Prime Minister Ariel Sharon fought for his life Thursday following seven hours of emergency surgery to stop widespread bleeding in his brain.

Bullshit. I hate how they phrase these things. If you got down the article farther they give the comment from the doctor that he is under "deep sedation" meaning he's out cold, possibly in a drug induced coma to give his body time to maybe heal itself some. Yep Terri Schiavo was "fighting for life" too.

You want to use that phrase, talk about Iraq, either our guys or the ones they're trying to blow up. They're fighting for their lives.

Sharon Serious After Brain Surgery

Mr. Abramoff is believed to have extensive knowledge of what prosecutors suspect is a wider pattern of corruption among lawmakers and Congressional staff members. One participant in the case who insisted on anonymity because of the sensitivity of the negotiations described him as a "unique resource."

Let's make a deal...

Lobbyist Is Said to Discuss Plea and Testimony - New York Times

"I'm still waiting for a judge or anyone to show me anywhere in the Constitution where there's a separation of church and state," he said. "We didn't lose; we were robbed."

And this is why the fundies scare the crap out of me.

Judge Rules Against Pa. Biology Curriculum

As no evidence in the record indicates that any other scientific proposition’s validity rests on belief in God, nor is the Court aware of any such scientific propositions, Professor Behe’s assertion constitutes substantial evidence that in his view, as is commensurate with other prominent ID leaders, ID is a religious and not a scientific proposition.

Judge Jones takes the ID case and manages to rip it into little itty bitty pieces, which is easy to do in legalese, and then piss on the pieces, which is very hard to do in legalese. If you understand legalese, it's a masterpiece of damning insult.

Update: It's a damn long read but wow does he lambaste these guys.

The Full Dover 'ID is Garbage' Judicial Opinion

Team officials say they are looking at fines, suspensions and other punishments. They can even be sent to jail for their heinous acts. So, what did this band of criminals do? Consensual sex with other adults! How dare they?!

Moral of the story? Don't charter.

The Blog | Cenk Uygur: Humans Have Sex: Get Over It | The Huffington Post

Gonzales said that while FISA prohibits eavesdropping without court approval, it makes an exception where Congress "otherwise authorizes." That authorization, he said, was implicit in the authorization for the use of military force in Afghanistan following the Sept. 11 attacks.

If someone would like to explain how NSA doing wiretaps is use of military force, this argument would have a better chance of floating.

Bush Defends Eavesdropping Program

More American women are having babies they didn't want, a survey indicates, but federal researchers say they don't know if that means attitudes about abortion are changing.

This is something that people should look at. There are a couple of very interesting numbers that tell me something is very, very wrong. In 1995 it notes 26% of conceptions ended in abortion, and 9% of births were unwanted. In 2002, 24% of conceptions went via abortion, but 14% of births were unwanted.

The question is, does this show a shift in opinion, or exactly what? To answer that, I'd also want to see the general birth rate numbers and those aren't here. I would also want to see the numbers regionaly, or on a state by state basis, as well as by age groups, because that would also say a great deal.

In and of itself, the article is as useful as tits on a bull, but it points at more data to come which might have some cunclusions with it.

Survey Shows Unwanted Births Up

An Iraqi lawyer said the 24 or 25 officials from Saddam's government were released from jail without charges, and some have already left the country.

Among those released were the 6 of clubs and 5 of hearts from th deck of cards. Way to go guys! You can't even pick out criminals!

'Dr. Germ,' Others Released in Iraq

Dubithy: No, Mummy Lar... it wasn't the DT's... this was a real, truly filthy place. But I remember one of the bitches was pretty nice

Politics? Humor? Either way...

Daily Kos: State of the Nation

On another issue, Bush acknowledged that a pre-war failure of American intelligence — claiming that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction — has complicated the United States' ability to confront other potential emerging threats such as
Iran.

"Where it is going to be most difficult to make the case is in the public arena," Bush said. "People will say, if we're trying to make the case on Iran, `Well, if the intelligence failed in Iraq, therefore, how can we trust the intelligence on Iran?'"

So what he's saying here is that he's planning to invade Iran? That's what it sounds like.

Bush Says NSA Surveillance Necessary, Legal