It was just a massage! And yeah, I bought meth from the hooker, but I didn't SMOKE IT or anything!!!! HOW DARE YOU EVEN SUGGEST SUCH A THING OCCURED!!11!!!

*laughs gleefully* Oh, this is like my birthday and Christmas rolled into one. AmericaBlog walks us thru the whole saga.

Let's walk through what we now know, and don't know, at this point ( Read more... )

Now we know: Ted Haggard has admitting to buying methamphetimine. He says he never used it. Supply your own "didn't inhale" joke here.

Also, I love how the BBC headline calls him "Sex-row US pastor."

Let's see, what else...

+ Nuclear secrets were online because they wanted to "unleash the blogosphere". Sadly, No commented on it last spring. ( Read more... )

Can't sleep, must blog.

++ How Republicans poisoned politics.

++ Epidemic of foot-in-mouth afflicts candidates this year.

++ How low will Bush go?

++ Michael J Fox talks more about stem cell research.

++ Stuff only I care about: DC area exurbs watched for further party shifts. I'm crossing my fingers the outer NoVA exurbs are going to go ( Read more... )

This makes me sad.
Edel Quinones lived in Virginia for 10 years, but early this year, he sold his Arlington townhouse to move to the District.

"It felt like I wasn't welcome anymore," he said.

Quinones and his partner of three years are joining a migration of gay people out of Virginia in the face of recent legislative action they perceive as ( Read more... )

Recent lowlights of Israel's "targeted" offensive on "terrorist infrastructure":

Israeli helicopter shoots a hole right through the cross on top of a Red Cross ambulance. Well, at least they're equal opportunity about it. They hit Red Crescent ambulances last week.

In previous conflicts in Gaza and the West Bank, Israel has struck ambulances ( Read more... )

Polls show New Jersey residents favor legalized gay marriage. The numbers aren't as overwhelmingly in favor of gay marriage as civil unions, but there is still a slight plurality. This represents a shift in opinion from 2003. The poll is relevant because New Jersey's Supreme Court may soon rule in favor of the plaintiffs in a case seeking the ( Read more... )

Or not. That's sort of what you'd get if you smooshed these stories together ( Read more... )

Joe Conason proposes a theory as to why NYC got shafted on Homeland Security money: they didn't hire the right lobbyists. Apparently, DHS is a big old contractor-Bush booster-lobbyist circle jerk, and NYC and D.C. weren't part of it. Urge to kill... yeah. I'd say it's a slightly less evil a motivation than, "They don't vote for us, so screw 'em ( Read more... )

Surprise, Surprise.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A constitutional ban on same-sex marriage failed to pass the Senate on Wednesday but Republican leaders planned to take it up in the House, keeping a national spotlight on the divisive issue.

The 49 to 48 vote basically ensures the measure won't get anywhere in the full Congress, thwarting President Bush ( Read more... )

From CNN.com's front page feature:


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