ALLEN'S REVENGE: EXPOSES UNDERAGE SEX SCENES IN OPPONENT'S NOVELS  —  Sen. George Allen, R-VA, unleashed a press release late Thursday that exposed his rival's fiction writing, which includes graphic underage sex scenes.  —  The press release, as provided by the Allen Campaign:  —  WEBB'S WEIRD WORLD

Rumsfeld Tells Iraq Critics to 'Back Off'  —  With his chorus of critics expanding deeper into Republican ranks, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told detractors yesterday to pull back as U.S. and Iraqi officials grapple with the uncertainties of laying out Iraq's course.

"UNCOVERED MEAT IS THE DISASTER"  —  Sheik Sheik Sheik!  —  Sheik Sheik Sheik!  —  Sheik Hilali!  —  Shiek HiLAli!  — KC & The Sunshine Band of Decadent Western Dancing Unpeople Who Must Die  —  IS IT possible to Sheik and spin at the same time?

Special treatment for Air America  —  When is a campaign donation not a campaign donation?  Apparently if you spend the money to run a radio program instead of paying for campaign ads that run on that same program.  Just look at Air America.  With $41 million in losses since 2004 …

The Year Of Playing Dirtier  —  Rep. Ron Kind pays for sex!  —  Well, that's what the Republican challenger for his Wisconsin congressional seat, Paul R. Nelson, claims in new ads, the ones with "XXX" stamped across Kind's face.  —  It turns out that Kind — along with more than 200 …

Good Morning, Creep  —  This Michael J. Fox controversy is making me more angry than I can remember being in a long time.  There is something wrong with people who think like this: … If Michael J. Fox could still act he would be making millions of dollars acting in paying TV commercials, films or sitcoms.

George Allen Interview, Part I  —  I had the opportunity to conduct an e-mail interview with Senator George Allen, currently in a tough fight for re-election in Virginia.  Senator Allen answers some extensive questions about the midterm elections, energy policy, the economy, and the media coverage of the Virginia race.

G.O.P. Moves Fast to Reignite Issue of Gay Marriage  —  The divisive debate over gay marriage, which played a prominent role in 2004 campaigns but this year largely faded from view, erupted anew on Thursday as President Bush and Republicans across the country tried to use a court ruling …

I.R.S. Going Slow Before Election  —  Mark W. Everson, commissioner of internal revenue, said he regularly discussed the potential impact of agency actions with senior staff members.  "We are very sensitive to political perceptions," Mr. Everson said.  —  The commissioner of internal revenue …

Is that a fact: Ad twists Bachmann's crime views  —  A recent ad uses one Senate vote unfairly against the GOP candidate in the tight Sixth District race.  —  A highly deceptive ad by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee takes one vote out of context to distort congressional candidate Michele Bachmann's record on crime.

ATLAS INTERVIEW: MARK STEYN WARNS US  —  Mark Steyn Interview: Money quote (for Atlas) (minute 7:47, Part II) … From Steyn?  I can die and go to heaven now.  My day, month, year is made.  Totally.  —  Here's the audio in two parts, anyone who wants to convert to MP3?  —  Download mark_steyn_part_i.wav

Keith Ellison's deplorable legislative record.  —  I ran across this and thought you all would appreciate a glance at the kind of nut-jobbery Keith X Hakim-Ellison engaged in during his tenure at the at the MN House of Rep's.  —  1. 2005-2006 Legislative Session he authored a bill …

Email to a friendPost a CommentPrinter-friendlyAbsorbing Gay Pain & Praise, Clinton Says She's Evolved  —  In an appearance early Wednesday evening in front of roughly three-dozen LGBT leaders, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton indicated that she would not oppose efforts by Eliot Spitzer …

Andrew Sullivan on The Conservative Soul  —  The Hugh Hewitt Show  —  HH: Joined now by Andrew Sullivan, author of The Conservative Soul: How We Lost It, How To Get It Back, in bookstores everywhere.  I will link it at Hughhewitt.com a little bit later.  We've got Andrew for the next hour and a half.

Seven Reasons Why Karl Rove Is Optimistic  —  Ok, well, actually, we can't break into Rove's head and we don't know why he's personally confident.  Many speculate that the veneer of hope masks unalloyed fear.  But here are seven reasons cited by people who also read "THE polls" …

Missouri ACORN Voter Fraud Scandal Makes the National News  —  Here's the latest on the Missouri ACORN/democratic voter fraud scandal...  Kansas City officials say this is the most irresponsible and extensive voter registration abuse in Missouri in the twenty five years they have been on the job with the Kansas City Board of Elections.

Bush, Signing Bill for Border Fence, Urges Wider Overhaul  —  President Bush signed into law on Thursday a bill providing for construction of 700 miles of added fencing along the Southwestern border, calling the legislation "an important step toward immigration reform."