Dinner & photo op: $4,200; spit in the eye: priceless

I think there aren't nearly enough of these kinds of these fundraisers.

Dick Cheney is throwing his wild popularity around indicted Congressman Tom DeLay by giving photo ops for cash. I know this is bad for someone, but I'm not sure which of the evil princes will lose on this deal.

Cheney to Headline DeLay GOP Fundraiser - Yahoo! News

Obama Calls for Troop Reduction in Iraq - Yahoo! News

Sen. Barack Obama says he still believes that a military approach is still the answer, but called for a limited troop reduction. I'm pretty sure no one has suggested that the last soldier ought to be out of Iraq by the end of the week. Two things do need to happen right away that would get more respect for the President: 1) explicitly define a realitic success to our efforts in Iraq; and 2) begin the process of a military exit.

It may not happen on Bush's watch, but a US President needs to bolster our intelligence machine and develop tachtics and technologies that provide plenty of alternatives to aggression on the ground.
Obama Calls for Troop Reduction in Iraq - Yahoo! News: "Sen. Barack Obama "

Not so fast! Judge Delays Delay's Ruling

Hey Judge, can you drop the charges so I can be House Majority Leader again? Please? "Oh, sorry, you forgot to phrase your response in a form that loosely resembled an intelligent question". C'mon, the guy wheels & deal to get 190 large out of corporate America to fund his Texas GOP cronies' campaigns. He's not only accused, as his attorney would have you believe, he's indicted. For the uninclined, that means a judge found enough actual evidence against you to stand trial. So, what do you say we have an up or down vote on it in an actual trial?