NICE GOING, JOHN  —  Yesterday we noted John Kerry's disgraceful performance at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.  Today, in the Power Line Forum, Glenn Bowen points out the follow-up from the Middle East.  Click to enlarge:  —  And, from the FARS News Agency: … Thanks, John.

Lieberman Might Back Republican in 2008  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee in 2000 who won re-election as an independent last year, says he is open to supporting any party's White House nominee in 2008.

The Man Without Doubt  —  In a rare print interview, Dick Cheney talks about Iraq, Iran, Chuck Hagel, his image as 'Darth Vader' and Bob Woodward.  —  Still Fighting: Cheney in his office, unbowed  —  A man with a reputation for secrecy and seclusion, Vice President Dick Cheney has spent the past few months out in public.

Muslims urged to refuse 'un-Islamic' vaccinations  —  A leading Islamic doctor is urging British Muslims not to vaccinate their children against diseases such as measles, mumps, and rubella because they contain substances making them unlawful for Muslims to take.

MTP Transcript for Jan. 28, 2007  —  MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: Iraq.  Will more U.S. troops stop the violence?  Will the Iraqis ever be able to secure their own country?  And what kind of country will the U.S. eventually leave behind?  —  With us, Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer …

Clinton: U.S. out of Iraq by January '09  —  DAVENPORT, Iowa - Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday that President Bush should withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq before he leaves office, asserting it would be "the height of irresponsibility" to pass the war along to the next commander in chief.

Iraqi Soldiers Clash With Insurgents  —  Iraqi soldiers supported by U.S. helicopters on Sunday clashed with a gathering of insurgents hiding out amid date palm orchards near the southern holy city of Najaf, according to Iraqi officials.  —  For the past several weeks, Sunni insurgents …

Myths of the Iraq War  —  January 28, 2007: Top 10 Myths of the Iraq War.  In no particular order.  There are more, but ten is a manageable number.  —  1-No Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD).  Several hundred chemical weapons were found, and Saddam had all his WMD scientists and technicians ready.

Jeb Bush Rallies Conservatives at Summit  —  Non-Candidate Shows Ability to Excite the Party  —  At a time when the conservative movement is looking bereft, humbled by midterm-election defeats and hungering for a presidential candidate to rally around, Jeb Bush delivered yesterday in Washington …

Anti-war protesters spray paint Capitol building  —  Anti-war protesters were allowed to spray paint on part of thewest front steps of the United States Capitol building after police wereordered to break their security line by their leadership, two sources toldThe Hill.

5 Myths About Suburbia and Our Car-Happy Culture  —  They don't rate up there with cancer and al-Qaeda — at least not yet — but suburban sprawl and automobiles are rapidly acquiring a reputation as scourges of modern American society.  Sprawl, goes the typical indictment, devours open space …

President and Mrs. Bush Saddened by Death of Deborah Orin-Eilbeck  —  Laura and I were saddened to learn of the death of Deborah Orin-Eilbeck.  Deb had a distinguished, decades-long career as a journalist, covering every Presidential campaign since 1980 and joining the New York Post's Washington bureau in 1988.

A deal in the desert for Sen. Reid?  —  A bill he wrote could have affected the friend who sold the land.  —  BULLHEAD CITY, ARIZ. — It's hard to buy undeveloped land in booming northern Arizona for $166 an acre.  But now-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid effectively did just that when a …