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You know that whole "culture of corruption" thing has got to be getting pretty old. First you've got the Mollohan thing (D-W.Va.) and now you've got Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.). Federal authorities ratcheted up their case against Rep. William Jefferson, D-New Orleans, on Wednesday, when a Kentucky businessman admitted in court to paying more than […]

I had read this piece by Christopher Hitchens the other day but failed to link to it due to illness and overwork. (I've come down with a nasty cold and worked a minimum of 10.5 hours each of the last three days. At this point I was kinda hoping that I had contracted the Black […]

The jury in Alexandria, Va., couldn't come to a unanimous verdict on so-called 20th hijacker Zaccharias Moussaoui, so he will get life without the possibility of parole. I can live with this, but I have just one question: Does this mean he gets put in the general prison population? I know it's generally frowned upon […]

Michelle Malkin helpfully posted some pictures from Monday's May Day celebration (stinkin' commies). Some personal observations: It appears that the guys who usually do the landscaping around my condo complex had the day off. On the other hand, there was a guy doing landscaping at the 7-Eleven I stopped at Monday morning. One of my […]

For those who are interested, you can find the complete video of National Review's Ramesh Ponnuru on "Hannity & Colmes" after the jump.

Last Friday, National Review Senior Editor Ramesh Ponnuru went on "Hannity & Colmes" to promote his book "Party of Death." As expected, Ponnuru and Alan Colmes got into it. What is interesting, though, is that Colmes is caught in a lie about whether or not he actually read Ponnuru's book. See the video after the […]

Red Sox fan favorite turned Yankee Johnny Damon returned to Boston last night. The Sox won, but it was a sign held by a fan that had me chuckling:

The Unctuous Juan Cole has apparently demanded a correction from The Wall Street Journal's John Fund over a quote in a column published last week. Frankly, I'm not so sure that the "clarification" is one to improve the perception of Cole among non-BDS/non-anti-Semite readers. Clarification Prof. Juan Cole says that the statement in last week's […]

With all of the uproar over high gas prices and the navel-gazing going on about the "bigger picture," why hasn't some Democrat politician from the Northeast suggested suspending all NASCAR series races?

Energy secretary William Bodman's expression says it all: This morning on Meet the Press Tim Russert said one of the year's most stupid things. I mean, this one challenges Padres announcer Jerry Coleman for inanity. Russert: Mr. Secretary, if demand is up, but supply is down. Why are profits so high? See the video, along […]