( Despite strains, U.S. could fight a third war: Gates )

"It may be because it's one of our biggest pet peeves, or it may be because they don't garner a lot of money, but nonetheless, we promise to never offer advertising space in our service or on our pages."
--From LJ's old "Social Contract," archived here. The new Social Contract seems to have been edited a bit ( Read more... )

Rear Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., the commander of the detention camp at Guantánamo, told reporters in a news conference that the [three detainees suicides] were discovered early on Saturday when a guard noticed something out of the ordinary in a cell and found that a prisoner had hanged himself. Admiral Harris said guards and a medical team rushed in ( Read more... )

Dear Mr. Kerry,

Your concession speech is really not a good time to tell us, "I'll never stop fighting for you." We needed you to do one thing: unseat Dubya. Having failed to do that, all we have left to look at is your previous voting career as a senator, if we want to know what kind of fighting to expect from you. So please, please shut the ( Read more... )

Well, no. they do that all the time. During the election year, people exhume the bodies of logic and taste in order to drag them around the village square.

"[Virginia Republican delegate Morton] Blackwell, who gave out almost 250 of the [Purple heart] bandages, said Vietnam veterans have every right to be angry about anti-war comments Kerry made ( Read more... )

Well. Ain't this a kick in the ass.

Far be it from me to agree with a group like the Neo-Nazis...but this time, I think they're right.

( Emotional debate over slavery reconciliation walk goes public. )

I have lots to say about this, but no time to say it. The article is here, courtesy of the Chicago Sun-Times:

Daley defends charter schools here as a success.

In other news, New York Mayor Bloomberg is offering discounts on hotels, restaurants, and certain attractions(?) to "peaceful activists." From the New York Times:

( Just Keep It Peaceful, Protesters; New York Is Offering Discounts. )

Dear Mr. Keyes,

Please please please, get your peezy ass back to Maryland. Illinois doesn't need you rewriting history any more than it already is.

Love,
laughingimp

Illinois race (from CNN.comIn Illinois today, we have fresh signs that the Senate race could get weirder ( Read more... )

Comparing the terrorism war to the Second World War, Bush also vowed to aggressively root out terrorists and the countries that sponsor or hide them.

"The best way to protect America is to stay on the offensive," said Bush, who faces growing criticism and shrinking public support for his handling of the occupation of Iraq.

From the Denver Post. ( Read more... )