The democrat split is coming. I have said many times there is a chance the party doesn’t last past the 2008 election cycle. And it appears this is becoming more likely. In this LA Times commentary Peter Charles Choharis, executive director of the 2004 Democratic Platform Committee, adds his voice to the growing argument inside […]

The hurricane Katrina is bearing down on the US coast, possibly heading straight for New Orleans. The picture below shows how massive and well formed this storm is, which has reached a Category 5. It is amazing this storm has regenerated so quickly and so strongly after hitting southern Florida – it barely slowed it […]

For those wondering about the difference between an “Update” and a “Round Up” on Able Danger, updates are my posts on a specific topic while a round up canvasses the news and internet for new or breaking information. This post revisits the Weldon speech on the floor of The House in June 2005, which really […]

The Anchoress passed this story to me, and I pass it on to all of you. It is the story of a young volunteer chaplain who started his active duty on the beaches of Normandy. “Here he was, almost fresh out of seminary, and this was his first duty station?” said an incredulous Rev. Monsignor […]

I have been so swamped in Able Danger I have not had a chance to keep up on other issues or articles. On person I like to keep track of is Christopher Hitchens. Hitchens is such a refreshing, unabashed, brilliant liberal one wonders why he is not more prominent than the Howard Deans and Michael […]

UPDATE IV: More updates at the end. Rick Moran from Right Wing Nut House sent me a very informative email regarding the Global Research story I led with today. Hopefully it was clear I had serious doubts about the story, but I could see it mixed enough fact with fiction unsubstantiated information to meet the […]

UPDATE: The MinuteMan informed me (via a wave of referals) that I was on target with the connections between Atta and Rahmed and others. Here is the news from Slate: ‘Able Danger’ Ball Advances: Fox News reports on this morning’s press conference with J.D. Smith, the latest Able Danger figure to step forward. Smith, a […]

The Watchers Council has selected the best posts for the week, here are the complete results. The winner in the Council Category was An Open Letter to Cindy Sheehan by Gates of Vienna – a must read. Second place went to Shame, the Arab Psyche, and Islam by Dr. Sanity. In the non Council Category […]

The Carnival of The Hillbillies is up! So please check it out over at Don Suber’s place.

UPDATE: Thankfully this idiotic plan by the anti-war fanatics is causing a back lash of support for the troop. Cam Edwards went to the site to join in a large counter protest to show supporting the troops should not be an issue. didn’t manage to catch it with my camera, but about 9 o’clock, a […]