Ex-Aide Details a Loss of Faith in the President  —  In 1999, Matthew Dowd became a symbol of George W. Bush's early success at positioning himself as a Republican with Democratic appeal.  —  A top strategist for the Texas Democrats who was disappointed by the Bill Clinton years …

Outrage comes cheap these days, and death threats come cheaper … My God!  What could it be?  What could be making the little vein throb in the forehead of anti-Semite and professional pearl-clutcher Bill Donahue now?  ONE OF THE WORST ASSAULTS ON CHRISTIAN SENSIBILITIES EVER???

Iranian Official: Sailors May Be Tried  —  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's ambassador to Russia renewed a threat Iranian officials made earlier this week, saying 15 British sailors held by Iran could be tried for violating international law, Iran's state news agency IRNA reported Saturday.

Pelosi Plans Trip to Syria Next Week  —  White House Says Speaker's Damascus Visit Sends the Wrong Message  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will visit Syria next week, her office announced yesterday, prompting the White House to call the trip "a really bad idea."

The Rovian Era  —  Turn over a scandal in Washington these days and the chances are you'll find Karl Rove.  His tracks are everywhere: whether it's helping to purge United States attorneys, coaching bureaucrats on how to spend taxpayers' money to promote Republican candidates …

President's Radio Address  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good morning.  In recent days, the House and Senate each passed emergency war spending bills that undercut our troops in the field.  Each of the Democrats' bills would substitute the judgment of politicians in Washington for that of our generals on the ground.

2001: A Timeline of What Could Have Been  —  (This is an updated version of an old post of mine over at the old version of my blog; it lost all its formatting and links when Blogger switched formats.  I decided that with all the talk of President Gore lately, it was time to revive and revisit it.)

The Crier Wire: If George Were King!  —  Catherine Crier has some really good monologues at the end of her show and this was one of them.  She takes a look at Bush's abuse of power  —  Download (2039) |  Play (1899) Download (844) |  Play (1169)

Small Blogs, The Long Tail, and Building The B-List Community  —  It's tough being a small-to-middle-sized blogger.  You streak after elusive crumbs from the big boys and girls, but never really can break to the top.  That's not so bad-I don't think I'd want the stress of becoming a big time blogger.