Overnight Reading Assignments

by: Daniel De Groot

Thu Jul 24, 2008 at 23:58

Oliver Willis writes of conservative bloggers trying to attack the Coburn-is-a-jerk omnibus Bill by comparing some money for the DC Subway in it to the Ted Stevens Bridge To Nowhere.  The little chart explains the matter quite well.

Even better than e. coli conservativism, now confirmation of collapsing mine conservativism.  I wonder if Bob Murray is friends with Phil Gramm?

DDay at Digby's runs down the really insipid notion conservatives are working on as their only defence against a Democratic nominee that can draw crowds in the hundreds of thousands:  Popularity = fascism.

New UN Human Rights Chief appointed.  A female judge from South Africa.  She has big shoes to fill left by Canadian Louise Arbour who is a personal hero of mine.  

More UN News, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon mildly criticizes moves by the Israeli defence ministry to resume settlement activities.  Considering Moon was the Bush Admin's pick for SG, I'm mildly encouraged by the small shows of independence by him.

Keith Ellison (D-MN) vs Hans Von Spakovsky:

ELLISON: Why don't you want nuns to vote, Mr. von Spakovsky?

More Democrats like this please.  Re-elect Keith Ellison