Happy Friday!

Update: Who is this George Sada person, anyway? Why should we care what he has to say? Is his claim of Iraq's WMDs being moved to Syria something we should take seriously? Mark in Mexico says "yes".


Fun stuff from all over the place:

Update II: Bogus poll at the New York Times relating to "warrantless surveillance". See Powerline for the actual question asked and decide for yourself. (see also link at Powerline to Ankle Biting Pundits for thorough fisking and analysis)


First up: Dubya decides there is such a thing as "too much stoopid" during press conferences and doesn't take questions from Helen Thomas. (previously posted video between her and W and her and Scott McClellan) Oh, you mean press conferences are for taking valid questions and be allowed to answer them? Is that what they're for? Not, as Ms. Thomas thinks, to display ignorance and stupidity for all the world to see? Of course, Ms. Thomas replies like a lady by calling the President a coward. (didn't she say she would off herself a while ago?) See RightWinged for more - including links to previous moonbattery by Ms. Thomas.

Speaking of obsolete has-beens, John F Kerry still thinks he's running for office. He also thinks people care what he says. Oh, and he wants to filibuster Alito.

Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts was lobbying his Democratic colleagues to filibuster the Alito nomination -- an uphill fight, given that none of the chamber's 55 Republicans have opposed his confirmation and three Democrats are on the record supporting it.

"Judge Alito's confirmation would be an ideological coup on the Supreme Court," Kerry said in a written statement.

"We can't afford to see the court's swing vote, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, replaced with a far-right ideologue like Samuel Alito."

Dick Durbin says he's smart:

"One of the first responsibilities of someone in Congress is to learn how to count," the Illinois Democrat said. "Having made a count, I have come to the conclusion it is highly unlikely that a filibuster would succeed."

Yay! He can count! (It's also unlikely that it will succeed seeing as how 55 Republicans and 3 Democrats are on board. See? I can count too!)

A suprising word or two from Byrd and Johnson (yes, Robert Byrd...that one.)

In a speech on the Senate floor, Byrd, the longest-serving Democrat in the Senate, said he refused "simply to toe the party line when it comes to Supreme Court justices."

"My considered judgment ... leads me to believe [Alito] to be an honorable man, a man who loves his country, loves his Constitution and a man who will give of his best," said Byrd, who faces re-election in November. "Can we really ask for more?"

Johnson said that while he was "troubled" by some of Alito's views, "I cannot accept an argument that his views are so radical that the Senate is justified in denying his confirmation."

He also said he would oppose any filibuster of the nomination.

Hm. Very interesting. So at this point John F Kerry is to the left of Robert "KKK" Byrd? That should give one pause. Also should give one pause to read in the article that there's speculation that Kerry might want to run in 2008? Do we REALLY get a second chance at this guy? (more from Lucianne.com)

Michelle Malkin has more - including video of Mr. Byrd speaking on the Senate floor about how "appalled" the people ("his" people) of West Virginia are/were with the Alito hearings. "File this under even a broken clock is right twice a day", says Ms. Malkin...

On a more serious note: Concise Q&A style fact sheet on Hamas, Israel and the future. (Via Lucianne)

HEY!! Lookie here!! (shameless self-promotion) We were the website of the day over at Right Wing News!

*happy dance*

More later, ladies and gents. If anyone runs across anything interesting to discuss, please feel free to post it in the comments. We'll do a sort of "Open Line Friday" sort of thing.