Afghanistan: Drug-free by 2011

On a matter of increasing concern to U.S. authorities, Karzai asserted that Afghanistan is making progress in limiting the cultivation of opium poppies, a crop that he said has been "giving us a bad name." He said poppy production in three provinces has been reduced by 80 percent. "If this trend continues, we'll hopefully have no poppies in Afghanistan in another five or six years," he said.

yeah, right...our boys in Colombia can take up that slack

Separated at birth II

Quien es mas macho - el terroristo o Matlock?

Conservatives hate equal rights

Pat Buchanan says what's on his mind, namely that the "conservative movement" of the '70s and '80s was a backlash against those good 'ol activist judges who forced desegregation upon that pure Hollywood '50s ideal of separate but equal beds for married couples. Yes, we appreciate the newsflash that neocons are not actual conservatives, but you're still a xenophobic nutcase.

Although he supported Mr. Bush's re-election, he says the president "has abdicated his responsibility to defend America from a foreign invasion. We add half a million illegals to our population each year, most of whom come to work, some to commit crimes against American citizens."

The actual smoking gun

From the memo itself comes this obvious but condeming evidence.

C reported on his recent talks in Washington. There was a perceptible shift in attitude. Military action was now seen as inevitable. Bush wanted to remove Saddam, through military action, justified by the conjunction of terrorism and WMD. But the intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy. The NSC had no patience with the UN route, and no enthusiasm for publishing material on the Iraqi regime's record. There was little discussion in Washington of the aftermath after military action.

From Wikipedia:

On May 5, 2005, Conyers and 88 other members of Congress wrote an open letter to the White House inquiring about the new documents leaked which revealed the secret agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom to attack Iraq in 2002. The Times, a British national newspaper, reported that newly-discovered documents reveal British and U.S. intentions to invade Iraq and leaders of the two countries had "discussed creating pretextual justifications for doing so". The documents go on to say that Blair decided the U.S. would need to "create" conditions to justify the war.

The 88 members of Congress, headed by Representative Conyers, say they seek an inquiry into the matter. The story broke in the United Kingdom, but has not received much coverage in the United States, prompting Conyers to lament: "This should not be allowed to fall down the memory hole during wall-to-wall coverage of the Michael Jackson trial and a runaway bride."

Business as usual

PBS: Is this the most religious administration in a century?

Mark Souder: I believe ever. ... I know some conservatives don't necessarily share that view, but I believe that, from a conservative Christian perspective, he is the closest as an administration in American history to that.

Finally, a right-wing nutjob and I agree on something!

Give 'em hell Harry

Reid to Frist - Bring it on!

But I want to be clear: we are prepared for a vote on the nuclear option. Democrats will join responsible Republicans in a vote to uphold the constitutional principle of checks and balances.

Hey Infidel, don't deface my stain!

Appearantly writing "BIG LIE" with shoe polish on a water stain is a crime.

Police did not say what the man's motive might have been in defacing the image.

Hmmm, I'm guessing it has something to do with religion....