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At 50-years old, John Roberts is going to be Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court for a long, long time. In a vote that found half of the Senate Democrats voting to confirm him, a new era of America's...

Last Friday, I mentioned that I was 99% sure the sister of one of my high school classmates wrote the season two finale for Battlestar Galactica. Thanks to the the mighty, magical powers of the Internet, Anne stopped by and...

Run, Rice, run: Fans seek Condi candidacy

Devoted admirers of Condoleezza Rice bought time for a television commercial during the premiere last week of "Commander in Chief," backing the secretary of state for the White House in 2008....Richard Mason, a Miami doctor and enthusiastic Rice supporter, established Americans For Dr. Rice in 2004 after talking with colleagues about the best Republican presidential candidate in 2008.

This has even attracted attention across the pond, where once again, the Sunday Telegraph has picked up on the draft Condi movement here.

Dick Morris is so intrigued with the concept that he has a book coming out real soon now on the topic:

Even without discussing any of the other details of the situation, the Chief thinks that the potential for a Condi vs. Hilary race in '08 would be the greatest amount of political fun that there has been in a LONG time! Also, Condi would wipe up the floor with Hil in a debate. The possibilities are breathtaking.

She sure as heck would be a stronger candidate than any of the other GOP prospects that one hears mentioned.

If you follow the news closely at all, you'll remember the Oklahoma student who blew himself up in an apparent "suicide" outside the stadium at last weekend's OU - Kansas State game. Turns out that this might have been more...

H/T to Blackfive on this one.

This situation reminds me of a joke about the Minnesota Vikings that fans console themselves with...about a fan who died and went down below. He enjoyed the heat after the salubrious climate of MinnesotaMinnesnowta, so the devil made it cold instead. The next day he was happier than ever, proclaiming "The Vikings won the Superbowl!

Just as unlikely, is the following amazing report:
Insurgents in Iraq are drawing criticism for terrorism

Human Rights Watch, which often has criticized alleged abuses by U.S. forces in Iraq, turned its attention in its latest report to insurgent groups like al-Qaida in Iraq and Ansar al-Sunnah that have claimed responsibility for attacks in mosques, markets, bus stations and other civilian areas in Iraq.

Maybe it really IS a cold day in hell!

Getting a little help from some creative cropping. You know that it has to be difficult to get good, front page photos to run for your newspaper when about every sign and banner carries a "F*ck Bush" or some other...

President Bush has nominated Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court to replace Justice O'Connor. You can view her White House bio here. The Washington Post did a profile of her back in June, which you can check out here. HT...

I had some original thoughts on President Bush's nominee to the Supreme Court, Harriet Miers, but now that I have time to blog on them I see all my thoughts have been taken by other bloggers. Since I can't come...

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