State of the Union in Sixteen Words

see G e n e r a t i o n W h y ?
Just for TBogg and his gang of semi-literates.

Kerry, Kennedy, and Kos … KKK?

Nah, just three Knights who say ‘No.’
These three are more worthy of Monty Python than Nathan Bedford Forrest.

Iran to Be Reported to Security Council

Russia and China on board
The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council — the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China — along with Germany, agreed Monday night to report Iran to the Security Council over its nuclear program.The decision, reached in London through a compromise with Russia and China, was a victory for […]

Intelligent Design belittles God, Vatican director says

Catholic Online - God is not needed to explain the “scientific picture of life’s origins in terms of religious belief.”
(An awesome piece by a Vatican scientist. SHould be required reading for every American Creationist. Re-printed in full here.)
by Mark Lombard
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Catholic Online) — Intelligent Design reduces and belittles God’s power and […]

Alito Confirmed 58-42

As AJ Strata, Mark Coffey, and others have noted, Alito’s confirmation supports the wisdom of the Gang of 14 agreement.
The Strata-Sphere » Carnival Of The Chillin’ - Alito
On the eve of Alito’s confirmation to the US Supreme Court we wanted to hear from members of the Coalition of the Chillin’ on what the Gang of […]

Blog good

TBogg - Bloggorhea
…or why Jeff Goldstein only has a writing gig at PeePee Pants Media, which ain’t no gig at all:
One of the benefits of an hysterical, adversarial, and sensationalist media is that, blessedly, its inevitable and predictable insistance on the implied importance of every al Qaeda missive as a nail in the US […]

Bill on Bauer

INDC Journal: Ok, Is It Me …
I reacted the same way, to both events.
Update: Blogs4Bauer has the recap, including this bit:
Then, to give a shout out to chick viewers, S4GF and S5GF (Season 4/5 Girlfriends) talk about their feelings and stuff. S5GF tells S4GF that Jack still loves her. Mercifully, the scene ends.
And then Jack […]

Geeky Stuff

Bawls - caffeinated water
Water Joe - Midwestern caffeinated water
ThinkGeek - Geekwear, including STFU University

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Outrage Builds in Mideast Over Cartoons
From the burning of its flag to a boycott of its brands of butter and cookies, Denmark is feeling Islamic outrage over newspaper cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.Angered by the drawings, masked Palestinian gunmen briefly took over a European Union office in Gaza on Monday. Islamists in Bahrain urged street […]

Napalm in the Morning

Daily Kos: Cloture Vote Open Thread
by georgia10
Mon Jan 30, 2006 at 02:46:06 PM PDTThe Senate will be voting shortly on cloture to end debate on the nomination of Samuel Alito.
This is a cloture vote open thread.
Tags: open thread, we’re f*cked
I do believe that their heads are actually exploding over there.
One Kossack says:
The reason the […]

New Dell-i

Dell to Hire 5,000 People in India
Computer maker Dell Inc. said Monday it planned to add 5,000 jobs in India over the next two years, bringing its work force in the country to 15,000. Dell is also looking to set up a manufacturing center in India, a move that could help boost the sale of […]

Cloture Vote This Afternoon

ABC News: The Note
Sen. Ted Kennedy takes to the Senate floor at 10:00 am ET to explain why he believes filibustering the Alito nomination is the right thing to do. The cloture vote — the vote to end the filibuster and cut off debate — is scheduled for 4:30 pm ET and is expected to […]

Radical RINO Sightings

The Radical Centrist: RINO Sightings for Jan 29!
Jay has this week’s round-up. BTW, if you haven’t checked out The Radical Centrist, now is a good time. Many RINO’s weigh in on a wide range of topics, notably reports of increased tension on the U.S.-Mexico border and (unbelievably) a photograph of an allegedly pro-abortion fetus.
Check out […]

More Rovian Skullduggery

liardogfake: 01/29/2006
From the comments:My theory is that a lot of the creepy freepers who post on lefty sites are just low-level right-out-of-college cubicle jockeys at right wing think-tanks. They’re getting paid to skulk around and regurgitate winger talking points. Just a theory of course.
Have you ever noticed that a lot of them tend to post […]

U.S. beats Norway, 5-0

Twellman scores hat trick in shutout of Norway
Taylor Twellman obviously is pleased the United States is headed for this summer’s World Cup in Germany. He just hopes he’s asked along.Twellman made a statement for being included on the final U.S. squad, scoring three goals Sunday in a 5-0 rout of Norway in an international friendly […]