Highlights

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, Isaiah of The World Today Just Nuts and Wally of The Daily Jot. Unless otherwise noted, we picked all highlights.



"I Hate The War" -- The most requested highlight by readers of this site.


Isaiah's The World Today Just Nuts "The Plan For Day 101" -- Isaiah explains what Nouri has in mind.

"Iraq snapshot," "Brown and Collins ask Panetta," "Claire McCaskill" and "Senate Armed Service Committee Boneheads" -- C.I., Ava, Wally and Kat report on the confirmation hearing for Leon Panetta.

"Iraq snapshot," "Sexual assaults at the VA (Ava)," "Army pays $1 billion annually in unemployment" and "Senator Burr" -- C.I., Ava, Wally and Kat report on a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing.

"Iraq snapshot" -- C.I. reports on the Commission for Wartime Contracting hearing last week.

"Enemy of the State," "A movie that makes me cry," "X-Men," "TASAT" and "look who they're going after now" -- Stan goes to the movies as do Kat, Mike, Elaine and Rebecca while Ann monitors the radio:

• 4 men, 2 women
• 3 women, 2 men
• 3 men, 2 women
• 5 men, 3 women
• 2 women, 3 men

"The sick Chicago Tribune" -- Elaine calls out the War Hawks.


"Eggplants and roma tomatoes in the Kitchen" -- Trina offers an easy, fresh vegetable recipe.


"Tracy Morgan is disgusting," "the disgusting tracy morgan," "Morgan, Fey and Baldwin treat homophobia as a joke," and "Idiot of the week: Ron Nyswaner" -- Betty, Rebecca, Marcia and Mike call out Tracy Morgan.

"And how 'bout those fingers?" and "THIS JUST IN! HANDS OFF!" -- Cedric and Wally explain Barack's 'magic' touch.


"Lunch panhandlers" -- Betty goes out to eat and has panhandlers stop by the table -- but the panhandlers are the wait staff.

"Trashy John Edwards" and "The trashy john Edwards" -- Ruth covers the cesspool that is John Edwards.

"Way more than just Spock" -- Marcia responds to a reduction of Leonard Nimoy.


"When Front Runners Attack" -- Isaiah dips into the archives.

"The Garbage, The Stink, The Network News" and "PBS is becoming a cesspool" -- C.I. and Stan provide two instant classics.


"233 soldiers have died in Iraq under CIC Barack" -- Betty notes the War Hawk in Chief.

"Carney and Helene" -- Kat reports on the White House press briefing.

"The economy" -- Trina on the economy.


"Free Speech Radio News ignores Iraq" -- Ruth's important post.

"THIS JUST IN! BEAT BY BASEBALL EQUIPMENT!" and "A slump in his pants" -- Wally and Cedric on polling.

"Is it still The Progressive?" -- Elaine asks the important question.