And its cost over 10 years is $611 billion .

Is it a fatal design flaw or a curable germ?

Lindsey Graham is our Republican Hypocrite du Jour. Let's not forget he was a House Impeachment Manager for Tom DeLay against Bill Clinton just a few years ago.

via slashdot and IMO, not the best strategy. I always wanna go out and kick ass after I watch these movies.

This is why a Democratic Senator would be against health care reform.

From a Liberal Blogger no less. The pipsqueak Fox "reporter" didn't seem too happy to have to answer for his actions.

Wow, looks like Sarah Palin was worried about the wrong presidential candidate last time out:

Shawna Forde wasn't a "lone wolf" or "just a nut." She was a prominent leader of the Minutemen Movement who shared the stage with Jim Gilchrist, the group's founder -- along with three GOP presidential candidates -- at a 2007 "Conservative event" in Washington state. Someone should ask Tom Tancredo, Duncan Hunter and Fred Thompson what they think of the Minutemen now.

Just for the record, they were ready and are acting on plan.

Tobacco version, the headline:

Senators who opposed tobacco bill received top dollar from industry

Can we assume it's different on health care or union rules?

Just another Gunny Bob listener, probably....

Cuz she was "good" on torture. Now that's what I call affirmative action!

The annual CCV state legislative scorecard is online.

CCV turns conservation values into priorities by advocating for strong environmental policies, endorsing pro-environment candidates, and holding elected officials accountable. This marks the thirteenth year CCV has published the scorecard.

The scorecard provides factual, nonpartisan information about how each member of the Colorado State Legislature voted on a range of conservation issues.

Between Operation Rescue and Scott Roeder.

Mother Jones:

Santa Fe-based architect Edward Mazria has done the math, and his "14x" plan, which he calculates will generate $14 in private spending for every stimulus buck spent, is creating major buzz in city halls and statehouses across the country.

Mazria was in Washington, D.C., last week pitching his plan to senators, administration officials, and perhaps more importantly, to a luncheon crowd of about 250 mayors, council members, and county commissioners at a national climate change summit hosted by the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI).

Remember when this clown almost become DHS Secretary?

http://wcbstv.com/breakingnews...

...ordinary lulz

Someday, some way, they will pay.

Barack Obama's new "drug czar" says that the whole "War on Drugs" paradigm is...kinda stupid. WSJ:

"Regardless of how you try to explain to people it's a 'war on drugs' or a 'war on a product,' people see a war as a war on them," [Gil Kerlikowske] said. "We're not at war with people in this country."

Once upon a time, this would have been a huge story eliciting chest-thumping from all across the spectrum.  

Is that really ethical?

What's he gonna do? Switch back?
WaPo:

But Democrats placed Specter in one of the two most junior slots on each of the five committees for the remainder of this Congress, which goes through December 2010. Democrats have suggested that they will consider revisiting Specter's seniority claim at the committee level only after the midterm elections next year.