memeorandum: Astronaut Charged With Attempted Kidnapping (Christine Hauser/New York Times)

5:20 PM ET, February 6, 2007

Top Items:

Eric Gorski / Denver Post:

Haggard says he's not gay — The Rev. Ted Haggard emerged from three weeks of intensive counseling convinced he is "completely heterosexual" and told an oversight board that his sexual contact with men was limited to his accuser. — That is according to one of the disgraced pastor's overseers …

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, The Carpetbagger Report, Hot Air and CorrenteWire

Associated Press:

Haggard now "completely heterosexual" — DENVER - One of four ministers who oversaw three weeks of intensive counseling for the Rev. Ted Haggard said the disgraced minister emerged convinced that he is "completely heterosexual." — Haggard also said his sexual contact with men was limited …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Unqualified Offerings

Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish: The Tragedy of Haggard

Oliver Willis:

David Broder Libels Democrats — David Broder, the most insider of Washington insiders, perpetuates a lie and smears the Democratic party in "reporting" on this past weekend's meeting of the DNC. … That's just a boldfaced lie by Broder, no two ways about it.

Discussion: The Carpetbagger Report, AMERICAblog, TIME, skippy the bush kangaroo, TAPPED, Daily Kos and Seeing the Forest

David S. Broder / Washington Post:

The Other Democrats Weigh In — The good news for the nation's Democrats is that neither of the supposed front-runners for the party's 2008 presidential nomination, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, stole the show when all 10 of the likely contenders spoke last weekend to the Democratic National Committee.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, ArchPundit, PerishtheThought and A Spork in the Drawer

USA Today:
Edwards latest to decline public funds for presidential campaign

Discussion: The Caucus

McQ / QandO:

MEDIA MISCHARACTERIZES SENATE RESOLUTION VOTE — T — he NY Times: … The Washington Post: … AP: … Reality: — Contrary to the implication of these "news" reports, the Democrats are attempting to end debate on a single resolution (and need 60 votes to do it) …

E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
The War To Save The Surge

Discussion: TalkLeft, Political Animal, The Heretik and Middle Earth Journal

USA Today:
Dems get shot at Gates after GOP blocks Iraq resolution

Discussion: Power Line, The Caucus and WTF Is It Now??

New York Times:
G.O.P. Senators Block Debate on Iraq Policy

Christine Hauser / New York Times:

Astronaut Charged With Attempted Kidnapping — A NASA astronaut who drove hundreds of miles to confront a romantic rival, wearing diapers on the journey so that she would not have to stop to use the restroom, appeared in court today after being arrested on attempted kidnapping and other charges.

Discussion: Slog, Scared Monkeys, Feministe and Amygdala

Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
Astronaut Charged With Murder Attemp

Discussion: La Shawn Barber's Corner and The Corner

Los Angeles Times:
Astronaut arrested in kidnap attempt

Discussion: The Huffington Post and Wonkette

Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:

My Six-Point Reaction to Joe Klein's Seven-Point Response — I agree with Joe Klein's assessment that there are "far more important things going on in the world" than a clarification of his position on the war in Iraq. But I can't resist reacting to his seven-point response to my post on him:

Joe Klein / TIME: Swampland:

Slow News Day? — Arianna Huffington, the doyenne of the Hollywood left, has taken time from her busy schedule to attack me for something I said on Meet the Press three years ago. Since this lone quote has become an article of faith among the take-no-prisoners left, let me respond: — 1. Yes, I said it.

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Eschaton and The Daily Dish

ABCNEWS:

Exclusive: Duke Lacrosse Grand Jurors Speak Out — Grand Juror Says "Would Have Made a Different Decision" If he Knew What he Knows Now — In the spring, a grand jury in Durham, N.C., indicted three Duke University lacrosse players on charges of rape, sexual offense and kidnapping of an exotic dancer.

Discussion: Durham-in-Wonderland and TalkLeft

cbn.com:

FRC President: Giuliani 'Far Outside the Mainstream of Conservative Thought' — This just in to The Brody File. I received the following response from Tony Perkins on what he thinks about Rudy Giuliani's chances to be the next President of the United States. Let me put it this way: he's not thrilled.

Discussion: Hotline On Call, The Carpetbagger Report, DownWithTyranny!, TIME and CNN Political Ticker

Pablo / protein wisdom:

Pandagon comes to John Edwards' blog — By this time, virtually all of the inhabitants of the political blogosphere know that vaginal supremacist Amanda Marcotte is now in charge of John Edwards' campaign blog, but I thought it interesting that we're beginning to see just what she brings to the table there.

Discussion: QandO, Patterico's Pontifications, Ace of Spades HQ and The Reaction

Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:

Global Warming's Simple Remedy — "Worse than we thought." The headline in the British Guardian newspaper on Saturday was almost gloating about the bad news. The tone of the article that followed was no different: In Paris, a U.N.-sponsored panel, consisting of hundreds of scientists …

Discussion: Captain's Quarters, Political Animal and Grasping Reality …

Michele McPhee / Boston Herald:

Suspects filmed chaotic response — The bomb hoax bozos whose light-up devices sparked a Boston terror panic were caught on camera standing with spectators and filming the massive police response, the Herald has learned. — Boston bomb scares: — Transit police surveillance photos taken …

Discussion: Jules Crittenden, Wizbang and Right Wing News

edwize.org:

Those Unguarded Moments Of Truth — We are not sure who to thank for the following moment of revelation, Freud or some higher authority, but it does provide a most interesting insight into the ongoing controversy over labor rights and card check unionization.

Discussion: Ezra Klein, Left in the West and ACSBlog

Ragnar / The Jawa Report:

More on Rudy and Guns — I think this commenter may have it about right: … A lot of smart people have been saying this for a long time. Gun control is a landmine for Rudy Giuliani. When it comes to guns, Rudy's got a terrible track record to deal with. So far, his message sucks.

Discussion: TIME, SayUncle, The Political Pit Bull and Decision '08

Kevin Drum / Political Animal:

JOHN EDWARDS' HEALTHCARE PLAN....John Edwards' new healthcare proposal is, basically, an individual mandate (everyone is required to get health insurance coverage somehow) combined with community rating (private insurers have to take all comers, regardless of medical condition) and government subsidies …

Discussion: Matthew Yglesias, The Carpetbagger Report and TPMCafe blogs

Amanda Paulson / Christian Science Monitor:

Coming US challenge: a less literate workforce — A larger share of workers will have minimal reading skills in 2030 than today, according to a report released Monday. — US workers may be significantly less literate in 2030 than they are today. — The reason: Most baby boomers …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and PoliPundit.com

William M. Arkin / Early Warning:

Demonization and Responsibility — I've been making my way through the mail and online comments I've received in response to my columns last week. — The many e-mails I've gotten privately from people serving in the military are, not surprisingly, the most respectful and reflective.

Discussion: Daily Pundit, Little Green Footballs, Ace of Spades HQ and Ed Driscoll.com

Brian C. Ledbetter / snapped shot:

Glorious Jihadi Linkage — Wow, in what's sure to be a first for the history of Snapped Shot, I'm, well, proud to announce that one of the photographs in our cache has officially been included in an online article over at al Jazeera, the Voice of the Jihadis.

Discussion: Little Green Footballs