John McCain just loves Falwell now  —  John McCain just loves Falwell now  —  John McCain, joined Tim Russert, on MTP this morning and was challenged on a number of issue including his new found affection for Jerry Falwell.  —  Video-WMP low res Video-QT (pretty big file)

Today's Post Scoop  —  The Post often drops their big national security scoops on Sunday: today it's a story that argues that if we were to use military force against Iran, they would counterattack not using conventional forces (beyond their means) but via terrorist attacks.

Barbarians of suburbs target French Jews  —  THE pretty schoolgirl known as Yalda wore tight white trousers and thigh-high boots to the rendezvous.  Her target, a young Jewish telephone salesman, quickly fell under her spell.  He meekly followed her when she suggested a nightcap at her place.

Condimania  —  The Dean of Blackburn is a holy man and, as such, is not generally touched by earthly desires.  He has serious misgivings about the Iraq war.  He is a sensible, mild-mannered sort of fellow, not given to unnecessary exaggeration.  But that was yesterday.  That was BC.  Before Condoleezza.

Premature Articulation: The REAL Jill Carroll for Jimmy Carter Geraghty and Others w/Reading Comprehension Deficiencies  —  Here's a note to you bloggers—especially the suddenly blind conservative ones—who want Jill Carroll to be what she is not.  Please read it VERY CAREFULLY and S-L-O-W-L-Y …

The President as Average Joe  —  Trying to Boost Support, Bush Brings Banter to the People  —  President Bush was taking questions from an audience the other day when he was asked about the immigration debate raging in Washington.  —  "It's obviously topic du jour ," he said.

Advisory post gave Noe voice in U.S. Mint policy  —  Coin dealer pushed gold pieces; Treasury Dept. conducts probe  —  WASHINGTON — In the months before Tom Noe came under scrutiny for his state-funded rare-coin venture, he used a federal appointment to forge relationships with U.S. Mint officials …

Man dies in explosion at Toronto Tim Hortons  —  Toronto — The heart of Toronto's trendy Yorkville shopping district was shocked to a standstill Sunday after an explosion killed one man at a Tim Horton's outlet.  —  Police would not confirm early reports that a man had entered the washroom shortly …

FEMA Calls, but Top Job Is Tough Sell  —  WASHINGTON, April 1 — The calls went out across the nation, as Bush administration officials asked the country's most seasoned disaster response experts to consider the job of a lifetime: FEMA director.  But again and again, the response over the past several months was the same: "No thanks."

The Endgame in Iraq  —  Iraq is becoming a country that America should be ashamed to support, let alone occupy.  The nation as a whole is sliding closer to open civil war.  In its capital, thugs kidnap and torture innocent civilians with impunity, then murder them for their religious beliefs.

Official: Iraq war led to July bombings  —  The first official recognition that the Iraq war motivated the four London suicide bombers has been made by the government in a major report into the 7 July attacks.  —  Despite attempts by Downing Street to play down suggestions that the conflict …

Egyptian cartoonists strike back at Denmark  —  The Syndicate of Egyptian cartoonists decided that they would respond to the danish cartoons by making their own cartoons on what happend.  They were done in order to- and I quote- " as a response to those who fell under the thrall of racism …

Ford Foundation probed; AG claims Mich. left out  —  Cox: N.Y. trust must pay heed to family legacy  —  M ichigan Attorney General Mike Cox is investigating the New York-based Ford Foundation, focusing on its governance, potential conflicts of interest and a comparatively thin record of giving …

NO RELATION TO REALITY, INDEED  —  Unbelievable material from MEMRI (hat tip: LGF).  Read/watch the entire interview, but here is the final bit: … If there was ever in history a better example of the paranoid fear of female sexuality, I can't think of it.

Don't deny that some Muslims are hot for jihad  —  If I were an anti-war leftie, I'd be very depressed by the Iraq anniversary protests.  A few hundred people show up hither and yon to see Cindy Sheehan get arrested for the 15th time that week, or Charlie Sheen unveil his critically acclaimed …

US and UK forces establish 'enduring bases' in Iraq  —  Despite talk of withdrawal 'when the job is done', there are signs that coalition troops will be there for the long term  —  The Pentagon has revealed that coalition forces are spending millions of dollars establishing at least six …

Harris Campaign Leaking Staff  —  3 More Aides Reportedly Planning to Quit Republican's Team  —  After pledging to personally donate $10 million to save her sagging Senate candidacy in Florida, Rep. Katherine Harris (R) is suffering a staff revolt — the latest development in a political meltdown …

How the GOP Became God's Own Party  —  Now that the GOP has been transformed by the rise of the South, the trauma of terrorism and George W. Bush's conviction that God wanted him to be president, a deeper conclusion can be drawn: The Republican Party has become the first religious party in U.S. history.

It's April fools- duh!  —  what up hags!  —  More proof that liberals have no sense of humor:( That ullltra liberal, in your face, Americablog guy fell for my April fools joke.  I mean hello?  I worte that piece almost 18 months ago.  The f**ked up thing is I handed it in to the Times and they fell for it too.