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.


"'Blue Balls' McGurk faces Senate Foreign Relations..." -- most requested highlight of the week.

And other McGurk coverage by C.I. (first three snapshots find C.I. reporting on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on McGurk's nomination):

• Iraq snapshot
• McGurk and the political crisis
• Iraq snapshot
• Iraq snapshot
• 'Blue Balls' McGurk faces Senate Foreign Relations...
• Iraq snapshot

"Brett McGurk is a waste of taxpayer money" -- Trina weighs in on the nominee.


Isaiah's The World Today Just Nuts "The Shooting Range" -- Isaiah watches Barack practice at the shooting range.





"4 men, 1 woman" -- Ann offers media criticism.

"Taco Pizza in the Kitchen" and  "16 bean soup" -- Trina and Rebecca on food.

"how do you spot a sexist?" and "That sexist Schechter" -- Rebecca and Ruth on the sexist writers.

"Young Hollywood? Young?" and "Out of touch and then some" & "THIS JUST IN! THEY'RE REALLY PRETTY STUPID!" -- Ruth, Cedric and Wally explain there is young and there is not young.

"Truth or Dare -- the best comedy of the 90s" and  "Dark Shadows and Joan Crawford" -- Marcia and Kat go to the movies.

"Another pundit?" -- Marcia says not so fast.

"Ultraviolet" and  "What am I watching?" -- Stan surfs the net.

"Princess Brat" -- Isaiah dips into the archives.

"Meet an ass" and "Comedian Carl" and  "Is Tom Hayden drunk or senile or sloppy?" -- Elaine and Trina blog about blowhards.

"The investigation" and "It's hitting the fan" -- Mike tracks the White House and its leaks.

"What won't he do to win?" and "THIS JUST IN! THAT'S A RE-ELECTION STRATEGY!" -- Cedric and Wally on the desperation factor.

 "5 men, 1 woman" -- Ann on the drone wars.

"Dippy song" and "Music grab bag" -- Betty and Kat write about music.

"Desperate Housewives," "Burning Love" and "Summer TV dull" -- Betty, Kat and Stan talk TV.