Bed-wetter Nation  —  Here's a big question that I want to start addressing in upcoming posts: what is conservative rule doing to our nation's soul?  How is it rewiring our hearts and minds?  What kind of damage are they doing to the American character?  And can we ever recover?

Ahmadinejad Gets Laughed At  —  Watch Ahmadinejad's face here.  —  He's not being feared.  He's being laughed at.  Imagine how the Iranian people feel seeing these clips (and they're seeing them).  Imagine how the rest of the Iranian government feels being made to look so foolish …

Clinton pulling away from Obama in New Hampshire  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has significantly increased her lead over rival Barack Obama in the crucial early-voting state of New Hampshire, according to a CNN/WMUR poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire released Tuesday.

My questions for President Ahmadinejad  —  The full text of the speech that Columbia University president Lee Bollinger delivered Monday blasting the Iranian president — with Ahmadinejad present. … Columbia University president Lee Bollinger speaks prior to introducing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sept. 24.

Webb: Lieberman And Kyl's Hawkish Iran Amendment Is 'Cheney's Fondest Pipe Dream'  —  On the Senate floor today, Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) made an impassioned appeal to his fellow senators, declaring that the Lieberman-Kyl amendment on Iran should be "withdrawn" because the "proposal is Dick Cheney's fondest pipe dream."

Video: Tiny terrorist declares end of world order, dawn of new golden age  —  A few highlights stitched together.  The World War II era, "as well as the era of materialistic thoughts based on arrogance and domination," hath ended and the new age of love, peace, justice, dignity, friendship …

House Panel Approves a Trade Pact With Peru  —  A trade pact between the United States and Peru won bipartisan support in a crucial Congressional committee Tuesday, signaling that some Democrats will be receptive to new trade deals as long as they call on other nations to adhere to international labor and environmental standards.

Iraqi Prime Minister Says That Civil War Has Been Prevented  —  Maliki Also Plays Down Iran's Influence  —  Civil war has been averted in Iraq and Iranian intervention there has "ceased to exist," Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said yesterday.  —  "I can't say there is a picture …

Pay Pals — Paul supporters reach into their pockets  —  Supporters of long-shot GOP presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (Texas) are putting their money where their mouth is — the Internet.  —  With the third quarter drawing to a close, the campaign said it expects to exceed the $2.4 million haul …

Bush's UN Speech Full of Fone-eh-tick Pronunciations for World Leaders  —  ABC News' Ann Compton and Jennifer Duck report: Never before has the White House released a draft version of the President's speech to the annual United Nations General Assembly.  —  But this year, a glimpse …

Hollywood reporting for duty?  —  What duty, if any, does Hollywood have to the country?  What role should it play in the national discourse? … Good night and good laugh  —  By Andrew Breitbart  —  David,  —  Trust me, David, my expectations for the cinematic braintrust you eagerly defend are quite low.

Hofstra Law School Hosts Sixth Biannual Legal Ethics Conference "Lawyering at the Edge: Unpopular Clients, Difficult Cases, Zealous Advocates"  —  Hofstra Law School, Hempstead, NY: Hofstra Law School is pleased to announce its upcoming 2007 Legal Ethics Conference, Lawyering at the Edge …

Koppel on Rather Suit: Squeezing Out of Newsman was a 'Travesty'  —  Calling the ouster of Dan Rather from CBS News in 2006 a "travesty," newsman Ted Koppel said today that he hopes the $70 million suit filed by Mr. Rather against CBS and Viacom will bring Mr. Rather "relief from his [emotional] pain."

House Passes Children's Health Bill  —  A broad House majority gave final approval last night to a $35 billion expansion of the popular children's health insurance program, with members from both parties brushing aside a stern veto threat from President Bush to vote their support, 265 to 159.

BACK FROM IRAQ  —  Congressman John Kline has just returned from a quick trip to Iraq and Afghanistan; the visit to Iraq was his fifth.  Kline, one of the few Congressman professionally qualified to evaluate events in Iraq—he is a retired Marine Colonel—was impressed by what he saw there.

Bush, at U.N., Announces Stricter Burmese Sanctions  —  President Bush, calling on countries to live up to freedoms and rights promised by the United Nations almost six decades ago, on Tuesday announced tighter sanctions on Myanmar and denounced the governments of Belarus, Cuba, Iran …