About a Fristy liar-liar-pants-on-fire …
Bill Frist says he has “no earthly idea” … from Crooks and Liars, with video
About Viv, Rover, and who’s penitent (and who may be screwed and who Fitz may screw!) …
Viveca Novak’s article is up at Time. There are a number of aspects about the article that I find troubling and puzzling, not the least of which is the substantial lack of any solid factual detail on precise dates and items discussed. … […]
The question is, though, whether or not Fitz is going to buy all this penitence? Without knowing what Fitz has for that March timeframe, it is tough to say … from ReddHedd at FireDogLake blog, with updates (UPDATE: Greg Mitchell at E&P has more. As does Jeralyn. And Atrios. And emptywheel at Next Hurrah, all linked by Reddhedd)
About honoring real courage …
VOTE FOR IAN: Beliefnet is having a reader-voting contest to pick the most inspiring person of 2005. Captain Ian Fishback, who risked his career to expose and correct widespread abuse of detainees in Iraq, is in the final round of voting. Put him over the edge. Vote here … from Andrew Sullivan’s blog
About a lethal nation and its worldwide murderous campaigns …
The Global Death Squad of George W. Bush
The much-belated, poll-prompted outcry of a few American elected officials against the widespread use of torture by the Bush Administration – following years of silent acquiescence in the face of incontrovertible evidence of deliberate atrocity – is a welcome development, of course. But it has left an even more sinister aspect of Bushist policy untouched, one that likewise has been hidden in plain sight for years. … from the blog of Chris Floyd, columnist for the Moscow Times and St. Petersburg Times
About the spam-for-brains empty hogsheads who shame a nation and its planet, which may well be lost. Forever …
“In its relentless quest to abdicate global leadership and assume the role of rogue nation, the Bush administration is making a complete ass of itself in the global warming talks … Hey, I like breathing dirt and I assume that everyone else in the world likes breathing dirt too. Good for us.” … from DIGBY, via Daou Report
(Yesterday, here, Steven D also nailed the story in “Bush to World on Global Warming: Go Cheney Yourself!”)
About a troubling situation in a huge nation that we know next to nothing about …
From AFP: The official who gave the order for security forces to open fire on a group of demonstrators in southern China last week, which state press says claimed the lives of at least three people, has been arrested.The official Guangzhou Daily newspaper did not give the name or title of the official or specify when he had been detained but said he had been arrested for his decision to open fire on the villagers’ demonstration. … from The Paper Tiger, founded by BooTrib member Other Lisa, who studies Chinese at UCLA and travels almost yearly to China
About that annoying conspiracy theory that most of us can’t let go, and shouldn’t …
Raw Story has linked a revised version of “No Paper Trail Left Behind: the Theft of the 2004 Presidential Election* … from Project Censored.