Our earlier confusion over WaPo’s Ezra Klein arguing that Barack Obama is an effective “liberal” is answered by Politico:

Another key undecided moderate, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Vt.), said Thursday that his level of unease with the Medicare buy in is also rising.

Now we understand. Joe’s a moderate — which shifts Obama to the left, and ourselves somewhere past Cuba.

And this is what moderates stand for:

“In my opinion, the choice could not be more clear… between one candidate, John McCain, who has always put the country first, worked across party lines to get things done, and one candidate who has not.”

We’re glad that’s straightened out. If nothing else, we haven’t had an excuse to run Joe’s anal pear for awhile.

Snowe: Medicare buy-in loses her vote [Politico]

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We don’t have the heart to mock right now — we’ll save Yesterday for Tomorrow — so here’s a heartwarming video that’s making the rounds. The little girl’s dad is in Iraq. She thinks.

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Left: WorldNetDaily discovers this abomination of the Stars & Stripes on eBay, regrets that horse-whipping is no longer permitted:

Indiana Code 35.45.1.4 states the following:

Flag desecration

Sec. 4. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally mutilates, defaces, burns, or tramples any United States flag, standard, or ensign commits flag desecration, a Class A misdemeanor.

Right: WND offers this lovely “Tea Stained” flag at its online store.

Is Obama’s face on U.S. flag illegal? [WND]

It’s really that slow today. Unless you’re interested in long-winded UN speeches. Or you consider it news that Papa John Phillips pestorked daughter Mackenzie.

Just launched nuclear armageddon upgraded the website’s software innards. Everything seems to work from Stinque HQ, but we live a charmed life. If something misbehaves, email God and curse as creatively as the Lord intended.

Oh, and you’ll probably have to log in again. If you’ve forgotten your password, there’s a link on the login page you can click to fetch a new one.

Ladies and gentlemen, the candidate for the 3rd Congressional District of New Mexico.

My New Husband Doesn’t Like the War Either pt. 5 [Boozhy, July 2007]

Wired commits journalism, actually looks into that Fed kidnapping story making the wingnut rounds, and finds — nothing:

The claim that the boy is a victim of USA PATRIOT, though, appears to have been cut from whole cloth. While there’s plenty to criticize in that post-9/11 law, it doesn’t contain any provision that abrogates a defendant’s right to a trial. It’s also not responsible for making it illegal to phone in a bomb threat. That’s been a federal crime since 1939.

The boy’s mother, Annette Lundeby, has even acknowledged in interviews that her son has been formally charged, has a court-appointed attorney, and has already made appearances in front of a judge.

So, where did the claim of Patriot Act abuse originate? Mom made it up.

Bloggers, TV, Go Nuts Over Misleading ‘Patriot Act’ Arrest Claim [Wired]

Oh, Now It’s Tyranny [Stinque]