memeorandum: Name that party: Buckwheat (Don Surber)

U.S. Cites Drop In Attacks Since Buildup in Iraq; Bombs Kill 20 — U.S. officials on Sunday declared a 55 percent drop in attacks since the launch of an offensive nine months ago, while bombs across Iraq killed at least 20 people, highlighting the country's continuing security threats.

Discussion: Rantburg and Stop The ACLU

Agence France Presse:

Baghdad by night — juice bars, neon lights, bustling streets — The gaudy orange, green and purple electronic palm trees flashing in the dark alert you that you're getting close to one of Baghdad's bustling nightspots. — The palms, like a mirage, can be seen from way down the darkened streets …

Discussion: Doug Ross and PoliPundit.com

CNN:
Bomber kills kids getting toys from troops

Discussion: BLACKFIVE

Bean / Lawyers, Guns and Money:

My Uterus. A UPS Box. What's the difference? — Well, to the forced pregnancy brigade, there is no difference: my uterus is nothing but a glorified storage container, holding something until it reaches its destination (birth). Now there's proof: — Here's a transcript, via Trailer Park Feminist:

Discussion: Shakespeare's Sister and TBogg

Trailer Park / trailer park feminist:

You are a box. — Wow. If you ever doubted that the pro-life movement thinks of women not so much as people with individual personalities, feelings and responsibilities in life, but more as mindless, thoughtless containers for babies, this little video from InsideCatholic.com ought make it pretty clear.

Discussion: Feministe and Bark Bark Woof Woof

Mike Allen / The Politico:

Tom Kean endorsing McCain in new push — Thomas H. Kean, who chaired the 9/11 Commission, will endorse Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for president on Monday as part of a high-stakes new push by the campaign to focus voters on national security, campaign sources tell Politico.

Discussion: New York Times and Comments from Left Field

Mark Silva / The Swamp: McCain: 'No other candidate has my experience'

Philip Elliott / Associated Press:
McCain equates silence with progress

Discussion: CNN Political Ticker and The Carpetbagger Report

David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:

Democrats Say They Won't Back Down on War — Democrats in Congress failed once again Friday to shift President Bush's war strategy in Iraq, but insisted that they would not let up. Their explanation for their latest foiled effort seemed to boil down to a simple question: "What else are we supposed to do?"

Discussion: ScrappleFace and Flopping Aces

Don Surber:

Name that party: Buckwheat — I doubt AP would have downplayed a Republican losing over a racist remark. — As a member of the MSM for most of my adult life, I should resent charges of a pro-Democrat bias in the media. Really, I should. — But then Melinda Deslatte of the Associated Press …

Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard, BitsBlog and TBogg

Sebastian Abbot / Associated Press:

OPEC Interested in Non-Dollar Currency — Ahmadinejad: OPEC Members Interested in Converting Cash Reserves Into Non-Dollar Currency — RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday that OPEC's members have expressed interest in converting their cash reserves …

Discussion: The Huffington Post and Bob Cesca's Goddamn …

Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
The Swiss Option — Has an opening appeared for a diplomatic …

Discussion: Redstate

John Fund / Opinion Journal:

Mi Casa, Sue Casa — Nancy Pelosi tries to force the Salvation Army to hire people who can't speak English. — It's been less than a week since New York's Sen. Hillary Clinton and Gov. Eliot Spitzer had to climb down from their support of driver's licenses for illegal aliens.

Discussion: Betsy's Page

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

Republicans and Race — Over the past few weeks there have been a number of commentaries about Ronald Reagan's legacy, specifically about whether he exploited the white backlash against the civil rights movement. — The controversy unfortunately obscures the larger point, which should be undeniable …

Discussion: Bark Bark Woof Woof

Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post:

Giuliani Hoping NASCAR Fans May Provide an Edge in the Race — Now, Rudolph W. Giuliani says, he "really" is a NASCAR fan. — The Republican presidential candidate is better known as a New Yorker, of course, one who as the city's mayor drew admiration associating with quintessentially New York passions …

The Independent:

A world dying, but can we unite to save it? — Pollution in the seas is now speeding global warming, says a devastating new climate report. 'IoS' Environment Editor Geoffrey Lean reports from Valencia — Humanity is rapidly turning the seas acid through the same pollution that causes global warming …

Discussion: Knowledge is Power, Bob Cesca's Goddamn … and Blogs For Victory

New York Times:

U.S. Hopes to Arm Pakistani Tribes Against Al Qaeda — A new and classified American military proposal outlines an intensified effort to enlist tribal leaders in the frontier areas of Pakistan in the fight against Al Qaeda and the Taliban, as part of a broader effort to bolster Pakistani forces …

Discussion: abu muqawama

Bassem Mroue / Associated Press:

Hezbollah rebuilds south Beirut — BEIRUT, Lebanon - The Shiite Muslim militant group Hezbollah has launched a massive project to rebuild south Beirut, devastated in last year's war with Israel — and it's paying for much of the construction with international donor funds that were meant …

Discussion: Israel Matzav and Jihad Watch

Mark Winne / Washington Post:

When Handouts Keep Coming, the Food Line Never Ends — How can anyone not get caught up in the annual Thanksgiving turkey frenzy? At the food bank I co-founded in Hartford, Conn., November always meant cheering the caravans of fowl-laden trucks that roared into our parking lot.

Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard and EconLog