Big deal. So is Bill Clinton. So are the rest. Big, fat, hairy deal. I noticed Pelosi and Murtha's shenanigans haven't made Salon's front page. Why is that? Could it be... OPRAH?

Either Walter Shapiro is on crack, Hillary's payroll, or both!

Poco

Salon's not talking about Pelosi/Murtha anymore? Nothing good to say?

This is such a non-story. It will be gone next week. Political appointees get replaced. "Mistakes were made" dun dun dunnnnnn! Ho-hum.

The real story here is how stupid the repubs are for not simply saying "We can do this. Get over it." By saying utterly ridiculous things like "mistakes were made" (yeah, by not replacing them all), they should fire Gonzales. Not for firing the US attorneys, but for being such a toad as to say that corny line. I guess it all boils down to what your definition of the word "is" is.

Poco

of the Oscars get any lower?

rely on the Salons of this world to promote their causes. They always speak the truth and are to be trusted above any other voice of dissent, as they are the victims of capitalists, imperialists, and the great satanic forces. You must always weep for them and never discount them as they are the downtrodden and as we all know, the downtrodden do not lie, cheat, hate, or kill without just cause.

This man is a martyr for his noble cause. A cause that will elevate mankind to new heights, and a new day of love and justice. Love him deeply, but above all, believe everything he says. Oh and by the way, after you shower him with love, he will cut your head off with a rusty butter knife, and rape your daughters.

Poco

P.S. You must believe him. You must believe him. You must believe him. You must believe him. Idiot.

and other places in the blogosphere, when social constraints are loosed (the left is famous for, if nothing else, discarding social constraint), people act like drunks. Loud, bellicose, and profane. The greater the lack of constraint, the greater the tendency to act like an animal, utterly disregarding the effect on others and themselves. The drunk cares only about himself. His opinion reigns supreme. Likewise the amoral, licentious hedonist.

Welcome to the world the 60's made. Anne Lamott started the fire, and now she running from it, afraid of and repulsed by her own creation. Anne, the fire is still burning.

Meh.

"educate" its supporters concerning the twenty billion dollars of democratic pork that went into this bill just to get everyone (democrat) to play nice and come along? I doubt it.

since you are so concerned about so-called scandals, how about reporting on a real scandal, like the twenty b-b-b-b-billion in pork the democrats attached to the military funding bill?

The bottom line is that the media is not taking the US attorneys "scandal" seriously, is because it is a fabricated issue, and they know it. Boo hoo. Someone lied. Someone lied? Get a life Glenn. They all lie, all the time. Clinton was described by his own staff as one of the best liars of all time. It would appear that Mrs. Bill is following hubby's example. Big deal.

The following five rules are written to get people to A. Buy my book, B. Take my classes.

Remember when we used to tell children "anyone can grow up to be the president"? Well, that is just as untrue as the five following rules. The bottom line is we are born with equal rights, but not equal abilities, period. (although if George Bush can do it... Hmmm)

1. Everyone has a strong, unique voice.

This reminds me of the de-motivational poster that goes "You are unique. Just like the six billion other people on the planet". You voice may or may not be strong, just like your arm may or may not be strong, and your voice may not be discernibly unique. Get used to it.

2. Everyone is born with creative genius.

How wrong can a statement be? The majority of the people are average, and average is boring.

3. Writing as an art form belongs to all people, regardless of economic class or educational level.

True. Making a living writing, is reserved for those with ability.

4. The teaching of craft can be done without damage to a writer's original voice or artistic self-esteem.

This may be true, but it still doesn't make you interesting.

5. A writer is someone who writes.

No a writer is someone who writes material with enough appeal that others will read it. Anything else is just a diary.

I am a musician. Not only do I enjoy playing music (i.e. making entries in my musical diary), people also pay me for my skills. Therein lies the biggest difference. Not that someone paying you alone qualifies you, because sometimes people pay for pure crap. Just look at visual "art" today.

I know a lot of people that want to be musicians real bad. They work at it real hard. Some get better. Some just ain't got it in them.

Poco

Conservative republicans are no more. The democrat party is no different than the republican party. You know it when Pelosi gets "Farked"

"Emergency war funding bill now includes $100 million for booze and parties for lawmakers. Thanks Nancy"

http://www.fark.com/

"Drudge links produce a volume of traffic unlike any other."

Do I sense a little envy here? How much traffic would be generated by a link from your blog? How many links to your snide, lawyeristic ramblings are there? If you are the best the left has, or if you are even in the running, it is no wonder they cry and moan about the Drudges of the world. You are a cheap imitation of a right wing commentator. You do it poorly.

Poco