This week we have a new blog on the beat … Scott Does Politics. Scott’s a sophomore at CMU .. stop by and welcome him to the ‘sphere.

The Michigan Caucus is not just another progressive political blog. No, they’re far less than that. Check out their breaking report on the Amway purchase of the Republican Party.

The ‘death to muslims’ fringe has found an answer to freeway blogging.

D4MD sent me to this article, in which a mother, grieving for her son lost in Iraq, pontificates about the greatness of President Bush. Then she goes on to ask about the helicopter crash that killed her son, “What caused the helicopter to take evasive action? Was there ground fire? Was it an RPG (rocket-propelled grenade)? The fine details I don’t have.”

The President lied.

Your son died.

Those are the details.

Down With Tyranny has an excellent post, with some excellent comments, about the language problem in the diplomatic corps. And check out the other excellent post that makes me feel dumber than citizens in 32 other countries.

Wizardkitten gives us a headline she’d like to see.

Michigan In Pictures – Some more great images … I especially like this one.

A couple of weeks ago I blogged about interesting article on Blackwater USA and the explosion of the private security industry under Bush.

Kathleen at Coit Ave weighs in here and here on the new blog, Michigan is Amazing. I like this MIA idea … let’s help them out by submitting an article.

Motor at South of 8 Mile mentions the start of pre-season football. I do love football season. This year we bought the NFL Sunday Ticket, and it’s not very darn likely that we’ll be leaving the living room at all on Sundays. In fact, as soon as we ordered the NFL Sunday Ticket, we started talking about getting new furniture and a big screen tv so we could have our friends over to watch games.

We have become those people they show on football commercials.

Agitprop reads the wingnut blogs so you don’t have to!

Rodney Hampton thanks his supporters and exits the field like a gentleman.

Nancy Skinner gets some favorable press after the primary.

Kathleen gives us Mayor Heartwell’s reaction to the repeal of the SBT.

Libby Spencer has a message for all of the Republicans trying to spin the Lieberman loss.

“Oh Almighty God, please, we beg you to send us our Guardian- who You have promised us- soon and appoint us as His close companions”

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran, has started his own blog. There is an icon in the upper right corner, for you to select the English language. Be patient, as his server is usually very busy.

Thank you Nate for pointing me to this post on fire dog lake, and sadly, comment #103.

Wizardkitten has a nice post on the recent round of “Who Wants To Be A Terrorist – Mackinac Edition”, and how the Republicans in the legislature think that two stupids make a smart …

And as a reward for the nice post here, I am offering Wizardkitten …

Wizardkitten, this virtual pet will be your constant companion. She likes (enchanted) forests …

She likes the sand …

And best of all, she likes kittens …

You, wizardkitten, will be the envy of all of your friends!

(mostly just the ones who believe in unicorns.)

That was the last bit.

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