Better Banter

Lindsay Lohan, you've done it again. The last time you got bagged and sent to rehab, we thought you'd learned a lesson - let your friends drive and hold your (insert illegal drug or illicit narcotic here) for you. But like Robert Downey, Jr., Lindsay will be back. And it won't matter if its in a starring role or as a B-movie extra, she'll still somehow maintain an income stream, have millions to burn and appear on the cover of People. We'll probably see her featured on Entertainment Tonight , too, because apparently America can't get enough of the likes of her, Paris Hilton, Brittany Spears or (insert Hollywood no-talent drug addict here.) And to think I once got fired for showing up for work one Saturday morning with a slight hangover at the warehouse job I had in high school. Funny how life is, ain't it?

If I were to be given the choice of Lieberman for President, or let the election take its course, it'd be tempting to take Lieberman (such a choice has actually not been offered to me, nor cleared by the Independent Senator, but I like to be prepared). He'd be solid on terror, and when it comes down to it, isn't that the most important thing? Would it be worth gambling and winding up with a cutter and runner for the chance at someone better on domestic issues? I guess it depends on what the GOP's chances are, and frankly, I like them. I think all the top-tier R's are electable, all have more experience than the Dems, and they all bring "gravitas" to the ticket. Further, the top Dems lack experience, with the most experienced (Billary) carrying a truckload of negatives. Interestingly though, Intrade says the betting money is on the Dems. Quick primer on Intrade: basically you buy a contract that pays off if a certain event happens. Like a Democrat winning

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) is quoted as uttering these words following last night's all-night session called by Majority "Leader" Harry Reid. The statement's context is intended as a criticism of the Republicans for utilizing the cloture requirement of 60 votes to end a debate and put a matter to a vote. It illustrates perfectly the reason for Congress' abysmal approval ratings, currently lower than those of President Bush: NONE of them get it. Claire and everyone else following Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid on the Good Ship Stop-n-Drop are trying to make this out to be the Republicans against the Democrats. The Iraq debate isn't some college contest to see who comes away with the Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship belt. There's no scorecard to which our esteemed elected representatives ought to be checking to see if they are winning. When it comes to Iraq, we have a major problem needing a solution not a fight in the middle of the night whe

It is troubling that our enemies in the global conflict in which we find ourselves (not the one involving melting polar ice caps and more energy efficient light bulbs but the other one) are waging a brilliant campaign. While American soldiers are in the desert driving tanks and operating Humvees, taking small arms fire and encountering normally mundane roadside devices boobytrapped to explode, our enemies have worked within our own borders to pit us against one another and divide our nation against the war's just, noble and righteous causes. The enemy has been successful in fracturing and degrading support for our military's efforts, and the only thing preventing the final wedge into the resolve of the American people may be a successful suicide bomber on our own soil. But I'm not talking about Al Qaeda or Hamas, Hezbollah or even somebody's brigade (there's seems to be so many these days, I've lost track.) I'm referring to the efforts of the Left. Liber

Now this is American ingenuity at its finest. Some enterprising individuals have devised the "Carbon Debit" as a way to offset lefty offsets. Rather than simply talking about Gore's hypocritical scheme of indulgences, these folks are doing something about it. It's kind of like a reverse indulgence (in the papal sense of the word). "I want to make sure that guy gets to hell." Be sure to check out exactly how they make a carbon debit . For Lefties, this has got to be like the SpongeBob episode where skinflint Mr. Krabs is forced to watch a dollar bill get shredded in a blender. If you don't have kids, ignore that last comment.