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Why hasn’t Rep. William Jefferson (D – LA) resigned yet? As Joe Conason puts it –
When FBI agents reach into a congressman’s home freezer and pull out $90,000 in foil-wrapped bills, it is time for him to resign. When the Justice Department announces that the same congressman is on videotape taking a $100,000 bribe [...]

Led Zeppelin, “The Battle of Evermore” (1971): “The apples turn/ To brown and black/ The tyrant’s face is red.”
This line, readers, makes “The Battle of Evermore” one of the fifty greatest conservative rock songs of all time.
See, the tyrant’s face is red. Red, get it? Red, as in:

“It’s hard to miss the [...]

The Liberal Avenger sent me a link to a a BBC story about a tuna fish, found in Mombasa, Kenya, which has what (supposedly) looks like a snippet of Koranic verse on it:

Supposedly, the markings on this tuna fish spell out a phrase from the Koran:

ﻮأﻨﺕ ﺨﻴﺭ اﻠﺭاﺰﻗﻴﻥ
wa-anta khayyiru r-raaziqiina
And you are the best of [...]

You really ought to read this entry at Digby’s blog. This is some truly creepy stuff, readers. Look at this:
Worried about Dick Cheney listening in Sunday on your call to Mom? That ain’t nothing. You should be more concerned that they are linking this info to your medical records, your bill purchases and [...]

My friend The Liberal Avenger is looking for entries to his Deathbed Joke Project:
I am creating this thread – The Deathbed Joke Project – to collect and record suggestions for the funniest “final words” from which we can all pick a few to memorize and pledge to use at the right moment if and when [...]

Buddy the cat has gone home again. He seemed to enjoy his week in Northern Virginia.

I agree with The Liberal Avenger and others: Rep. Kennedy should resign. I feel sorry for the poor guy, and I’m writing this not from the perspective of a left-winger but from the perspective of someone who’s in recovery. Rep. Kennedy needs to concentrate on getting well now. He screwed up, [...]

CNN is now giving arch-wingnut Glenn Beck his own program. Here’s what CNN says about it:
“Glenn Beck” is an unconventional look at the news of the day featuring Beck’s unique and often amusing perspective on top stories from world events and politics to pop culture and everyday hassles. “Glenn Beck” airs daily at 7 [...]