9/11 Commission: FISA Court Too Slow

Bush administration critics continue to insist that the president could have gotten all the wiretap authority he needed from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to intercept terrorist communications as they plotted the next 9/11 attack.

--NewsMax.com--

Sheehan Suggests Bush 10 Times Worse Than Bin Laden

Echoing the accusations of musician Harry Belafonte and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan on Monday wondered aloud whether President Bush is “10 times the bigger terrorist than Osama bin Laden.”

--CNSNews.com--

Hillary Clinton: U.S. ‘Impatient’ for Woman Prez

Americans are growing “impatient” as they wait for a woman to be elected president, 2008 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Saturday night.

--NewsMax.com--

Hillary Clinton can't speak for Americans, she can only speak for the far-left fringe she has isolated herself in. She won't even consent to any interviews with anyone who might ask her hard questions. - BK

Author: Linda Cebrian

Date: Tuesday January 31, 2006 9:57

In her dreams.

Howard Dean Implicates Harry Reid in Abramoff Scandal

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said Sunday that Democrats who took money from Indian tribes represented by Jack Abramoff and who did something on behalf of those tribes have “a big problem.”

--NewsMax.com--

Sheehan to Feinstein: Filibuster Alito, Or I'll Run Against You

Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan has threatened to run for Sen. Dianne Feinstein's (D-Calif.) seat unless Feinstein filibusters Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito.

--CNSNews.com--

You don't have to go too deep into this story before you come to the issue of abortion. You might think that there wouldn't be much of a link between anti-war activism and “reproductive liberty for women”. But if you think that, you'd be wrong. At the root of Sheehan-style anti-warism is anti-Bushism, and at the root of anti-Bushism is hatred for anyone who opposes abortion. - BK

Obama Criticizes Party for Strategy

Sen. Barack Obama, the freshman Democrat from Illinois who is one of his party's brightest stars, chided his party yesterday for its “over-reliance” on “procedural maneuvers” such as the fruitless filibuster threats against the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr.

--CNSNews.com--

What's really interesting is the fact that Sen. Obama also pledged to support the filibuster. When he says it's wrong, but he'll vote for it anyway, he's admitting that partisanship is more important to him than right and wrong. - BK

Officials: Iran Infiltrates U.N. Nuke Watchdog

Iran has formed a top secret team of nuclear specialists to infiltrate the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, the UN-sponsored body that monitors its nuclear programme, The Daily Telegraph has been told.

--London Telegraph--

Iraqi General: Iraq's WMD Secreted in Syria

The man who served as the no. 2 official in Saddam Hussein's air force says Iraq moved weapons of mass destruction into Syria before the war by loading the weapons into civilian aircraft in which the passenger seats were removed.

--New York Sun--

ACLU: Don't Bar Terrorist Sympathizers

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to strike down a provision of the Patriot Act that prevents foreigners who endorse terrorism from entering the U.S.

--NewsMax.com--

Bibi: Hamastan Established Before Our Eyes

Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu says following Hamas victory in PA elections “state of Hamastan - an offshoot of Iran - has been established before our eyes; we cannot reach an understanding with Hamas, as their main goal is to annihilate Israel”

--YNetNews--

Democrat Barrage Underway as Bush Speech Nears

Congressional Democratic leaders went on the offensive Thursday, criticizing President Bush and the Republican-led Congress on numerous issues, five days before the president goes before Congress and the nation to deliver his State of the Union address.

--CNSNews.com--

Kerry: Reject Alito 'cause Coulter Likes Him

Defending his opposition to Judge Samuel Alito, Democratic Sen. John Kerry invoked the name of Ann Coulter, contending the popular WND columnist's support of the nomination is a good reason not to vote for it.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Democrats Split Over Filibuster On Alito

Several prominent Democratic senators called for a filibuster of Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s Supreme Court nomination yesterday, exposing a deep divide in the party even as they delighted the party's liberal base.

--Washington Post--

Anti-war Lawmaker Shown with ‘Pal’ Uday

British anti-war lawmaker George Galloway is shown laughing, joking and expressing support to Uday Hussein in a video released yesterday of his 1999 meeting with the dictator's late son.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Choice of ‘Moderate’ Democrat Prompts ‘Liberal’ Outcry

WASHINGTON - Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine lifted the Democratic Party's spirits last fall when he won in a conservative state and gave his fellow Democrats some ideas about how to replicate his success.

--USA Today--

Poll: Thumbs Down on Prez Hillary Clinton

By a margin of three to one, Americans say they would “definitely” vote against Hillary Clinton for president, a CNN/Gallup poll released Tuesday has found.

--NewsMax.com--

Bank: No Loans for Eminent Domain Takeovers

BB&T Corp., the second-biggest bank in the Washington area, said yesterday that it will not lend money to developers who plan to build commercial projects on land taken from private citizens through the power of eminent domain.

--Washington Times--

Mexico Says Men Dressed as Soldiers Were Drug Smugglers

MEXICO CITY - The men dressed in military garb who crossed the border and confronted Texas law officers this week were drug smugglers, not Mexican soldiers, officials said yesterday, illustrating Mexico's thorny problem with criminals who masquerade as security forces.

--Boston Globe (AP)--

China, Saudis Strengthen Ties

It began prior to the first Gulf war when the Saudis closed a secret deal with Red China to buy CSS-2 ballistic missiles from China and has since solidified into an increasingly close relationship between the two nations.

--NewsMax.com--

Victoria Toensing: FISA Fears Shielded 9/11 Plotters

Contrary to the claims of Bush administration critics, the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has seriously hampered U.S. counterterrorism efforts - and actually helped to shield at least two key 9/11 plotters from detection by U.S. law enforcement.

--NewsMax.com--

Saddam's Atrocities Exposed on Video

Responding to accusations Saddam Hussein is being “demonized” as his trial resumes, a U.S. group has released videotapes documenting torture and murder ordered by the former Iraqi dictator.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Rookie EMT Zapped Co-worker with Defibrillator, Killing Her

LEBANON, Va. - Joshua Philip Martin was in his fourth day on the job as a rescue-squad worker in Russell County when, in a playful mood, he decided to reach into the front seat of the ambulance and zap one of his co-workers with the defibrillator paddles. The rookie's mistake was fatal.

--Richmond Times-Dispatch--

Here we have an instrument meant to save lives that is quite capable of killing - like a gun meant for self-defense. If we accepted the “logic” of the gun-banners, we should ignore all the lives that defribrillators save and they should be banned. - BK

Schumer Admits Democrats in Back of the Bus on Fighting Terror

Get a load of this exchange between Wolf Blitzer (CNN) and Sen. Charles “Chuckie-schmuckie” Schumer (ELWD-NY):

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

KARL ROVE, WHITE HOUSE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF: The United States faces a ruthless enemy. And we need a commander in chief and a Congress who understand the nature of the threat and the gravity of the moment America finds itself in.

President Bush and the Republican Party do. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for many Democrats.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

BLITZER: Karl Rove, the White House deputy chief of staff, the president's top political adviser, speaking out earlier in the week.

Once again we're joined by our guests, Republican Senator George Allen -- he is in our Washington bureau -- and Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer. He's here in New York with me.

“Unfortunately,” Karl Rove says, “the same cannot be said for many Democrats” in this war on terrorism. I suspect he's referring in part to you.

SCHUMER: Well, who knows -- but, you know, it's -- no one is going to take a back seat to Democrats on fighting a tough war on terror. But what Karl Rove is doing is trying to divert attention.

--CNN--

Kerry Unwilling to Defund ‘Illegal’ Wiretaps

Appearing on ABC's “This Week,” Mr. Kerry was asked by host George Stephanopoulos, “If you think this is a clear violation of the law, why not move to cut off funding for the program?”

“That's premature,” Mr. Kerry responded.

--Washington Times--

Bush Launches Bid to Justify Domestic Spying

WASHINGTON - President Bush yesterday launched a weeklong blitz of election-style campaigning to build support for his domestic spying program, seeking to persuade the country to uphold his power to bypass laws in the interest of national security -- a power that many legal scholars say he does not have.

--Boston Globe--

This story is almost unbelievably biased in favor of protecting terrorists, starting with (but not limited to) the headline, and the first paragraph.

First of all, eavesdropping on terrorists who communicate with their agents in the U.S. is not “domestic spying”, it is a necessary measure for combatting the enemy. And the president doesn't need to “justify” defending the nation against foreign enemies.

Then, while “many legal scholars” say the president does not have the power, it is also true that many legal scholars say he does. Media bias is manifested not only by what and how they report, but just as much by what they fail to report and say. - BK

Activists to Provide Illegals Ariz. Maps

MEXICO CITY - Mexico's human rights agency says it will give out detailed maps of the Arizona desert, including rescue beacons and water stations, to guide migrants safely through the most popular and deadliest corridor into the United States.

--Arizona Republic--

Campaign to Seize Souter's Home Advances

Activists angered by a US Supreme Court ruling that homes can be demolished for public developments are trying to seize the home of one of the judges involved.

--BBC News--

Conservative Victory in Canada May Bring Warmer Ties with US

Twelve years of Liberal rule in Canada ended early Tuesday, as opposition leader Stephen Harper led his Conservative Party to victory and defeated Prime Minister Paul Martin announced he would step down as Liberal leader.

--CNSNews.com--

Joe Lieberman: U.S. Prepared for Iran Strike

Sen. Joe Lieberman said Sunday that the U.S. is prepared to deal with the Iranian nuclear crisis militarily - even if the war in Iraq continues to require a substantial American troop commitment.

--NewsMax.com--

John Kerry Touts Al Qaida's Successes

In quotes sure to bring delight to Osama bin Laden and his followers, Sen. John Kerry said Sunday that the reason the U.S. homeland hasn't been attacked by al Qaida since 9/11 is because the terror group is having so much success against U.S. forces in Iraq.

--NewsMax.com--

Canadian Liberals Face Loss after 12 Years in Power

WINNIPEG, Manitoba - Canadian political leaders on Sunday made one last cross-country dash on the eve of an election expected to oust the ruling Liberals, move Canada to the right and improve ties with the United States.

--Reuters--

Iranian President Cements Syrian Alliance

DAMASCUS, Syria - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad began a visit to Syria Thursday to consolidate an old alliance made increasingly crucial as both countries face mounting U.S. pressure and the threat of international sanctions.

--Breitbart.com--

How is this possible? Syria is a secular Baathist dictatorship, while Iran is ruled by Muslim fundamentalists. Everyone knows these groups are like oil and water; that's why Saddam Hussein's Iraq never had anything to do with al Qaeda! - James Taranto, OpinionJournal.com

Barrett Report: Clinton Officials Blocked Probe

A 10-year, $22 million investigation into former Housing Secretary Henry G. Cisneros says Clinton-administration officials blocked an independent counsel probe into his failure to pay income taxes on “hush money” payments he made to a mistress.

--Washington Times--

Jurors to Decide Political Vandalism Case

MILWAUKEE - Witness testimony, cell phone records and other evidence show that five Democratic campaign workers punctured tires on vehicles Republicans intended to use to get out the vote on Election Day 2004, a prosecutor told jurors in closing arguments Thursday.

--Breitbart.com (AP)--

Poll: NSA Leakers are ‘Traitors’

Americans overwhelmingly support President Bush's decision to wiretap suspected terrorists operating inside the U.S. without first obtaining a court order - and a solid plurality believe those who leaked news of the secret operation are “traitors,” a Fox News Opinion Dynamics poll has found.

--NewsMax.com--

Walter Reed Protesters Thank Murtha

The anti-war group “Code Pink: Women for Peace” is thanking Pennsylvania Democratic Congressman John Murtha on its website for his “courageous stand on Iraq.” The group -- which sparked controversy last summer with anti-war protests at a military hospital in the nation's capital -- recently presented Murtha its “pink badge of courage” for his anti-war activism.

--CNSNews.com--

Sen. DeMint Blasts Sen. Harry Reid's Hypocrisy

Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) chastized Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) Wednesday for Reid's hypocritical sermonizing on congressional ethics.

--NewsMax.com--

Je$$e Ja¢k$on Denies Threatening Minister

The Rev. Je$$e Ja¢k$on denied on the witness stand Thursday that he threatened or encouraged violence against a conservative black minister who claimed he was roughed up during a 2001 confrontation with Jackson and his son.

--Las Vegas Sun (AP)--

Pakistanis Say Airstrike Killed Al Qaeda Figures

KARACHI, Pakistan - A senior al Qaeda operative and a son-in-law of the group's deputy leader, Ayman Zawahiri, were among those killed in a U.S. airstrike in an area along the Afghan border last week, Pakistani sources said Thursday.

--Washington Post--

2 Empty Graves Found at Missile-strike Site

Officials said that local militants may have shifted the bodies before their scheduled burials to stop authorities from DNA testing the remains and finding out who was killed in Friday's missile attack.

--Lahore Daily Times--

Mag: Ted K's Secret ‘Love Child’ a Secret No More

The National Enquirer splashes this week with a shocking story about Sen. Ted “the Swimmer” Kennedy's secret “love child” with a Cape Cod woman whom the mag says he dated during his days as a swinging single.

--Boston Herald--

Rumor has it that the kid has webbed feet. - BK

Author: Patricia

Date: Thursday January 19, 2006 13:13

Sorry, but untrue or true this story is irresponsible.

There is no way we have of knowing if it is true or not. If not we are spreading rumors.

Is he a bigoted lout? Like only a fallen away or pretend "Catholic" can be. All that said we still do not know if this particular story is true.

Dick Morris: White House OK'd Laura's Pro Condi Comment

Top political strategist Dick Morris said Tuesday that First Lady Laura Bush would not have urged Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to run for president last Friday unless her husband had signed off on the comment.

--NewsMax.com--

Leftist Protesters: Lighter Sentences Stifle Dissent

They're objecting to a new city ordinance that lessens the charge they normally face when arrested: trespassing. Now, it's a petty misdemeanor.

--Minneapolis Star-Tribune--

Is this what Hillary was screeching about the other day? But this isn't the GOP-controlled House of Representatives, it's a Democrat-contolled city government. - BK

Congressman Linked to Katrina Charity Controversy

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, criticized on Dec. 22 for admitting that it had not distributed any of the estimated $400,000 it raised for Hurricane Katrina victims, now claims to have handed out most of the money on Dec. 9.

--CNSNews.com--

Roberts Airs Doubts on Campaign-finance Law

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. expressed doubts yesterday about legal restrictions on political ads by outside groups as the Supreme Court took up a new challenge to the McCain-Feingold campaign-finance law.

--Washington Times (AP)--

Clinton Eligible, Once Again, To Practice Law

After five years of banishment from the legal profession, President Clinton will be eligible this week to reclaim the law license he gave up as a consequence of the inaccurate responses he gave under oath to questions about his relationship with a White House intern.

--New York Sun--

Isn't it interesting that this comes so close on the heels of Al Gore ranting, “A president who breaks the law is a threat to the very structure of our government”! - BK

Brits' Bad Teeth Finally Explained

LONDON - A British dentist has been banned from working after allowing her unqualified boyfriend to carry out dental work on patients in her surgery, the profession's UK regulatory body said Tuesday.

--Yahoo! News (Reuters)--

Obstructocrats Delay Vote on Alito Nomination

As announced last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee was scheduled to meet today -- Tuesday -- to vote on the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court. But it's not going to happen as planned.

--CNSNews.com--

Barrett Report to be Released

WASHINGTON - A long-awaited report detailing an independent counsel investigation of a former secretary of housing and urban development, Henry Cisneros, outlines a coordinated effort by Clinton administration officials to first block and then limit the probe as a way of taking pressure off an administration that was already beset by scandals.

--New York Sun--

Al Gore Likens Targets of Domestic Spying to MLK Jr.

Former Vice President Al Gore on Monday compared suspected terrorists being monitored by the Bush administration to civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

--CNSNews.com--

I get a chill up my back every time I think about how close this guy was to being president. - BK

Sen. Clinton Compares Republican-Controlled House to a Plantation

NEW YORK - Sen. Hillary Clinton on Monday blasted the Bush administration as “one of the worst” in U.S. history and compared the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to a plantation where dissenting voices are squelched.

--Houston Chronicle--

Has Nancy Pelosi had any trouble getting media coverage for her Bush-hating diatribes? Has John Murtha?

Here's how it works. A Democrat can make any outrageous, unpatriotic or even treasous statement, but if anyone on the right makes the slightest objection, or merely points out the obvious, he is accused of trying to silence dissent. - BK

Author: Bill K.

Date: Tuesday January 17, 2006 13:12

I guess we're supposed to forget what Democrats did to Clarence Thomas and Michael Steele (Link 1).

And what about the caricatures of Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell?

There isn't a black Republican that isn't attacked by the left. If a black leaves the Democrat Plantation, Dems will do everything in their power to squelch them.

Link #1

Mexican Troops Defiant: ‘Border? What Border?’

The Mexican military has little regard for the border as troops have entered the United States 216 times over nine years, according to a Department of Homeland Security document and a map of incursions.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

52% of Americans: Impeach Bush on Wiretaps

A new Zogby poll indicates a majority of Americans want Congress to consider impeaching President Bush if he wiretapped American citizens without a judge's approval.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

If you frame the question right, you can get a poll result to support almost any position, particularly when the public is woefully uninformed and/or misinformed. - BK

Murtha's War Hero Status Called Into Question

Having ascended to the national stage as one of the most vocal critics of President Bush's handling of the war in Iraq, Pennsylvania Democratic Congressman John Murtha has long downplayed the controversy and the bitterness surrounding the two Purple Hearts he was awarded for military service in Vietnam.

--CNSNews.com--

Bush: Iran Intends to Nuke Israel

In his sharpest comments to date on the Iranian nuclear crisis, President Bush warned Friday that Iran is seeking to produce nuclear weapons and intends to use them to destroy Israel.

--NewsMax.com--

It's True! Katrina More Deadly for Whites

Updated information released Wednesday by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals confirms an earlier Cybercast News Service analysis, which found that whites died at a higher rate than blacks in Hurricane Katrina.

--CNSNews.com--

UK Jury Sees Video of Muslim Cleric ‘Preaching Murder and Hatred’

The jury in the Old Bailey trial of Abu Hamza has been shown the first of eight recorded sermons in which the Muslim cleric is accused of preaching “murder and hatred” in Britain.

--London Independent--

Pelosi's ‘Clean House Team’ to Rout ‘Corrupt’ GOP

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) Thursday announced the formation of a Democratic task force to address “the Republican culture of corruption and lead the charge in restoring honor and dignity” to the House.

--CNSNews.com--

Memo to Pelosi: Before you start criticizing your neighbor's house, you'd better have your own in top-notch shape. - BK

Attacks on Alito Unfair, Supporters Say

Supporters of Judge Samuel Alito are condemning what they consider unfair attacks on the Supreme Court nominee -- attacks that distressed his wife to the point of tears on Wednesday.

--CNSNews.com--

I'd say it's beyond “unfair”. Sen. Ted “the Swimmer” Kennedy started off the attacks by claiming that Alito had never ruled in favor of plaintiff claiming racial discrimination. Almost within moments, the falsity of the Swimmer's charge was revealed. Has the Swimmer apologized? You would think that if it was an honest mistake, he would have, so I conclude that it wasn't a mistake. That's not just an “unfair” tactic, that's flat-out evil. - BK

Joe Biden, Ted Kennedy Had Racial Covenants

It's particularly ironic that Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee would try to smear Samuel Alito as racist for his 1980s membership in a Princeton organization that was against affirmative action - especially given the backgrounds of Alito's leading critics on the Committee.

--NewsMax.com--

It's also ironic that Ted “the Swimmer” Kennedy's brother once worked for Sen. Joe McCarthy, a fact that would be totally irrelevant except that the Swimmer is playing a guilt-by-association game. - BK

Bush Reasserts ‘Right’ to Order Wiretaps

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - President Bush said yesterday that he is doing everything “within the Constitution” to protect the American people from another terrorist attack, but added that congressional hearings into a top-secret U.S. spying program will be “good for democracy.”

--Washington Times--

I'm sure you've heard many Bush-haters claim that the “wiretaps” violated the Fourth Amendment. But have you ever heard any of them explain how it was violated? Here's the entire text of the amendment: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” First, you must notice that the word “unreasonable”. Given the fact that hardly anyone would consider eavesdropping on al Qaida anything but reasonable, it follows that terrorists have no reason to expect that the Constitution protects their conversations. Now also notice that the amendment specifically refers to “persons, houses, papers and effects”. Telephone calls from overseas (or anywhere else for that matter) don't seem to fall under any of those, so it would appear that if there is a violation, it would only be under a very liberal interpretation. But if we're going to accept loose interpretations, Bush's argument that he has the power under the Constitution has every bit as much weight, in my opinion. - BK

John Kerry ‘Vandals’ Finally on Trial

MILWAUKEE - Five Democratic presidential campaign workers, including the sons of a congresswoman and a former mayor, were wrongly implicated in Election Day vandalism by national political operatives from their own party, defense attorneys argued at their trial Tuesday.

--Duluth News-Tribune (AP)--

Author: Bill K.

Date: Wednesday January 11, 2006 14:48

If I'm reading this right, what we have here is a case where Wisconsin Democrats are accusing their national party of an organized effort to sabotage Republican votes on a national level. You'd think that the national media would take some interest in this, wouldn't you?

Anti-War Group Touts ‘Indictments’ Against Bush

A ‘liberal’ coalition of anti-war groups - long-time critics of the Bush administration - claims to have indictments in hand charging President Bush and his administration with war crimes. But while the mock indictments might have been generated at first by the coalition's opposition to the war in Iraq, they have evolved into an all-inclusive complaint about Bush's assorted policies and actions.

--CNSNews.com--

This “indictment” thing is becoming the left's main strategy, it seems. If they can't get a friendly prosecutor to do it, they resort to this kind of juvenile behavior. - BK

Iran Leader: Islam to ‘Rule the World’

Islam must prepare to rule the world, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a crowd of theological students in Iran's holy city of Qom, according to a report.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

I wonder if those whackos who “indicted” Pres. Bush realize what their fate would be if they tried to “indict” the leader of Iran in Iran. - BK

Ex-Clinton Lover Loses Bid to Revive Lawsuit

SAN FRANCISCO - A former lover of U.S. President Bill Clinton on Monday lost her effort to revive a defamation case against his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, and two of the former president's top aides.

--Reuters--

Author: Linda Cebrian

Date: Tuesday January 10, 2006 13:12

Gennifer, adultery takes two. If you had known to honor the Seventh Commandment, then all your grief wouldn't have occurred. One cannot violate eternal principles of ethics/morality and expect to remain free of trouble.

Eccl 8:13

Howard Dean: ‘This is a Republican Scandal’

Republican claims to the contrary, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean says no Democrat lawmakers took money from lobbyist Jack Abramoff - “not one, not one single Democrat.”

--CNSNews.com--

It may be technically true that no Democrat took money directly from Abramoff, but the scandal goes a bit deeper than that. All the tainted money didn't go directly through Abramoff's hands. And it's hard to believe that when money was flowing in Washington in such quantities, there were no Democrats there with their hands out. So Dean is most likely engaging in nothing more than giving his media allies a “talking point”. Also, it's important to understand that even though Abramoff is a despicable character who repeatedly broke the law, it is not necessarily true that everything he did was illegal. (See excellent commentary by Craig R. Smith)

That having been said, Dean could turn out to be right if Republicans don't quickly denounce any among their ranks who traded votes for money or favors. - BK

Poll: U.S. Majority Wants Warrants for Spying

A majority of Americans want the Bush administration to get court approval before eavesdropping on people inside the United States, even if those calls might involve suspected terrorists, an AP-Ipsos poll shows.

--NewsMax.com--

I wouldn't put too much stock in these poll results. First, there is evidence that it oversampled Democrats. And judging from the distorted and biased reporting I've seen on the subject, I don't see how the average respondent could have enough information to make an informed decision. - BK

Schumer Warns of Filibuster of Alito

Democrats said yesterday that they may block the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr., depending on the answers the nominee gives at his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings, which begin today.

--Washington Times--

The most amazing thing of all is how unembarrassed New York voters continue to be regarding their senior senator and his ignorant, unconstitutional antics. - BK

Union Says Cheney No Friend of Manufacturing

Unhappy with Vice President Dick Cheney's visit to a Harley Davidson plant in Kansas City, Mo. on Friday, the United Steelworkers union claimed the Bush administration has “done far too little to help workers in the nation's manufacturing sector.”

--CNSNews.com--

I suppose we shouldn't expect these union leaders to objectively assess their own culpability in the loss of manufacturing jobs. - BK

General: Murtha Hurting Troop Morale

A Democratic congressman's remarks about the military are damaging to troop morale and to the Army's efforts to rebound from a recruiting slump, the nation's top general said Thursday.

--NewsMax.com--

Poll: Americans Oppose Legislation by Judges

There is no consensus among the public on whether or not the Senate should vote to confirm Judge Samuel Alito as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. However, if people thought that, if confirmed, he would vote to make abortion illegal, a larger than two-to-one majority would oppose his confirmation.

--Harris Interactive--

You have to wonder if the people who write these poll questions are so hopelessly ignorant that they just don't understand that judges don't vote to make things illegal, or if they are purposely misleading the public. I suspect it's some of both. - BK

Santorum Blasted for Taking Part in Justice Sunday III

Sen. Rick Santorum, the Pennsylvania Republican who's running a close race for re-election, will be a featured speaker at Justice Sunday III, an event intended to build grassroots support for Judge Samuel Alito's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.

--CNSNews.com--

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is complaining that Justice Sunday III is an “assault on the federal judiciary.” But they're not the least bit concerned that Sen. Barbara “Airhead” Boxer is launching an assault on the executive branch by launching an impeachment effort, unmindful of the fact that impeachment power rests solely with the House of Representatives. - BK

‘Full Answers’ From Alito May Delay Committee Vote

Senate Democrats warned Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr. yesterday to expect pointed questions at next week's hearing, and said they may postpone a final vote on his confirmation until late January.

--Washington Post--

Democrats Hope to Ride Abramoff Scandal to Victory in November

The executive director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said he views it as his “personal responsibility” to make sure every Republican connected to the Abramoff scandal “is held to account and thrown out of Congress.”

--CNSNews.com--

This is why Democrats can't be trusted to govern. They're only concerned about corrupt Republicans, but they'll defend corrupt Democrats to the death. - BK

FEC Fines Hillary Fund-raising Group

A committee that helped fund Sen. Hillary Clinton's 2000 Senate campaign has been fined for filing three false reports to the Federal Elections Commission regarding a Hollywood gala that feted her husband, former President Bill Clinton.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Hillary Clinton Caught with Abramoff Cash

Unlike many in her party, 2008 presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has been silent about the influence peddling scandal erupting around lobbyist Jack Abramoff, whose plea bargain with the Justice Department is said to have more than a few on Capitol Hill quaking in their boots.

--NewsMax.com--

Surprise! Bush Blamed for Mine Disaster

Less than 24-hours after 12 of the 13 workers trapped by a West Virginia mine explosion were found dead, critics were already politicizing the disaster, with at least one mine safety expert blaming President Bush.

--NewsMax.com--

Rallies Planned Against ‘Islamofacism’

A California-based activist group is staging rallies across the United States next month to unify Americans behind the "common goal" of opposing terrorist-sponsoring Islamic extremism.

--WorldNetDaily.com--

Gingrich: Abramoff Scandal Threatens ‘Contract’ Legacy

Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich asserted Wednesday that the legacy of the “Contract With America” - the agenda he promoted in 1994 that helped the GOP win both houses of Congress - is “hanging in the balance” because of the scandal involving former lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

--CNSNews.com--

Author: Linda Cebrian

Date: Thursday January 5, 2006 12:12

If Newt isn't "the pot calling the kettle black" then I don't know what is !

For six years (including the whole time he was Speaker) he cheated on Marianne with his current wife. (He called Pres.Clinton a misogynist during this time for trysting with Monica).

He decried counterculture values during his tenure in the House ( while committing adultery).

He says in his latest book that America needs to put God back into public life. ( Does that include the Seventh Commandment?)

He does all this with a startling lack of insight of the fact that politicians like himself are part of the problem in Wash, DC. Cheating covers a wide range of areas. This is why it is ludicrous for him to be taken seriously despite his rigorous efforts to promote himself as an elder statesman/sage. It takes more than "bright ideas" to make one a leader capable of commanding respect.

Hillary Clinton Challenge by Ed Cox Said Unlikely

The influential New York State Republican whose comments launched a GOP push to persuade Westchester County District Attorney Jeanine Pirro to drop her challenge to Senator Hillary Clinton is predicting that former candidate Ed Cox will not resume his own challenge to the former first lady.

--NewsMax.com--

Hillary Challenger John Spencer Blasts Clinton Terror Record

The Republican frontrunner in the race to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate is vowing to take the gloves off and make both her and her husband's “weakness” in war on terror a central focus of his campaign.

--NewsMax.com--

Harry Reid Caught in Abramoff Plea Deal?

This morning's announcement that Washington super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff has reached a plea bargain deal with the Justice Department has reporters salivating over what they hint is going to be a Republican mega-scandal.

--NewsMax.com--

Poll: Support for Bush Drops Among US Military

Support for President George W. Bush's Iraq policy has fallen among the US armed forces to just 54 percent from 63 percent a year ago, according to a poll by the magazine group Military Times.

--Breitbart.com (AFP)--

Growing Islamic Anger Over Mohammed Cartoons

For the government of one small European nation, the new year begins with a deepening crisis: growing anger in the Islamic world over a newspaper's decision to publish cartoon depictions of the prophet Mohammed.

--CNSNews.com--

Book: CIA Ignored Info Iraq Had No WMD

WASHINGTON - A new book on the government's secret anti-terrorism operations describes how the CIA recruited an Iraqi-American anesthesiologist in 2002 to obtain information from her brother, who was a figure in Saddam Hussein's nuclear program.

--San Francisco Chronicle (AP)--

Remember how Democrats were crediting “Clinton's military” with all the successes the military made in Afghanistan and Iraq. It's no surprise that they don't give Clinton any “credit” for the CIA's performance during the preceding period. - Ed.

Sen. John Kerry Stalks Voters for 2008 White House Run

It's almost as if Sen. John Kerry never stopped running for president. He still jets across the country, raising millions of dollars and rallying Democrats. He still stalks the TV news show circuit, scolding President Bush at every turn.

--NewsMax.com (AP)--