memeorandum: The Saturday Cartoons (Bob Geiger)

Election 2008: Giuliani 52% Clinton 43% — In a match-up between the early 2008 frontrunners, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) leads New York Senator Hillary Clinton (D) 52% to 43%. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds Giuliani's lead growing in recent months.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Riehl World View, Wizbang, Scared Monkeys, Secular Blasphemy, Hot Air, race42008.com and Captain's Quarters

Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog:

Mayor Rudy Giuliani on the campaign trail — The Hugh Hewitt Show — HH: Welcome back to the Hugh Hewitt Show, Mayor. Good to have you. — RG: How are you, Hugh? — HH: I'm great. — RG: Good to talk to you. — HH: I'm great. Mayor, the campaign's off to a pretty early start.

Discussion: Power Line

Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:

Giuliani Wins The Election! — There's nothing more predictive than a hot, breaking poll less than 90 weeks before an election, so let's be sure we give this Rasmussen poll the attention it deserves. Okay, we'll give it more attention than it deserves, but we'll just say we're doing it for the practice.

Roger Simon / The Politico:

Exclusive: Arnold Defends Hillary, Mulls Senate Run — SACRAMENTO, Calif. — If Arnold Schwarzenegger had been born in Austin instead Austria, he might be president today. — But because that office is denied him by the U.S. Constitution, he is concentrating on other things.

Discussion: The Huffington Post and Time

Dan Eggen / Washington Post:

Justice Department Fires 8th U.S. Attorney — An eighth U.S. attorney announced her resignation yesterday, the latest in a wave of forced departures of federal prosecutors who have clashed with the Justice Department over the death penalty and other issues.

Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Prosecutor Purge: Number Eight?

Discussion: MLive.com and The Carpetbagger Report

Jeralyn / TalkLeft: AG Gonzales Terminates 8th U.S. Attorney

ABCNEWS:

Exclusive: Cheney Holds Firm on Iraq Achievements — The Vice President Highlights Iraq Success Stories, North Korea Nuke Agreement — In an exclusive interview with ABC News, Vice President Dick Cheney refused to acknowledge failure of any U.S. policy in Iraq, touting the fall of Saddam Hussein …

Discussion: Redstate, Crooks and Liars and Liberal Values

Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
Cheney debunks himself

Discussion: The Road to Surfdom, NewsHog, The Raw Story and ABCNEWS

Howard Schneider / Washington Post:
Cheney Reiterates Criticism of House Speaker Pelosi

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, The Gun Toting Liberal ™, Talking Points Memo, CorrenteWire, Angry Bear, Booman Tribune, State of the Day, The Australian, Jules Crittenden, Daily Kos, Mia Culpa, Democrats.com, IntoxiNation and Crooks and Liars

Blaine Harden / Washington Post:

'Terrorist' Remark Puts Outdoorsman's Career in Jeopardy — Zumbo's Criticism of Hunters Who Use Assault Rifles Brings Unforgiving Response From U.S. Gun Culture — SEATTLE — Modern hunters rarely become more famous than Jim Zumbo. A mustachioed, barrel-chested outdoors entrepreneur …

Jack Date / ABCNEWS:

Former ACLU Chapter President Arrested for Child Pornography — Complaint Alleges Virginia Man Accessed, Downloaded Graphic Child Pornography — Federal agents arrested Charles Rust-Tierney, the former president of the Virginia chapter of the ACLU, Friday in Arlington for allegedly possessing child pornography.

Discussion: Hot Air, Riehl World View, Lonewacko and Ace of Spades HQ

Kelley Shannon / Associated Press:

Obama ridicules Cheney's Iraq comments — AUSTIN, Texas - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (news, bio, voting record) ridiculed Vice President Dick Cheney on Friday for saying Britain's decision to pull troops from Iraq is a good sign that fits with the strategy for stabilizing the country.

Discussion: Blogcritics Section, Eschaton and Daily Kos

Sarah McDonald / nbr.co.nz:

Complaint against Bush billboard upheld — A complaint made against a Hell Pizza billboard featuring US President George Bush has been partially upheld by the Advertising Standards Complaints Board (ASCB). — The advertisement featured Mr Bush and the words "Hell. Too good for some evil bastards".

William Kristol / Weekly Standard:

You Go, Geffen! — Hillary Clinton's very bad week. — We know from the philosophers that a true statement is true without regard to the reliability or sagacity of the person who utters it. We have it on good authority that the truth shall set us free. David Geffen spoke truth to Maureen Dowd last week.

Discussion: Power Line, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, News Bloggers Blog, Opinion Journal and New York Times

Joe Conason / observer.com:
Right-Wingers Repent, But Not The Times

Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES

Ben Smith / The Politico:

New Republic Sold, to Drop Weekly Publication Schedule — The Canadian media giant CanWest has taken a majority stake in the 92-year-old New Republic, and plans to relaunch the weekly as a thicker, glossier - and half as frequent - magazine with a more robust Web site.

Discussion: TBogg, Outside The Beltway and Political Animal

Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
New Republic to Cut Back Publication Schedule

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, The Corner, Lawyers, Guns and Money and The Agonist

Ian Austen / New York Times:

Canadian Court Limits Detention in Terror Cases — Canada's highest court on Friday unanimously struck down a law that allows the Canadian government to detain foreign-born terrorism suspects indefinitely using secret evidence and without charges while their deportations are being reviewed.

Discussion: KnoxViews

Bob Geiger:

The Saturday Cartoons — All cartoons are posted with the artists' express permission to BobGeiger.com. Please visit the following sites to see more work from these fine cartoonists: — Nick Anderson, Houston Chronicle — Tony Auth, The Philadelphia Inquirer — Jeff Danziger, Syndicated Political Cartoonist

Discussion: Firedoglake

Larry Miller / Weekly Standard:

Hineni — The noblest Congress of them all. — THERE ARE TWO WAYS to say "I'm here" in Hebrew. Like any language, there are probably lots more, but here are the top two. — "Po ani" means I'm here, or I'm present, or just present, the correct form when someone is, say, taking the roll.

Discussion: GINA COBB

Reason:

Guns Don't Kill People, Gun Control Kills People — Uganda terrorizes its own citizens under the auspices of UN gun control mandate. — The country of Uganda plans to send about 1,500 troops to Somalia as part of an African Union peace-keeping force. The goal is to stabilize the weak government …

Christine Stuart / ctnewsjunkie.com:

Lieberman Calls for Political Cease-fire — U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman called for a "political cease-fire" for the next six-months to give the new military leadership a chance to show the public the new strategy is working. — Lieberman who met with state officials in Hartford Friday said …

Discussion: Sirotablog and Liberal Values

Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Pros Get Punk'd, Amateurs Come Through

Discussion: BlondeSense