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Molly Ivins is dead
She will be dearly missed. Ivins and former Texas Gov. Ann Richards were examples of what has made the women of Texas legendary.
Government seeks dismissal of suit
"Nothing to see here, move along."
Fun with lame duck soup
We think Rove and Bartlett singing the aria for the operetta de obtuse of media manipulation would be great.
Marx Brothers, anyone?
More Repug nazi shenanigans
From the Baltimore Chronicle and Sentinel commentary:
"While Gonzales' statement has a measure of quibbling precision to it, his logic is troubling because it would suggest that many other fundamental rights that Americans hold dear (such as free speech, freedom of religion, and the right to assemble peacefully) also don't exist because the Constitution often spells out those rights in the negative. It boggles the mind the lengths this administration will go to to systematically erode the rights and privileges we have all counted on and held up as the granite pillars of our society since our nation was founded."
Free-range Duckman
We don't like to link to this type of content but had to make an exception for Duckman.
Stage is set for another clash of values
With
Brownback in the race to push all the buttons that make fundamentalists salivate (okay, foam at the mouth), Hillary-fear will pervade.
More Buchwald
NYTimes video obit.
Art gave us this much meaning
Art Buchwald is dead. Hopefully, life is as much about laughing as anything. Buchwald didn't need a final column to give us that answer.
Bravo, Rangel
Couldn't think of a greater SOB to be the recipient of the type of "bipartisanship" the Repug's have been practicing.
Shrub has been throwing around the "b" word. Cheap, positional ploy; wouldn't buy it.
Two things to consider, Charlie. Righteous efficacy and the political mood require a subtle touch. And no hunting trips with Deadeye Dick.
FBI no longer seeks Jack Anderson's files
Family says the process of archiving the materials can now begin.
Cheap blogging at freepress
A special "blogging" registration fee of $75 with no mention of fee in the "press" section. Well, the reform has started already.
Ten assaults on our freedoms
It cannot be overstated how hard it will be to undo these things.