The reason that Fred Thompson will never be president? His first name. Or something like that. Go ahead, try to make sense of this one	(19)
(Houston Home Journal)		Hi, I'm Sam Nunn. You may remember me as the only Democrat from Georgia who isn't a sanctimonious appeasing douche, a batshiat race-card player or a gibbering neocon, and I'm thinking about running for president	(43)
(Some Guy)		Sam Brownback will never sign a tax cut and he opposes suing children for saying the pledge	(36)
(crooksandliars)		The face of evil on "Meet The Press"	(60)
		Democrats identify the biggest threat to their success in 2008 campaign: Hillary Clinton	(62)
		The Iraqi government collapsed again. If only there was someone in the region who could help them rebuild	(29)
		CNN, always known for asking the tough questions, asks Hillary Clinton "Are you black enough?"	(49)
		Mitt Romney says that his win in the Iowa Straw Poll means something even though some of his top opponents didn't even do any campaigning for it, and turnout for the poll was a little more than half what it was 8 years ago	(34)
(Crooks&Liars)		Fox News reporter, surrounded by "more troops and helicopters than John McCain had," brags that the "surge" is working because for the first time in two years she could go to the market	(106)
(Some Guy)		Cheney tells reporter invading Baghdad and toppling Saddam would cause utter chaos. Unfortunately, interview is from 1991	(98)
(Some Guy)		"The only arrow left in the right wing quiver is the defective shaft that answers any criticism with irrelevant attacks on Bill Clinton. When any other inconvenient truth hits the front pages, Bush apologists trot out Monica Lewinsky"	(122)
		"Canadian health care costs less, insures all citizens, and could help cut U.S. poverty and crime rates." Just four reasons why the United States of Freedom™ will never go for it	(114)
		Mitt Romney puts in winning bid for "Straw Poll"	(76)
		British soldiers ordered to stop blogging, putting videos on YouTube, joining online chats or sending text messages without a superior officer's permission	(16)
		Ladies and gentlemen, we have found Rick Santorum's Italian doppelganger	(28)
		Dick Cheney in '94 claiming that invading Baghdad would create quagmire. Giggity	(119)

		Aussie transport officials lament legion of stupid pedestrians videotaped trying to cross railroad tracks against signal	(12)
		The Diebold vote-counting machines at the Iowa straw poll work perfectly. Just kidding, they screwed up and forced a results delay	(86)
(WWL TV)		Ray Nagin may run for governor of Louisiana. The "Chocolate Pelican State" doesn't have quite the same ring	(28)
		Even Bush's speechwriter	(41)
		Alberto Gonzales is in Baghdad getting updates on a lot of stuff he probably won't be able to recall next week	(128)
		An interesting look at today's Iowa GOP Straw Poll, which probably should be renamed "An Opportunity for Second Tier Candidates to Buy Votes."	(40)
(CounterPunch)		"The left is easily distracted by the phantasm of impeachment. Why all this clamor to launch a proceeding surely destined to fail, aimed at a duo who will be out of the White House in sixteen months anyway?"	(202)
		Ever wonder why the Democrats aren't blasting Bush about the ballooning deficit? Have we got some good news for you for a change	(64)
(People for the American Way)		Religious Right claims others (Democrats) can't be Christians or have values	(145)
(Alternet)		Attack-ad politics may die out because politicians are becoming so good at turning insults into campaign contributions	(11)
		New kiddy books to help you make sure your kid doesn't think the party you're not in isn't pure evil: "Why Mommy is a Democrat," and "Help! Mom! There are Liberals Under My Bed"	(71)
		Oh dammit. Now the Danish claim they're the real owners of the North Pole. Expect sugary, maple-syrupy, vodka-ey pie fight to erupt soon	(107)
(Some Guy)		Edwards campaign blasts Giuliani for exploiting 9/11, because Edwards has never exploited anyone not even the smokers he represented	(54)
		Sierra Leone holds its first elections today. Pundits expect a healthy cross-section of the good, the bad, and the ugly	(16)
(Some Guy)		The web site that originally reported the errors in the NOAA temperature data was taken out by a Denial Of Service attack. Coincidence or just your typical classy response from environmentalists?	(77)

(NewsBusters)		The "little devils" at TIME Magazine put satanic horns on Billy Graham on their latest cover	(111)
		Not content with ruining the U.S. economy with awesome tax cuts & spending and cheerleading a noble war destroying our armed forces; the Grand Old Party is leaking State Secrets. What a patriotic party. They wear flag pins and everything	(80)
(International Herold Tribune)		Islamic cleric puts a fatwa on Harry Potter. Burn, wizard burn	(112)
(Some future 'dodger)		Army Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute on reinstating the draft: "I think it makes sense to certainly consider it"	(422)
		Employers worried that they might be driven out of business if they are forced to start following the law	(37)
		US Goverment hopes to have technology in place by 2012 that will be able to pick out potential terrorists in public places by looking for rising heart rates, sweating and facial tics. EVERYBODY REMAIN PERFECTLY CALM	(36)
		"He is such a liar. The only time he was down there was for photo ops with celebrities, with politicians, with diplomats. On 9/11 all he did was run. He got that soot on him, and I don't think he's taken a shower since."	(90)
		Cheney urges attack on Iran - two wars is better than one	(211)
(Think Progress)		Rep. Bill Sali (R-IDiot) demonstrates his complete ignorance of the Constitution and declares that the Founding Fathers never envisioned religious diversity in Congress	(118)
		Once upon a midnight weary, a Mormon accused Giuliani clearly, "Your town is but a sanctuary, for illegals both swarthy and hairy," and with that Hizzoner leapt to the fore, Quoth the Rudy: "Terror War."	(79)
(Some Guy)		12 worst Presidential candidate web sites	(25)
		Free-loading hippie gets herself shot and cries for free medical care after losing her job and becoming disabled. Texas tells her to get bent. Suck it, Libs	(159)
(Some Guy)		Ron Paul grassroots supporters create a professional-looking ad, and raise $3,000 to run it full-page in the Ames Tribune on Saturday, in just 24 hours	(232)
		Giuliani claims he spent as much time at ground zero as the workers who spent more than a year cleaning it up	(149)
(Union Leader)		“If you look to the north, Quebec made a move to secede from Canada, and the vote only failed at 49 percent. I don't think we want that"	(224)
		Hillary knocked Obama about saying he would never use nuclear weapons. Now it turns out that Hillary said the same thing. This attack piece was not leaked *wink* *wink* by Obama's handlers	(79)
(myfoxny.com)		Rudy Giuliani refuses to say if he's a practicing Catholic	(200)
(Some Qatari)		Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s government dismayed to discover that it accidentally paid salaries to almost half the members of rival Hamas’s security force. Whoopsie	(32)
(New York Daily News)		Interesting article illustrating how awkward all the Democratic candidates are on the topic of gay marriage. Includes the comments, "I shouldn't have said that," "I'm not a scientist," and "Oh, come on, now"	(658)
		Dumbest question asked at White House presser: "Do you believe America's corporations are not making enough money these days?"	(48)
		Cindy Sheehan is now running against Nancy Pelosi, who lied to the voters when she said she would get the troops out of Iraq	(107)
(Some Guy)		AT&T admits it was wrong censoring lyrics critical of President Bush from Pearl Jam webcast. Critics furious at supression of speech, possibility that move might make Pearl Jam appear 'edgy' and 'relevant' for the first time	(82)
		More than half of people surveyed want the media to lie to them about America so the country looks better	(37)
		Having failed to defeat DailyKos, Bill O'Reilly sets his sights on The Bourne Ultimatum	(511)
(The Christian Post)		“Churches cannot be treated as second class simply because they are religious institutions. They have the same right to reimbursement for physical improvements as all other entities have.” Suck it, atheists	(81)

(the Economist)		The Economist to the GOP: You gonna get raped	(81)
(Instapundit)		Scores for Congressional Pork released. The average score for Republicans, 42%, is nothing to write home about... until you consider that the average Democratic score was 2%	(60)
		Constitution: Laws can not be interpreted Ex Post Facto. Bush Administration: Speak English or we'll send you to Gitmo too	(40)
(Bad Astronomy)		New head of Texas Board of Education thinks scientists discard all information that doesn't fit with their beliefs and that Christians are open to change	(52)
(Some Brownback)		"Fark.com: Communists and mockers of God." Human decency, religious freedom, French surrender	(186)
		Entire video of Cindy Sheehan's announcement that she's running against Speaker Pelosi	(46)
(Some Poll Smoker)		New poll shows Obama running third in Iowa... in the Republican Primary	(50)
(Carpet Bagger Report)		Fred Thompson still thinks life is a TV show, claims Bush beats Clinton on the economy	(70)
		"The surge is working. This is not the time to let arm-chair generals second-guess Petraeus by demanding arbitrary withdrawal dates, abruptly cutting off funding for the counterinsurgency, or interfering with his military decisions"	(85)
(Some Guy)		"Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do" -- Rudy Giuliani, 1994	(150)
(Radar Online)		"How desperate could the planet's plight be if the people who present themselves as most concerned about it consider flying first-class commercial an unacceptable sacrifice?"	(74)
(Cincinnati Post)		U.S. government gives Iraqi insurgents weapons, publicly blames Iran for supplying them, thus builds public support to bomb Iran. Iran heard saying, "WTF"	(60)
(Crooks & Liars)		Like a jukebox that only plays one song, Bush's latest proposal to help the economy is... *drum roll* ...more tax cuts	(419)
		President Bush takes another vacation, but not before dodging some questions from reporters	(51)
		God talks to Dubya, Dubya talks back: His 50 craziest religious statements	(111)
		Russian revives Cold War tradition by exchanging smiles with US pilots over Guam	(176)
		Iraq critics concede military progress. Suck it, libs	(158)
(Some Guy)		"You Must Be Liberal If..." 2007 Edition. Read it here before it gets cut-and-pasted into millions of emails	(200)
(Some Guy)		Giuliani: "It's great to be rich"	(88)
(CMP)		Seven questions liberals just don't want to answer	(389)
		Texas couple sue to ban moments of silence	(368)
		Bush's annual physical announces him "fit for duty." Which means he should be reporting any day now	(24)
		Obama manages to destabilize Pakistan. Government considering declaration of emergency. Hillary considering declarations of "woo-hoo" and "wicked awesome"	(119)
(Some Guy)		Liberal newspaper editor has a muzzle flash of insight: “What if the Second Amendment is for real? Is it possible that it should it be revered, just like the First Amendment?”	(285)
		A reporter shot out one more question: "Why does he own a vest made of the skins of donkey penises?"	(66)
		Democrats make knee-jerk proposal to raise taxes to repair infrastructure because there is no wasteful spending left to cut	(81)
		We're now going to select the party candidates for president three years before the election. Thanks, South Carolina	(44)
		Castro to prevent defections by giving amateur athletes good wages and living conditions. Just kidding, he's thinking of banning them from overseas competition	(28)
(crooksandliars)		Colbert nails the "neo-netzis" at the Kos Konvention	(38)

		U.S. plans to combine the unresolvable quagmire of the Middle East occupation with the cataclysmic inefficacy of the war on drugs	(55)
		Obama urges supporters to avoid indie groups. The Postal Service, Deerhoof, and Mogwai sulk in the corner	(37)
		Fifty seven percent of Americans confident they would win in a duel at 50 feet with Vice President Cheney	(41)
		Newt Gingrich, why must you be rational? It's so much harder to hate you. Stop making sense. Stop making sense. Making sense. Making sense	(97)
		Nobody's paying attention to Ron Paul	(383)
		"Anytime you have a forum like this, you get a few cranks, a few people that are crazy, and a few that are stupid. No one is being excluded." Ya nailed Fark right on the head, there, pal	(41)
		Those of you who had "one day" in the "How long until liberals blame the Utah mine disaster on Bush" pool may now collect your winnings	(96)
(Some Guy)		Woman: "So why haven't any of your five sons enlisted in the military to serve our country?" Romney: "They are serving our country, by helping me get elected."	(103)
		Because the surge isn't working and George Bush is the worst president ever... yeah, yeah we get it. Suck it, libs	(188)
		There has been virtually no running water in Western Baghdad for a week with temps reaching 115+ degrees. Glad to see that surge has helped stabilize the power and water supplies	(123)
(The Nation)		Stephen Baldwin, co-star of "Biodome" and now born-again Christian, plans on waging a Christian crusade in Iraq	(100)
(Extremem Mortman)		Barack HUSSEIN OSAMA HITLER is not fit to be president because he doesn't have a strong opinion on the Barry Bonds issue	(71)
		"I have a hard time understanding why some of our top political leaders can dare in a time of war to call our commander in chief a 'liar,' a 'deceiver' and a 'fraud'"	(190)
(American Prospect)		John Edwards described on the John Gibson radio show as "a man who whored his wife's cancer as a fundraising gimmick"	(85)
(IHT)		Not to be outdone by Russia, Canada is making its own meaningless political gesture to claim sovereignty over the North Pole	(287)
		Just a reminder: Fred Thompson's wife is hawt (with pic)	(37)
		The looney left is out of control and America is just about done with them	(111)
		Home of the Kyoto Protocol, Japan can't meet its emissions target	(440)
		Obama scores the knockout punch at the Dem debate: "I find it amusing that those who voted to authorize and engineer the biggest foreign-policy disaster in our generation are now criticizing me"	(101)
(Queen Hillary)		Caption her royal highness	(47)
(Gateway Pundit)		8 of the top 10 Pakistani pop music stars have joined together to cut a single denouncing terrorism. "We wanted to do something to stop the rise of radical Islam," says organizer Waseem Mahmood Geldof	(50)
(Jeffersonville Evening News)		National Chairman of the Young Republicans steps down after allegations that he performed "an unwanted sex act" on a 21-year-old male who was passed out drunk at a party. Awkward	(151)
		The Democrats will pay your mortgage. Might as well have the election today, as it's now over	(198)
		Now we're really stuck with Gonzales. Thanks Democrats	(139)
		Russia defends North Pole flag planting, scientist reportedly "doesn't give a damn" about world opinion. U.S. to respond in kind shortly: "Wolverines"	(54)
		Emotions matters more than logic at the polls: something Bill Clinton and George W. Bush understood, while John Kerry and Al Gore never did	(54)
		Bush's poll numbers continue to... what? NO WAY	(194)

(MN Monitor)		Fred Phelps, America's gayest homophobe, to demonstrate at the funerals of the victims of the I-35W bridge collapse. He said that the collapse was God's punishment for gays	(133)
(TMZ)		Sen Lindsey Graham holds up a "Obama Osama and Chelsea's Moma" sign. Gee, one would think he could have learned from uproar after Mitt Romney held a similar sign	(42)
		So it turns out there may be a downside to owing 1.2 trillion dollars to a militarily strong dictatorial communist country	(127)
(Some Backtalker)		Following the latest fake-but-true news from The New Republic, a recap of recent media hoaxes from the left	(208)
(The State)		We shouldn't let the fact that John Edwards is the World's Biggest Douchebag distract us from the fact that he's a great big phony who treats "little people" like dirt	(115)
		Pics of Guiliani's daughter's drinking pics. To hit or not to hit?	(184)
(Some Guy)		Elizabeth Edwards: "We can't make John black, we can't make him a woman." Well, 50 percent ain't half bad	(46)
(Some Guy)		Hillary pillory Barack, that man she has to mock, it's helping Bill, who's chances are nil, Hillary pillory Barack	(28)
		Since Telluride, Colorado voted to impeach Bush, Texas and Florida Republicans have threatened to stay away. So it's a win-win for everyone involved	(240)
(kos)		Desert Storm veteran gets a bit huffy about being called a "scumbag blogger" by military icon Tucker Carlson	(317)
(kmtv)		Warren Buffett will host an Obama fundraiser in Omaha. No word on why it wasn't held at Margaritaville	(83)
		Mayor Bloomberg too stupid to avoid jury duty	(62)
		Hillary continues to widen her lead, making an election between someone you can't vote for and someone you dislike all the more inevitable come November 2008	(295)
		Libs may have another "Red State" to whine about soon; 10,000 Chinese are converting to Christianity every day now, 200 million by 2050	(121)
		Politician tries to fight pay increase for politicians, saying retirees need the money more	(17)
(Townhall)		Boehner sticks it to Nancy Pelosi. Hard	(200)

(Trend-e)		Ron Paul more popular than Bush...according to Google Trends	(109)
(Some Guy)		"No matter how many times a disturbed white male shoots up a school, church or workplace, bombs an abortion clinic or is arrested for being a serial killer, nobody raises questions like: is something wrong with white suburban culture?"	(95)
		Afghan president Karzai to cameras: "Iran has been a helper" against terror. Bush: "Nuh Uh."	(49)
		Global-warming deniers called "a well-funded machine." Unlike Al Gore and the global-warming zealots, who drink store-brand sodas, buy their clothes at Goodwill and hold bake sales to afford airline tickets to One Earth Concerts	(160)
(Community @ ABC Action News)		Why does John McCain's presidential campaign resemble Westley towards the end of “Princess Bride”?	(44)
		The "One Hitters", made up of lobbyists from Students for Sensible Drug Policy and NORML, are dominating the Congressional Softball League	(39)
		Some residents of the Vanilla City fear Bush won't keep his promise to rebuild their bridge: "I think this administration's strong suit has always been photo ops and speeches, and their weak suit has been follow through"	(46)
		Latest poll: More Americans think Iraq surge is working. Dems split between denying all progress and trying to take credit for it	(488)
		Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-Nooclearwar) thinks that anyone who refuses to nuke Mecca shouldn't be president	(168)
(Some Guy)		The myth of the "liberal media" is put to bed once and for all	(63)
(bloomburg.com)		The next time you complain about Halliburton no-bid contracts, don't forget Democrats are guilty of the same tactics. For example, Nancy Pelosi has earmarked $4 million to a San Francisco defense company. Do what we say, not what we do	(102)
		Romney behind in Florida polls despite frequent visits to state. It's almost as if meeting him makes you not like him	(21)
		Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch has some awfully nice things to say about one of his 21st century successors. One, but not both	(18)
		Good: Your daughter is planning to vote. Meh: For Barack Obama. Fark: You're Rudy Giuliani	(114)
		Public accountability for earmarking backfires as lawmakers race to be the biggest earmarkers so that they can brag to the people back home about how much money they brought to their district	(67)
(Town Hall)		A dissection of last week's "historic" ethics and lobbying reform bill. Looks like it's not all it was advertised to be	(84)
		John Edwards walks a picket line in Chicago for 10 minutes so that you can see hours of commericals from the videotape	(60)
		FBI uses warrant to search home of Justice Department attorney who is involved in the warrantless wiretap program	(91)
		Candidates line up to visit with Jon Stewart, begging him not to make them irrelevant	(58)
		Bush has created more terrorists than anyone else. Ever	(215)
		Hillary and GOP tag team B. Hussein Obama for being stupid enough to set up Pakistan's nukes for jihaddi takeover	(78)