Gore Responds To Drudge's Latest Hysterics  —  The right-wing is angry that Al Gore has won so much public attention and goodwill for his work on global warming.  Determined to smear his efforts, Drudge writes in a screaming headline:  —  Responding to Drudge's attack, Vice President Gore's office told ThinkProgress:

An Oscar For His Second Act  —  Now, somebody ought to make a movie about Al Gore.  I would call it "An Uncomplaining Life."  —  The movie would be about a man who did not quit, who came off the canvas after a painfully close election — he won the popular vote, after all …

Dave Johnson and James Boyce: A Far Too Convenient $mear: Part One (UPDATED)  —  Did you honestly think that the Right Wing $mear machine was going to let Al Gore stand up with the terrific team who created and direct the movie and receive an Oscar for "An Inconvenient Truth?"

Taliban says targets Cheney in Afghan suicide blast  —  KABUL (Reuters) - A Taliban suicide bomber killed up to 12 people at the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan on Tuesday in an attack the rebels said was aimed at Dick Cheney, but the visiting U.S. vice president was not hurt.

The Assassination Attempt Misses  —  Dick Cheney made an unannounced visit to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan after a stop in Pakistan to tell Pervez Musharraf that the US needs him to fight the al-Qaeda and Taliban forces organizing in Pakistani territory.  As if to underscore that message …

A Democrat on Everything but Iraq  —  The not-so-nice words for Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman keep coming.  —  Evil incarnate, according to the liberal blogosphere.  —  Barely a Democrat, concludes conservative columnist Robert Novak.  —  Glenn Close in "Fatal Attraction," a taunting lunatic who will …