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Human Rights Watch criticizes the US but Scotty plays dumb. He doesn't want to talk about the BUSHCO Abramoff connection either. He should read this piece in the Texas Observer.

The Bulldog Manifesto: Is shooting plutonium in a rocket over Florida really a good idea?

More on the cost of war. Spc. Douglas Barber had a difficult time getting people to listen to him while he was alive. Perhaps some of us can try to listen to him now that he's dead. More here.

It looks like the number three guy at CIA may be in BigTrouble because of allegations about a sweetheart water deal in Iraq.

The Talent Show: Joe Lieberman stands out as the most politically tone-deaf person in Washington D.C.

Mad Kane: Sam Alito in verse

the cost of war. Spc. Douglas Barber had a difficult time getting people to listen to him while he was alive. Perhaps some of us can try to listen to him now that he's dead. More here.

It looks like the number three guy at CIA may be in BigTrouble because of allegations about a sweetheart water deal in Iraq.

The Talent Show: Joe Lieberman stands out as the most politically tone-deaf person in Washington D.C.

Mad Kane: Sam Alito in verse

For a thousand years I wielded the powers of The Wish. I brought ruin to the heads of unfaithful men. I brought forth destruction and chaos for the pleasure of the lower beings. I was feared and worshipped across the mortal globe. And now I'm stuck at Sunnydale High. Mortal. Child. And I'm flunking math--- Anya

(A little late night fun at C&L)
Oh yea, it's us! He's not happy because Kate O'Berine's book tanked so quickly. The word I'm hearing is that many at the NRO aren't pleased either. Let's take a look at his book, " Men in Black," reviewed by Dahlia Lithwick so we can gauge his own incredible writing skills.
Slate:

"I use the word "book" with some hesitation: Certainly it possesses chapters and words and other book-like accoutrements. But Men in Black is 208 large-print pages of mostly block quotes (from court decisions or other legal thinkers) padded with a foreword by the eminent legal scholar Rush Limbaugh, and a blurry 10-page "Appendix" of internal memos to and from congressional Democrats—stolen during Memogate. The reason it may take you only slightly longer to read Men in Black than it took Levin to write it is that you'll experience an overwhelming urge to shower between chapters....read on"

It gets worse from there. Here's a very detailed Amazon review also. Nice job Mark, don't let honesty get in your way-although that seems to be a detail many conservative book writers share.

(Update) Yep, the Corner is unraveling as we speak.

Frist and Delay.

Oh, and you have to read Phyllis Schlafly's reason for the declining male enrollment rates in American colleges.

This is hysterical.

tbogg takes a look at "The Corner" over the smear of Murtha.

JC:

"Although I originally applauded the Army's decision to hire Hass MS&L to provide "exclusive editorial content" services to the 101st Fighting Keyboarders, I'm now convinced that it might prove to be one of the greatest military mistakes of all time....read on"

Checking Technorati today, I discovered that C&L just passed Michelle Malkin for the eighth spot counted by unique links. I want to thank everyone for helping make C&L as popular as it has become. For this site to rise up without me being an author, syndicated columnist, or a talking head in a relatively short period of time shows that our side is on the rise and the Malkin's are stagnant.

I guess not responding to criticism anymore is one way to handle it-even though she initally tried to do that. Deborah could maybe admit that there was an error and correct the problem. Howard Kurtz acknowledged as much. Who would fault her for doing that? This is the route she took via FishbowlDC:
Omb Learns Lesson
Posted By: Deborah Howell
Date: 1/13/06 5:45:52 PM EDT

"The omb lesson is that I replied to mediamatters.org last week that I thought I had been misrepresented. That's just brought another attack. From now on, I don't reply."

I hope after a little time goes by she'll reconsider. Would she refuse to comment any further if the pressure came from Brent Bozell? The Washington Post would probably fall all over themselves to accommodate his complaints.

(Update): Jane: "Okay the WaPo has now entered the territory of deep absurdity, employing an ombudsman who does not reply to the public. Which I suppose now makes her the ombudsman to the Heritage Foundation...read on