And another stellar year in George Bush's Murrka is underway!

House considers weakening ethics rules

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US Said to Mull Lifetime Terror-Suspect Detentions

Why? Because they haven't got enough evidence to take them to court.. so they'll keep them in jail until they die.. or George Bush and his ilk discover the meaning of "ethics".

Next weekend on Red Hot Shoutcast Lovin'

#rf-callahans and #RadioNosferatu will be transformed, in spirit if not in fact, to Paris of 1870 as we chance upon the Paris Opera House in the middle of a quite busy time. As it happens, the Opera House is in the process of changing owners to Mssrs. Firmin and Andre' and there is a spirit of optimism at the coming of the new owners, along with rehearsals for an opera based on the exploits of the great Hannibal of Carthage. But, I confess, all is not entirely well.

You see, there is another party who has taken an interest in the proceedings. It is even whispered that he himself is the reason for the change of ownership. Such whispers, it must be added, are done in the quietest manner and with no little frisson of fear to them.

Because, my friends, "he".. is the Phantom.. the Phantom Of The Opera.

Do join us, won't you? M. Le Fantome gets ever so cross when his commands are ignored.

As regards that last post

If you are one of those people who feels it absolutely necessary to disparage ALW's version of Phantom, save it. I don't want to hear it, you won't change my mind about loving the show, and I frankly don't give a damn what you think about it anyway. If you feel like you just need to hate it, knock yourself out. Just don't bother me about it.

Michelle Malkin is a mindless, gibbering bitch

"While I disagreed strongly with Matsui's stance on the WWII evacuation/relocation/internment..."

As the wise and holy Eschaton says:

( Does anyone really wonder what Malkin's views about internment would have been if she had been born Robert Matsui? )

If there is a single one of you among my friends list who can look me squarely in the eye and say with no trace of irony that you can defend indefinite interment with no charges, no trial and no apparent evidence, then I have only this to say: be damned with you.