Late Nite FDL: Aw Shucks, Brady, You Shouldn't Have  —  I know it's been a while, I hope you didn't think I'd forgotten you.  But when I heard that you'd hired Ben Domanech to set up his own tumescent little outpost of wingnuttia at the post.com, I just had to give my home boy a shout out.

Mr. Bush Unvarnished  —  PRESIDENT BUSH should hold more news conferences.  In his hour-long exchange with reporters at the White House yesterday, he was considerably more effective in explaining and defending his commitment to the war in Iraq than in the three carefully worded speeches he has delivered in the past week.

UN Special Rapporteur Doudou Diéne calls Danes Racists, Xenophobes  —  UPDATE: I have been informed by Nils of regionen that the report is indeed available online, but only in French, Spanish, Arabic and Russian.  Its designation is E/CN.4/2006/17, published on February 13th and you can see it for yourself here.

GALLUP POLLING DROPS CNN AFTER 'LOW RATINGS'; FULL MEMO REVEALED  —  The GALLUP polling company has dropped CNN as its outlet for electronic distribution.  —  GALLUP, CNN and USA TODAY have been polling partners since 1992.  —  "CNN has far fewer viewers than it did in the past …

My McCain 2008 PRO & CON Analysis  —  PROS:  —  1. Has always been fiscally responsible, voting against pork, excessive spending, etc.  He is currently working with Sen. Coburn to highlight each individual earmark.  —  2. Has consistently favored higher defense spending …

Saving The Life Of Abdur Rahman - It's time for a line in the sand!  —  Please note action items in extended post!  There are many times that the blogosphere steps forward and takes a community stand on an important issue.  Saving the life of Abdur Rahman calls for such a stand …

No Breach Seen in Work in Iraq on Propaganda  —  WASHINGTON, March 21 — An inquiry has found that an American public relations firm did not violate military policy by paying Iraqi news outlets to print positive articles, military officials said Tuesday.  The finding leaves to the Defense Department …

Grants Flow To Bush Allies On Social Issues  —  Federal Programs Direct At Least $157 Million  —  For years, conservatives have complained about what they saw as the liberal tilt of federal grant money.  Taxpayer funds went to abortion rights groups such as Planned Parenthood to promote birth control …

The Planet of Unreality  —  This is not good.  The people running this country sound convinced that reality is whatever they say it is.  And if they've actually strayed into the realm of genuine self-delusion — if they actually believe the fantasies they're spinning about the bloody mess they've …

Sheesh!  (Special Jeff Goldstein Edition)  —  It's been coming on for a while now.  There was his claim that "constant naysaying" from the left has "has objectively hurt the war effort", and more recently this fascinating prediction: "I'm beginning to think that a (non-violent) …

Fears grow over new Dubai revolt  —  By Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington and James Boxell in London  —  Arab and US officials are growing nervous at the prospect of a second congressional uprising against the acquisition of American assets by a Middle Eastern-controlled company in the wake of the Dubai Ports World debacle.

HANGIN' WITH THE MOONBATS  —  Lunchtime viewing: Bryan Preston has posted "The Dud," a short video of our encounters with the fizzling anti-war protesters in Washington, D.C., yesterday.  A few stills...  Cindy Sheehan: "The enemy is our government."  Background.  —  How's that sandwich?