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Sen. Chuck Schumer famously expressed skepticism whether then-Alabama Attorney General William Pryor could uphold the law if a case came before him that conflicted with his "deeply held" (religious) beliefs. Republicans, not being complete and total idiots, recognized that this was a code -- though expressly prohibited by the Constitution, the senior senator from New […]

Nicholas Kristof is often misguided, but he is not often as blatantly dishonest as he is in Tuesday's column. Here's a foreign affairs quiz: (1) How many nuclear weapons did North Korea produce in Bill Clinton's eight years of office? (2) How many nuclear weapons has it produced so far in President Bush's four years […]

A reporter and photographer for the Kalamazoo Gazette have been canned for partaking in some adult beverages while doing a story on "beer pong." This is a far cry from a story that was done at The Daily World in Aberdeen, Wash., under the headline "Plaster gets plastered." The cops reporter, Mike Plaster, was asked […]

This sort of thing happens a lot more in the AL than the NL for one simple reason: if the pitcher goes headhunting, he'll likely get the same treatment when he's up to bat. It makes you think twice. But the AL has gotten rid of that deterrent with the designated hitter. The only way […]

Several months back I mentioned a story about a group of Syrian "musicians" who were behaving a lot like hijackers. Well, there's an update on the story here, which includes this little gem. The first thing I clarified for the agents was that, prior to my experience on flight 327, I had never heard of […]

Paul Krugman thinks the economy is in the tank. Where I come from, we call days like this "Monday."

Earlier this week, when I wished Vermont's Jim Jeffords well in his post-legislative career, a commenter suggested that we need more moderates/centrists in the Senate. That got me to thinking. Let's list some Republican moderates/centrists/"mavericks" in the Senate: Lincoln Chafee, R.I. John McCain, Ariz. Olympia Snowe, Maine Susan Collins, Maine Arlen Specter, Pa. If you […]

Nothing new there -- National Review's Ramesh Ponnuru posts his take on David Brooks' recent column on Roe v. Wade and the level of vitriol in American politics.

David Brooks' column in Thursday's New York Times is well worth a read. While I don't agree with his assessment of the effects of the proposed change to the Senate's filibuster rule -- or even the accuracy of his portrayal [PDF document] of it. In response, Republicans now threaten to change the Senate rules and […]

Another failure by The New York Times' Paul Krugman to deliver on his promise provide the "Krugman plan" for saving Social Security. No, Krugman would rather falsely disparage the quality of American healthcare. [T]he United States spends far more on health care than other advanced countries. Yet we don't appear to receive more medical services. […]