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The Predict the Surprise Contest is in its last days, and so far the only surprise has been the complete lack of surprises.  I’m surprised.
And the polls seem to be sliding further and further away from the GOP, creating a GOP Gap not seen since the 70’s.  [Side note - why have there been no […]

I’m still out of sorts. It’s been two days and I can’t stop thinking about what happened. I’m angry.
No, fists were not thrown. Still it was a very heated altercation, my first as in adult in a public space. Security had to be called. Appropriately enough it was at a […]

This morning I awoke to find these headlines as my Yahoo homepage’s four “Top Stories:”
West can’t abandon Iraq, says deputy PM
Iran won’t retreat from atomic rights: president
Diplomacy but still no end to Korean crisis
Taliban leader warns of fierce fighting to come
Jeepers, I thought, though I didn’t use the word “jeepers.” Look at that. […]

It’s just been announced that the President is having a previously unscheduled sitdown with military leaders — and Donald Rumsfeld — this weekend. Apparently a major “strategy shift” is planned. And what’s is the “strategy shift?”
“Come Up With a Strategy.”
That’s right–President Bush is going to spend this weekend coming up with a strategy for bringing […]

Ten days ago my sister cogently pointed out that I, Adam, am an idiot.
I have proved her point by waiting that extra ten days. But today I’m going to try to prove that being an idiot doesn’t make me a moron. I understand that having a well-traveled blog is an opportunity of sorts, […]

Without putting too fine a point on it, today the United States will enact a law that some say makes us stronger in our struggle against terror and others say condones torture and still others say makes it okay to molest circus clowns.
I think we can all agree that the third group in question is […]

Here’s a piece of fresh paper for you to splash your thoughts and impression across.
We’ve just completed 5 straight weeks of taping two “Talkshow“s per week. After a week of writing, shooting field pieces, and attempting to breathe, we’ll embark upon four more weeks of double-taping. After which… well, you’ll see a […]

I’m not a paranoid man, though I’m sure lots of people say that I am. And I don’t like conspiracy theories, except I’ve got some sentimental affection for the ones that allow people to say, “…and that’s why we have to live in this underground shelter for thirty to forty years.” Especially […]

Adam, you’re thinking, how come you don’t update your links more often? What’s going on with your friends? Is that really Finnegan?
There’s a lot of activity in the world of Friends of Felber. Here are a couple of examples.
Bob Powers has a book coming out in a couple of months. It’s […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington Times, a conservative newspaper that generally supports Republicans, called on Tuesday for the resignation of House Speaker Dennis Hastert over his handling of a congressional sex scandal…
Hastert and other top Republicans have said they knew of e-mail traffic between Foley and a 16-year-old boy, described to them as “over-friendly,” at […]