Out of the closet.

The Columbia Journalism Review’s campaign blog notes that the moderators at Thursday’s Democratic debate came close to talking more than the candidates and that one, Peter Jennings, did managed to get in more face time than three of the candidates and was closing in a fourth when time ran out. Here’s what the transcript . . . → Read More: But enough about you, Mr. Dean; let’s talk about me.

A spokesman for Iraq’s leading cleric says the US is slowly abandoning its opposition to democracy in Iraq.

The Washington Post has noticed that Dick Cheney lies a lot. He’s still hard-selling the Iraq-al Qaeda connection and the likelihood that chemical or biological weapons, or both, will yet be found in the country. Everyone who knows the guy says he’s frightfully bright, which leads one to believe he’s either gone nuts or . . . → Read More: Dick Cheney: is he nuts or simply crazy?

Way out west, the festivities are beginning.

I upgraded my operating system, losing my powers of speech in the process. It got so bad for a while that I took to leaving the vaccum cleaner out so that I’d have something to do during all the reboots and disk checks and registry scans. But I’m sure my productivity will increase exponentially . . . → Read More: Do-it-yourself computing, v137.2.2003

The 911 commissioners are agonizing among themselves as to whether they should request an extension of their mandate. The original schedule calls for the investigation to wrap up at the end of May. Congresscritters suggest the commission may find considerable support for an extension but, as John McCain says, “They’ve got to have the . . . → Read More: Shysters and weenies and weasels, oh my.

The Pentagon plans to put off an estimated $50 billion supplemental budget request for fiscal year 2005 (begins October 1) until after the elections. Wonder why?

The short-timer says the Iraqi resistance has been broken and no longer represents a major threat. But according to his bosses, it never was a major threat. So, major combat was over last May and I guess this represents the end of minor combat, and anyone who gets killed from here on in is . . . → Read More: Ripley’s

Another military officer of the court has harsh things to say about the military tribunals operating at Gitmo. [Marine] Maj. Michael Mori, who represents Australian detainee David Hicks, said upcoming military trials will not be ”full and fair” as Pentagon leaders promised, but were “created and controlled by those with a vested interest only . . . → Read More: Trial by Liar