Kim Jong Il described as "most flexible man" in North Korea, which explains why it's so easy for him to get his head up his ass	(5)
		Obama is proposing raising payroll contributions on Social Security. GOP screaming "Obama wants to raise your taxes11" in 3..2..1	(48)
(Long War Journal)		Pakistan releases Taliban high commanders. This should end well	(153)
(McClatchy News)		Other countries want the US to give up control of the Internet Tubes it created. It's always funny when the mice vote to bell the cat	(26)
(US News)		Hillary stumbles in the polls... losing between 9 and 10 points in early primary states	(59)
(FT.com)		Gordon Brown to ask Uncle Sam to go steady, hopes to make it to second base by Christmas	(5)
(Some Guy)		"U.S. justices could decide constitutionality of gun ownership"	(95)
		U.S. is "not on a war path with Iran," says Secretary of State Condaleeza Rice. Think of it more like a war treadmill	(58)
(Mashable)		Fred Thompson wants to create the next Star Wars Kid	(49)
(Some Guy)		Musharraf introduces amendment allowing civilians to be court-martialled, for “giving statements conducive to public mischief” among other things	(39)
		Supreme Court may hear case challenging Second Amendment, and whether Americans have the right to buy handguns pretty much from friggin' vending machines	(172)
(Hot Air)		Me Chinese, me discreet, me sneak sub into your fleet	(71)
(The American Daily)		Ron Paul shaping up as the Democrats version of Ralph Nader	(80)
(Press-Telegram)		Anti-war veterans group: "We want to march in your parade." Parade organizers: "Not yours."	(26)
(SunJournal.com)		83-year old war veteran is anti-war, anti-Bush, and pro-Jane Fonda. "I fought for that right"	(102)
(New York Observer)		Fred Thompson has achieved superhero status. But not the good kind	(34)
		There are now three things certain in life: death, taxes, and a steady stream of Republicans soliciting sex in bathrooms	(245)
		Australian voters take poll on which candidate for country's highest political office they would like to see naked. American voters consider the same question and reach for a spoon with which to gouge out their eyes	(19)

		By wasting time passing veto bait, Democratic congress may force 20,000,000 Americans to pay higher taxes if the AMT isn't brought under control	(97)
(Ohio.com)		Already this year, 25 million Americans have had background checks by the federal government, a number that's risen every year since the 9/11 terrorist attacks	(180)
(Some Guy)		If, or most probably when, Ron Paul runs as an independent, which candidate will he hurt, the guy the GOP nominates? Or Hillary Clinton?	(108)
(The Nation)		The US is losing it's grip on South America thanks to the cold hearted brutality of Milton Friedman	(19)
		If tax-cut strategies don't work, why are they so popular abroad?	(50)
		Crud on the spark plugs; Clinton machine missing. Tune-up needed big time	(15)
		Romney claims Adam & Eve were slutty	(52)
		Kucinich: Impeachment (of Cheney) is the only way to prevent a war in Iran	(121)
		Bush says he will take Musharraf at his word that elections will be held soon, that the check is in the mail, and that Pakistan will respect India in the morning	(14)
		Spanish king tells Venezuela's Chavez to shut his whore mouth while men are talking	(332)
(Some Guy)		Iran will destroy the US Navy's 5th fleet in a confrontation to be named later	(59)
(Atlantic Monthly)		Sensing a need to branch out, Giuliani has added "filling every job with nothing but white males" to his platform	(108)
		Canada's Conservative Prime Minister launches an investigation into Canada's former Conservative Prime Minister	(19)
		Best way to shore up a shakey Presidential debate performance? Have your staff plant a question in a town hall meeting, of course	(116)
		Iraq to Blackwater, et al: No, you can't have immunity anymore. Not yours	(67)
		St. Louis area synagogue hosts rogue ordination of two so-called “Womenpriests,” and you better believe the local diocese has got its panties in a wad, and its skirts all ruffled	(51)
		As leader of the British opposition party, you might start to suspect you've not quite won the hearts of the people when you're mistaken for a plumber	(7)
(Some Guy)		Hillary isn't the only one with a fake southern accent, Obama apparently picked up a twang growing up in Hawaii	(42)
(Bloomberg.com)		The economist and Nobel Prize winner, Joseph Stiglitz, says that Venezuela's economic growth in recent years has been "impressive.'' Oh come on, what does a Nobel Prize winning economist know about economic growth?	(82)
		Guess who’s on the verge of amending his Constitution for the second time so that he can stay in office indefinitely? Seriously just guess	(32)
		Kurdistan Workers Party willing to talk, may give up arms. Indian surgeons tell them to take a number	(6)

(Some Guy)		Social Security could have been repaired for a century with what we have bled into the sands of Iraq	(115)
		Hillary blames Bush for the high price of fuel because he didn't raise taxes on Big Oil	(59)
(Some Guy)		The Longest and Most Costly War in American History? Nope. Guess Again	(100)
(Think Progress)		It seems like the War on Christmas starts earlier and earlier every year	(102)
		Lieberman: "Democrats have given up their moral authority on foreign policy because they are more concerned with opposing Republicans than doing what is right."	(154)
		Elementary school deluged with angry phone calls after Rush Limbaugh claims they are using Veteran's Day to honor conscientious objectors. Rush Limbaugh trifecta now in play	(86)
(Memphis Daily News)		It took the US from George Washington until Ronald Reagan to reach the first $1 trillion in debt. On Tuesday, the debt was at $9.086 trillion	(59)
(Rasmussen)		Naysayers beware - Presidential hopeful Ron Paul's national poll numbers have risen to a shocking (gasp) 6 percent	(198)
(Washington Times)		Confirming that the Crawford Ranch was just a prop to make Bush seem more down to earth, "under no circumstances" will Laura allow the Bush's to settle down in Crawford when his presidency comes to an end	(77)
(Huffington Post)		Clinton, Dodd, Biden, and Obama, all "opponents" of Mukasey, didn't bother showing up to fight his confirmation	(41)
		A well oiled campaign indeed...."Rival campaigns quickly e-mailed the story to reporters, as did the Republican National Committee."	(48)
		Bill wants the blame for HillaryCare failure	(24)
		Poll shows that 23% think that Bush is the worse president ever. Jimmy Carter seen snickering in the corner	(199)
(Some Guy)		The Washington Post is predictably panning Robert Redford's "Lions for Lambs" because it poses tough moral questions about the neoconservative agenda	(69)
(Think Progress)		The Constitutional lawyer who represented Bush in Bush v. Gore, and essentially convinced the U.S. Supreme Court to appoint Bush president, is now ripping Bush for his assault on the Constitution	(47)
(Crooks & Liars)		FOX News’ John Gibson: Bush saved the homeless, won Iraq and gave you a job. And a pony	(152)
		Free Market works again as Merck agrees to pay out huge settlement including to people who weren't even taking their drugs	(63)
		Democratic congress teaches the Bush administration a lesson by approving the waterboarding attorney general by a small margin instead of a large margin. Meet the new congress, same as the old congress	(262)
		US border fence with Mexico may split border town in half, destroying homes and communities	(108)
		English man gets out of community service because combined with his job, it would breach EU working hours laws	(45)

		You thought Ron Paul getting $4 million in a single day was impressive? Well turns out hundreds of these donations were made from stolen credit cards	(204)
		Dick Cheney's Ouija board, in its customary spot in the middle of the floor, suddenly stirs. As the VP looks on in silent horror, it begins to spell something: B-E-R-N-A-N-K-E-M-U-S-T-D-I-E	(48)
(AC Media)		UFO-watching little guy takes the Democratic lead	(98)
		"The more important you think the economy is, the more likely you are to vote Democratic"	(133)
		Just like everyone else, even the waitress lied about the Clintons	(45)
(Radar Online)		Turns out that Rudy Giuliani is receiving money from officials in Qatar who were linked very closely with Al Qaeda and 9/11 conspirators. 9/11	(399)
(IHT)		USA: Hey, we're saving energy by switching to fluorescent lights. China: We're going to build a hundred more coal plants and there's nothing you can do to stop us, round eyes	(123)
(Some Guy)		Why take down Vader when you can go straight for the Emperor? The Judiciary Committee will be hearing the Cheney impeachment bill	(86)
		Old and busted: Totalitarians controlling your freedom of movement. The new hotness: Environmentalists controlling your freedom of movement to combat global warming	(41)
		For the first time this century, Congress finally remembers about that checks and balances thingee in the Constitution	(225)
		Senator Hagel (R-Neb): U.S. draft may be unavoidable	(205)
(Ballot Access News)		Tragedy today, as Prohibition Party presidential candidate Earl Dodge died suddenly at 74. He was sober	(120)
		Conservative pundit wants you to know that any film portraying American troops as less than perfect is traitorous -- but dissent is still totally cool	(260)
		Official who awarded "best original costume" prize to employee dressed in blackface, dreadlocks and a prison uniform may not become head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement because some nagging libtards can't take a joke	(63)
(ArgusLeader)		Man writes letter to editor attacking anti-abortion campaign tactics. Opponents respond by: C) Directing hate mail and phone calls to anyone with a similar name, even if it's spelled different	(60)
(Big Head DC)		Calling it an accident, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney has pulled down several of his campaign advertisements from Gay.com	(94)
		Theme restaurant in China ordered to change the name of its toilets by government, who objected to "Liberation Zones" name. Eatery plans to rechristen them "American Economy" and hand out greenbacks for wiping	(15)
		English defence minister quits to pursue dream of racing at Le Mans	(6)
		Much like its namesake, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library has lost track of thousands of mementos from the Gipper's life	(99)
		10 Commandments display Ernie Fletcher had put up in KY state capitol riddled with inaccuracies, such as saying the Star Spangled Banner was "a rallying cry for the American patriots during the Revolutionary War"	(71)

		Hugo Chavez shocked... simply shocked... that masked gunmen opened fire on a pro-democracy rally denouncing his dictatorship	(514)
		House approves protections for gay and lesbian workers. Collapse of modern society in 3... 2... 1	(103)
(Some Guy)		Christians, Muslims work together to restore cross to the top of church in Baghdad. With great photo. Enjoy the sappiness now, as you know the MSM would rather tear their own heads off than report good news from Iraq	(53)
		Bush calls Musharraf, says: "You can't be the president and the head of the military at the same time". Pot, meet kettle	(71)
		Fox News blasts MSNBC for having a political slant to their newscasts. Irony tag soon to be available as a lapel pin	(76)
(Debka)		Israeli cabinet in urgent session to determine course of action on Iranian developments, claim intel from Syrian operation shows Iran lying their beards off	(166)
(Some Guy)		Brownback takes pail from McCain, helps bail	(9)
(RNC.org)		RNC spin on Kentucky: "Our success today made it very clear that the Commonwealth is and will remain a Republican state.” Reality: "You lost the governor's office by 17 points, and only won two of six offices"	(59)
(Some Guy)		Website for Hillary Clinton has trouble posting her positions because they change so often	(36)
		People in Denver really want to get high, passing another measure to keep police from enforcing marijuana laws	(257)
		City council member complains that being booted out of office wasn't fair, because he would have won if only more people had voted for him	(11)
		Iran says it's reached 3000 centrifuges for high uranium enrichment. Scientists say it takes 3000 centrifuges to create a bomb in one year. What do you say will happen in 365 days to Iran?	(442)
		Flush with cash, it looks like Ron Paul may emerge from "fringe" status in New Hamphsire	(117)
		Older sister beats brother in mayoral race after successfully beating his ass throughout their childhood	(18)
		Direct quote FTA: "Americans should be proud of waterboarding." Conservative submitter weeps in shame	(224)
(The Nation)		A web-savvy form of conservative propaganda, written anonymously and forwarded via email, is altering the political landscape. Mail this to 10 of your friends or Hillary Clinton will eat another baby	(90)
		CIA memos confirm terror suspects have been subject to worse frat pranks than previously mentioned	(555)
		The election results: Pat Boone's guy failed miserably, a philandering SF mayor beat a field of nutters while Philadelphia elected one, Oregonians won't smoke their way to healthier kids and Utah voters think vouchers are a bad idea	(105)
		Pat Robertson supports a pro-gay, pro-abortion, twice-divorced crossdresser for president	(238)
		Realizing it was 9/11 getting thin 9/11, Rudy Giluani attempts 9/11 to broaden his campaign focus 9/11	(22)
		Hillary's rivals to Bill: STFU	(35)
		"Daniel Levin should have a statue in his honor in Washington right now. Instead, he was forced out as Acting Assistant Attorney General, nearly three years ago, because he had the guts to do what George Bush couldn’t do..."	(179)
(Newshounds)		O'Reilly is the king of titillating sex stories to "inform the folks"	(87)
		Ron Paul's fundraising director on white supremacists: "If people who hold views that the candidate doesn't agree with, and they give to us, that's their loss"	(213)
		Connecticut's new optical scan voting machines knocked out by rain. Suck it, chads	(19)
		If you can't beat 'em, mock 'em. The United States Goverment takes on the tough challenge of dealing with illegal immigration, one costume at a time	(96)
		Governator orders state agencies to terminate 10% of spending due to budget shortfall. Suck it, tax and spenders	(69)

(WLEX)		Remember Kentucky's Republican governor who put up the Ten Commandments and had the auto-dial anti-gay campaign phone calls? Yeah, it didn't work	(38)
		Guiliani's flip-flop on health insurance for children. Suck it, kids	(64)
(boingboing)		"A vote for Romney is a vote for Satan"	(82)
		Even though she claimed all her health-plan task-force papers were already released, Hillary took a second look and realized she just won't have time for it until after the election	(21)
		How Bush and Condiliesalot made a mess in Pakistan	(94)
		House of Representatives successfully overrides President Bush's veto of a crucial water bill. Bringing the total number of things accomplished this year to... one	(213)
(Financial Times)		More than half of the wealthiest households are concentrated in the 18 states where Democrats control both Senate seats	(81)
(Some Guy)		The top 10 worst U.S. presidents	(228)
		Regarding Steven Colbert running for president: "It is not a time for games or to make a mockery of the process." Because the process of having primary elections for a two-party system is an excellent and fair process	(50)
		British Prime Minister accused of racism as he unveils plans to make immigrants hold a job and speak English so they'll fit in, ignoring the fact that rest of British society does neither	(92)
		Bush bests Gallup Poll record for number of Americans who “strongly disapprove” of the president, surpassing Nixon ‘74	(509)
		Military lowering its standards to enlist recruits with a criminal record rather than just discharging them with one	(131)
(Some Guy)		Obama stands up to both "corporate media corporations" and the redundancy police in one simple statement	(28)
		In the fourth year of the occupation, 2007 is the deadliest year yet for U.S. in Iraq. Five more months and Bush gets a set of steak knives	(397)
		Deceptive spoof websites troll supporters of major GOP candidates... except Ron Paul's. Hmmmmm	(151)
		On election day in Kentucky, the question isn't "Will the Democrats win?" The questions are "How badly will they whup Ernie Fletcher's corrupt ass?" and "Will you give me bourbon in return for voting?"	(180)
		For the first time in 30 years, there is no clear GOP front runner 12 months prior to the election. Ron Paul supporters heartily disagree	(156)
		Liberals angry because U.S. Commission on Civil Rights uses Bush's definition of civil rights rather than theirs	(53)
(Some Guy)		Fred Thompson isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, which gives him a huge advantage over his rivals for the GOP nomination	(12)
(Some Guy)		The neocons finally get their wish for a liberal media. The driving factor? Ratings	(91)
		Australian MP and ex-Midnight Oil singer Peter Garrett accused of selling out to mining interests, American military and government claims on aboriginal lands	(41)
(KVIA)		Congress to use that check and balances thingee for the first time this century and override a Bush veto	(25)
		Republican lawmaker involved in sexual harassment scandal says he can't recall exactly what he said to the woman, but is "sure it was very inappropriate, because I do that kind of thing"	(72)
		Bill Clinton urges Democrats not to let his wife's flip-flops on driver's licenses stop them from voting for her, arguing that Democrats don't have positions until they have the overnight polls	(30)
		Good: Man works nine years, lives frugally, saves $62,000. Bad: He's an illegal alien. Ugly: The U.S. government confiscates the money when he tries to leave the country	(231)
		"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, R-Calif., said..."	(28)
		Ron Paul raises $3.5 million in one day in bid to go down as the best-financed Republican nominee to be crushed by Hillary next year	(285)
(Some Guy)		Gov. Bill Richardson will appear in a seven-page spread in Playboy	(15)

		$3 a gallon. Here come the Civics	(40)
		Belgians have now gone without a government for 149 days. Americans sneer and point out they've gone without one since November, 2000	(18)
		School board votes on "In God We Trust" in class. "It's not about religion," says Christian councilwoman. "We can’t just assume that the younger generations are going to have that strong love for God"	(58)
(MichNews)		"Middle America wants nothing to do with the far-left Democratic ideology. Visit the websites where Democrats gather. You will find rude people who despise everything but themselves"	(127)
(Think Progress)		White House to Pakistan at press conference: It is never reasonable to restrict constitutional freedoms in the name of fighting terrorism	(43)
		That guy Fred Thompson wasn't going to "throw under the bus?" Yeah, he wants to spend more time with his family	(11)
(WLWT)		In a desperate last minute attempt to grab the fundie vote, Ky Governor orders the 10 Commandments placed in the state Capitol building	(110)
		1st Paragraph: "There is no breakaway front-runner for the Republican nomination." 2nd Paragraph: "Giuliani maintains a double-digit lead over his main rivals."	(18)
(Mother Jones)		Why ethanol's dot-corn bubble is going to pop	(41)
(Real Clear Politics)		Democrats finding out their "Hey, Let's Let Everyone in Mexico Move Here" proposal isn't quite the vote-getter they expected it to be	(64)
		Gallup Poll Chief Editor: Ron Paul supporters think Ron Paul's polling numbers are inaccurate because they only know and hang out with other Ron Paul supporters	(151)
(pol watchers)		Turns out Pat Boone was right. The "homosexual lobby" supports Democratic candidate for Kentucky governor (with another robo-phone call)	(47)
		Wired: "Good thing 'War of the Worlds' aired when Roosevelt was president rather than Bush--no one did anything hysterical." Japanese internment camp survivors unavailable for comment	(27)
		Colbert/Colbert drops out of presidential race. Doritos	(81)
		Huffington Post, November 2007: "Unmarried Women: This Election's Holy Grail." November 2008: "Democrats would have won if all those unmarried women weren't so stupid"	(13)
		Walter Mondale's decision to endorse Hillary Clinton based on her "staying positive." Guess Walt must've missed calling Obama "irresponsible and naive" for taking a position she herself would take months later	(19)
		Improvements in Afghanistan are saving 89,000 children each year. Suck it, war haters	(144)
		In last night's debate, Guiliani apparently admitted to torturing mafia suspects while a U.S. prosecutor. That, or he was just talking out his rear end again	(405)
(Some Guy)		Obama says that Cheney is a "crazy uncle in the attic" which makes one wonder how many crazy uncles Obama had in his attic	(29)
		Obama declines to dress up for Halloween amidst throngs of people who did, perpetuating yet another stereotype	(23)
(TPM)		Down in the polls with one day to go, Kentucky Republican gubernatorial candidates pull out all the stops: Get Pat Boone to make an emergency robo-phone call labelling their opponents as big San Francisco gaybos	(112)
		Eighty percent of Americans think people need to change their lifestyle to reduce climate change… as long as it’s not them who have to do the changing	(188)
(Deseret News)		If you want to triple the hits a story receives, mention adultery. If you want to increase the hits a thousandfold, claim that critcizing Mormons for blindly following church leaders IS adultery	(14)
		Australia denies plot to kill Bananarama	(17)
		Sen. Larry Craig's office sent an email to Capitol Hill staffers: A watch has been found in the bathroom	(19)
		Everything the Clintons did from '92 to '96 was perfectly legal and they have absolutely nothing to hide, so the fact that 3,022,030 documents are still locked up in their archive despite numerous FOIA requests is of no consequence	(107)