This piece is written by Rebecca of Sex and Politics and Screeds and Attitude, Cedric of Cedric's Big Mix, Kat of Kat's Korner, Betty of Thomas Friedman is a Great Man, Mike of Mikey Likes It!, Elaine of Like Maria Said Paz, Ruth of Ruth's Report, Marcia of SICKOFITRADLZ, Stan of Oh Boy It Never Ends, Ann of Ann's Mega Dub. and Wally of The Daily Jot. Unless otherwise noted, we picked all highlights.
"Iraq snapshot," "House Veterans Affairs," "Iraq snapshot," "House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia," "Iraq snapshot" and "Senate Veterans Affairs Committee" -- C.I. and Kat report on Congressional hearings they attended.
Isaiah's The World Today Just Nuts "The Gesture" -- Isaiah's Sunday comic -- hugely popular.
"Iraq snapshot" -- That's the most requested highlight of the week by readers of this site. We asked Ty if they gave a reason for picking Tuesday's snapshot? He said they repeatedly pointed out that on Tuesday C.I. was going through the issues of the election law and why their might be objection to it and that it might be vetoed by the presidency council ("at length") while the media had "their thumb up their ass. The next day, it broke and was the Iraq story. Readers noticed who was paying attention and exploring it before the press came running."
"Feinstein questions at the NSA hearings" -- Isaiah reaches into the archives to pull up this one on Dianne Feinstein.
"Easy Enchilada Bake in the Kitchen" & "Economy, abortion, mammograms" -- Trina explains the economy and health 'reform.'
"Top 10 reasons Oprah's quitting" & "Bye Oprah, don't hurry back" -- Ann & Stan cover the departure of Oprah.
"THIS JUST IN! BARRY O DOES EMPLOYMENT!" & "Barack finds some jobs" -- Wally and Cedric on Barack's creation of jobs . . . for his big donors.
"An underrated 80s classic" & "The Pirate" -- Betty and Stan offer Friday night movie posts.
"nancy pelosi's a moron." -- Rebecca explains how Nancy Pelosi knowingly attempted to slash reproductive rights.
"Baha Mousa Inquiry" -- Elaine works from the transcripts to report on the case in England.
"Isaiah, Silly Solomon, Third" -- Mike offers a critique of Norman "Bates" Solomon.
"Iraq snapshot""About those 'intended' January elections""Military suicide rate""Not in the mood"
"Katha Pollitt, alleged feminist" -- Ann offers a critique of scary Katha Pollit.
"don't become 'the battered woman of the house'" & "Stupak" -- Rebecca and Ruth tackle the assault on women's rights.
"Reading on the road" -- Kat offers a reading post.
"Danny Schechter, the eternal idiot" & "Jayne Lyn Stahl strikes again" -- Marcia offers media critiques.
"Arnold visits Iraq" -- Ann weighs in on Arnold's visit to Iraq.
"Truest?" -- Betty's always working.
"Parking garages" -- Ruth offers a shout out to a radio segment she enjoyed.
"Just not into it" -- We love it for its honesty.
"CRR (yea!), CCR (boo!)" -- Elaine explains which organizations stand and which kneel in the Time of Obama.
"I feel just like Elizabeth Edwards" -- Mike says it all in the headline. :D
"He can't even do his own Tweets!" & "THIS JUST IN! BILL AYERS IS THE GHOST WRITER!" -- Cedric and Wally on the Tweeter in Chief.