Soft Money Could Return In a Big Way, Experts Say

- from Washington Post

Didn't take long....

Yesterday was Loyalty Day

I leave it to you to draw your own conclusions.
More here: Loyalty Day, 2003
-Found via Wiley Wiggens

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Arts | Saddam lookalikes try for play

Crash Course in Orthodox Judaism for Lieberman's Aides
-New York Times

Brace for another long hot summer....

Cincinnati Police Want Community Pact Ended

In 2004 presidential campaign, war may hover

US economy has stolen the spotlight, but war may be a hot topic at first Democratic debate.

-By Liz Marlantes | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

Note: It's amazing to see how fast opinions shift if the polls are to be believed. War support has morphed into "America First!" Continued opposition to the war could now be seen as "supporting Saddam Hussein." The war is barely over for God's sake.

Strapped Mississippi county takes state to court over providing public defenders to the poor
-via sfgate.com

It seems this morning that bloggers have taken over the world.

Modem Madness (washingtonpost.com)
-By Howard Kurtz Washington Post Staff Writer

In An Incredible Twist Of Irony - Dems Compare Testosterone Levels
- CBS News

"Howard Dean's stated belief that the United
States won't always have the strongest military
raises serious questions about his capacity to
serve as commander in chief," [Candidate Kerry spokesperson]Lehane said. "No
serious candidate for the presidency has ever
before suggested that he would compromise or
tolerate an erosion of America's military
supremacy."

Editor's Note:Not having read the full transcript of his remarks, I'm skeptical that Mr. Dean would "compormise or tolerate" either. The man was just stating the blatanly obvious - "Nothing last forever." I'm always amazed that by the time the general election rolls around that the candiates have anything left after the pummeling one another in the preliminaries.

Voter Fatigue

A Muddled Electoral Field for Weary Argentines
By LARRY ROHTER - New York Times

POLITICAN PROMOTES OWN CLONE - Nation Shudders

National Front's Leader Picks His Daughter for Party Office
-New York Times

"This isn't nepotism," she said. "Nepotism is when you give a relative a job that isn't deserved. I deserve this position. The criticism is the twitching of the party hacks."