Living abroad makes a blogger less inclined to write about the latest and greatest political debates in America, the majority of which aren’t truly great, and all of which will lose their novelty in a matter of days. Among the stories I’v...

Know how to solve the suburbia deer problems? The Pennsylvania Game Commission wants you!
Got ideas on how to reduce deer collisions and garden-raiding by whitetails in Pennsylvania's urban and suburban neighborhoods? If you do, the Pennsylvania Gam...

No President since Reagan has kept campaign promises, and ruled by conviction, rather than consensus.

Today's dose of NIF - News, Interesting & Funny ... Stupid Monday edition

On the verge of an impending deadline to vote for passage of the new Iraqi constitution, Iraq's parliament voted to extend the proceedings until next Monday to work out some key issues still in dispute.

At the Belmont Club, Wretchard mixes history with personal recollection...

In many ways, the Imperial Japanese were the most similar enemy to Al Qaeda that we've fought before this latest war. Suicidally inclined, they fought to the death. In many...

So, its a slower news day in Alabama with nothing being reported except the ins and outs of College Football in this state. So instead of leaving this day BlogLess, I decided to report to all of my 5 people that come to this blog aday (Thanks Mom!!) th...

In contrast to the story being touted by the hangers-on in Crawford, Texas is on in Newsweek by Holly Bailey and Evan Thomas. It tells a balanced story of the meetings the President has had with the families of fallen soldiers. Acording to the story, ...

Israel Begins Withdrawal From Gaza Strip
I heard Paul Harvey this afternoon refer to the Israeli presence in Gaza as the “occupation.” This article describes it the same way.
When does an occupation stop being an occupation. An occupat...

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Sen. Richard Durbin: Traitor or Liar? Or Both? Inquiring minds want to know.

So, Dickie Durbin (D-state withheld out of mercy) had a wee lapse of memory, as did his Spokesman, regarding exactly what he said...

A couple of useful correctives to the Sheehan reporting today —
From Newsweek, we learn that President Bush may not be a cruel, heartless, unfeeling robot after all:
In emotional private meetings with the families of soldiers killed in Iraq a...

"Giff" is now using another taxpayer-funded resource to attack the mayor, the NY City Council website. The problem with this strategy, Giff should have brushed up on his HTML skills before launching his web attack. Click Here to visit the front page ...

Strange bedfellows in California

Even as Cindy Sheehan continues her vigil outside of President Bush's Crawford ranch, she has released a list of new demands that she expects to have met by weeks end. The list includes a call for President Bush's impeachment and