Take Rush Limbaugh Off Armed Forces Radio  —  Click here to email Congress to take Rush Limbaugh off Armed Forces Radio.  —  Last week, Rush Limbaugh labeled any American soldier who supports an end to the war in Iraq as "phony."  We challenged Limbaugh through an email campaign …

Pelosi nixes idea of 'war tax'  —  All told, the Democratic proposal for an "Iraq tax" lasted about four hours.  That's roughly the amount of time from when House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.) gave life to the idea with his endorsement to when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) strangled it.

We're No Senior Political Strategist, But We're Calling Bullsh*t On This  —  Jon Martin has gotten his hands on color-coded maps that Team Giuliani is using to show "what they believe to be Giuliani's anticipated general election strength versus Hillary Clinton compared to how other GOP candidates might fare against her".

ISSA: WATCH OUT, WAXMAN  —  Rep. Darrell Issa went on CSPAN's Washington Journal this morning and had this to say about the House oversight committee's investigation of Blackwater (via Atrios): … Here's the video:

Clear Channel CEO responds to Reid  —  Clear Channel CEO Mark P. Mays responded to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) in a letter hand-delivered to his office this evening.  —  "While I certainly do not agree with all views that are voiced on our stations, I will not condemn our talent …

A lot of people are talking about the big speech Barack Obama gave today calling for multilateral nuclear disarmament.  But I wanted to focus in on what I think is a significant aspect of the speech that has little to do with the actual policy questions addressed here.

Clarence Thomas Takes the Low Road, and Should Recuse Himself from Key Cases  —  The new term has begun for a bitterly divided court in a dangerously divided nation, and the most visible event was a Supreme Court justice using the court's return as a book promotion to remind the world of his enemies, demons, biases and vendettas.

The unspeakable American culture  —  Journalism's elite don't dare speak of the patriotism that holds this country together.  —  In a recent speech at the National Press Club, Katie Couric expressed somber disapproval of the jingoistic excesses after 9/11.

Countdown: Worst Person In The World  —  Download (2283) |  Play (3158) Download (910) |  Play (1629) (h/t Heather)  —  Yesterday's Worst Person in the World honors should have come as no surprise to anyone reading the site yesterday.  The gold went to movie review-cum-slavery apologist Michael Medved …

AT&T vows to use Terms of Service for good, not censorship  —  Yesterday we reported on AT&T's controversial Terms of Service, which in broad legal language gives AT&T the right to terminate a customer's service for activity which AT&T deems "damaging" to its reputation.

Blackwater Chief Defends Employees Before House Panel  —  The head of Blackwater USA said today that his company was the victim of "a rush to judgment" by a Congressional committee looking into claims that the company's contract security guards in Iraq have repeatedly been involved in reckless shootings of civilians.

The Threat of Neglected Tropical Diseases  —  You've probably never heard of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), even though they are the most common afflictions of the world's poorest people — more than HIV/AIDS and malaria combined.  In all my travels to developing nations during 10 years …