71)
		Illegal immigration is your fault	(144)
		Yesterday: The New York Times' analysis of Iraq concludes that things are going much better than we thought. Today: Huffington Post angrily points out that since things aren't actually perfect, no one should listen to the New York Times	(92)
		Corruption is casting a dark cloud on the rebuilding of Iraq, reports correspondent Geewhiz Yathinkso	(72)
		Treasury Secretary asks Congress to raise debt ceiling. Again	(220)
(Some Prager)		Islamophobia is a brilliant term because it disingenuously combines disdain for religious fascism with racism, giving faux-intellectual liberals another baseless talking point	(345)
(Some Guy)		Almost twice as many young Americans are following the race for the White House in 2008 as were following the race at this point four years ago. Suck it, AARP	(71)
		John Edwards proves he's for the common man by celebrating 30th wedding anniversay at Wendy's. Of course he had to leave 29,000 square foot mansion in private limo to do it	(115)
(NewsBusters)		Newsweek's Wolffe: Obama a 'Centrist'	(110)
		Today's Bush Administration official leaving to spend more time with his family is... *shakes magic eight ball*... Veterans Affairs Secretary James Nicholson! Come on down!	(29)
		Renewable energy is junk science	(253)
		When Democrats leak classified material, it is because of patriotism. When the White House leaks, it is because of partisanship	(100)
		After 38 years, British army officially ends its role of supporting police in Northern Ireland today	(37)
		The US ambassador at the UN, Zalmay Khalilzad, has accused Saudi Arabia of undermining efforts to stabilise Iraq	(23)
		New Zealand Vegans vow no sex with meat-eaters. With "Thank You Jesus" pic	(107)
(WTNH)		Connecticut town names everything in sight after fallen soldier in Iraq, leaving WW2 and Vietnam vets wondering "what the hell?"	(41)
		Patients at Canadian hospital being treated with dirty surgical equipment and to the outbreak of a superbug. I missed that segment in Sicko	(122)
(Salem News)		Gerald Ford's death just creates more work for guy who's visited all the Presidential graves	(9)
(Some Guy)		Woman spends $14,000 for private hip replacement due to health care rationing under British socialized medicine. Where are your taxes now?	(92)
		Iran launches English-language alternative news station. It's not news, its IranTV	(27)
		Giuliani says dems want a nanny government. Online gamblers, broadcast television viewers, unmarried gays and wombs everywhere gasp in horror. 9/11	(101)

(Some Guy)		Pentagon scraps $1.8 billion worth of gear after declaring it 'surplus.' That's good. Pentagon then has to spend $330 million buying stuff back after realizing they needed it for parts. That's military intelligence right there	(53)
(Some Guy)		Liberal thinktank visits Iraq and says that despite Democratic conventional wisdom, morale is high and the US has a good chance of winning. The negative media coverage is, of course, all Bush's fault though	(115)
		Actual CNN Headline: "Did Bush make new British PM his BFF?"	(36)
		Senator Ted Stevens soon to realize just what "a series of tubes" really means	(142)
		Republican wet dream Fred Thompson raised just $3 million in June -- 40 percent shy of the goal set by his non-campaign campaign	(70)
		Mitt Romney, who refuses to participate in the YouTube debate, says he doesn't like YouTube because of its 29,000 registered sexual offenders. Umm, that's MySpace Mitt, and you have a MySpace page	(54)
(dispatch.com)		22-year-old intern, who worked for an intern, who worked for a consultant, who worked for another consultant, explains how he was asked to cover up and then blamed for the theft of thousands of SS numbers	(15)
		Bush and Brown vow cooperation. Shocker	(27)
		The sky grows dark and the Temple is rent asunder as something on Fox News' "Half Hour News Hour" actually might produce a smile	(78)
(Some Guy)		Cool: Sean Hannity Freedom concert benefits children of fallen soldiers. Sad: With $4 cut from a $78 ticket. Sad tag wins this round	(104)
		Former PM Pierre Trudeau comes in #1 in a poll to find the "Worst Canadian Ever," beating out Paul Bernado, Karla Homolka, and more shockingly - Celine Dion	(61)
(Outside Magazine)		Obama on the environment	(48)
		New York Times reads 30 letters written by Wellesley student Hillary Rodham, basically revealing that she was as self-absorbed and angst-ridden as any other college student. It's not news, it's the New York Times	(29)
(Crooks & Liars)		Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is so afraid of war protestors that he wouldn't even leave his own house because they were outside. Some people just don't know how to protect their lawns	(33)
		Chief Justice John Roberts leans too far to the right, falls, gets taken to hospital	(335)
		The ACLU wants Jesus removed from the courtroom	(745)
		And this is why we'll never have a woman president	(270)
(Townhall)		Religion is going to be a huge factor in the 2008 presidential election and OBAMA'S MIDDLE NAME IS HUSSEIN	(51)
		"Anyone over 35 is horribly conscious that there won’t be enough taxpayers to support us in gin and cigarettes in our old age. The very last thing we need to worry about is excess population growth."	(24)
(Some loon)		Former Rep Cynthia McKinney (D-ranged) sues Atlanta paper for making her look crazy	(40)
		Pro-life protesters flummoxed when asked: "If abortion were illegal, what should be the penalty for women who have one anyway?"	(162)
		Hillary and Obama want to turn our modest, virginal, teenage daughters into bloodthirsty killbot sex maniacs	(83)
		Congressional Leaders urge AG Gonzales to correct "misstatements," which is apparently what we are calling lies told under oath these days	(78)
		Problem: Kurdistan is the only relatively peaceful part of Iraq where the inhabitants support the US. Solution: A covert, US-led war against the Kurds	(23)
(Postcards)		"(President Bush) seemed puzzled when Mr. Brown did not roll over on his back and kick his legs in the air as former prime minister Tony Blair used to do whenever he greeted Mr. Bush"	(23)
		John McCain relishes the idea of having his ass handed to him again	(10)
(Global Air)		As American youth wise-up and realize the Army free college tuition plan may include a no-charge body bag, parents are being asked to talk to their children about joining-up	(548)
		Iraqi parliament gives Dubya the finger and takes the month of August off	(68)
(buchanon.org)		Hillary's error, Obama's gain... according to Pat Buchanan	(38)
		Iran is upset about US arms deal with Saudis and claims it will destabilize region. In other news, Iran continues working on nuclear weapons that surely will not destabilize the region at all	(124)
(Science Blogs)		This week's Bush political appointee suppressing science is William R. Steiger	(23)
		Iranian officials: "The rush to process uranium is to generate electricity". Western journalists: "Ummmmm... where are the power stations?"	(275)
(Some Annoyed American)		Once again, Evangelical Christians completely miss the point	(163)
		Pro-Taliban militants seize the Red Mosque in Pakistan to protest last week's storming of the mosque by the Pakistani army-which was done to root out the pro-Taliban militants who had siezed control of the mosque. Lather. Rinse. Repeat	(131)
		The five most useless state projects. Subby is intrigued by the project to cut Florida off from the mainland, and would like the newsletter	(32)
		Bureaucrats in charge of Britain's flood protection plan urged to pay back their bonuses after half the damn country is swimming to work. Nervous-looking FEMA officials hope this trend doesn't jump the pond, so to speak	(32)
		Are Republicans afraid of the YouTube generation?	(198)
		Come meet the new boss, same as the old boss	(15)