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Perhaps somebody more learned than myself has already addressed this, but doesn't what the left is doing to Bush over…...

WASHINGTON --� The nation's largest civil rights group is refusing to turn over documents for an Internal Revenue Service investigation into allegedly improper political activity, claiming the probe is politically motivated. In a letter sent to the IRS Friday, the NAACP cited what it contends is evidence that the agency launched the audit before the November election because of political pressure. The group provided a copy of the letter to USA TODAY. IRS Commissioner Mark Everson wrote to two congressional Democrats in November, saying that his agency began investigating several dozen nonprofit groups based in part on complaints from two members of Congress, whom he did not identify. The IRS is prohibited by law from identifying the subjects of audits. The IRS notified the NAACP of the audit on Oct. 8. The IRS told the group that its tax-exempt status was in jeopardy because its chairman, Julian Bond, had attacked President Bush in a speech to the group's national convention in July. The NAACP received a summons on Jan. 14 for information related to the speech, but in Friday's letter it declined to comply. "It appears that political pressure, rather than any sound legal authority, motivated the Service" to open the audit, says the letter from NAACP lawyers Marcus Owens and Lloyd Mayer. Owens is the former head of the IRS office that oversees tax-exempt organizations. I have a question. If the NAACP isn't involved in politics why would the IRS launching an audit motivated by "political pressure?" I think its pretty clear that the NAACP, with the amount of Bush-bashing they've been doing in recent years, is a fully-political organization and should be taxed as such. (via Tempus Fugit)...

David Anderson of ISOU is claiming that he asked me a question about the $9 Billion that has "gone missing"…...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton fainted Monday after complaining of a stomach virus before a scheduled speech…...

Democrats, elect this man as your leader at your own risk. Newsmax - The front-runner in the race to head…...

Glenn Reynolds thinks so: ...we've heard for decades that Arab terrorism resulted from Arab despotism, and that if we wanted…...

Wow. Firehouse.com - On June 13, 2004, at approximately 8:30 AM, Community Volunteer Fire Department's Engine 2 and Ambulance 2…...

Hmmm... BAGHDAD --� The man replacing the mayor of Baghdad --� who was assassinated for his pro-American loyalties --� says he is not worried about his ties to Washington. In fact, he'd like to erect a monument to honor President Bush in the middle of the city. "We will build a statue for Bush," said Ali Fadel, the former provincial council chairman. "He is the symbol of freedom." Seems like the Iraqi people don't have any qualms about crediting the President for their newly elected government. It also seems like this politician also doesn't have any qualms about facing down the terrorists who will no doubt continue their efforts to wrest freedom from the hands of his people. Fadel's predecessor, Ali al-Haidari, was gunned down Jan. 4 when militants opened fire on his armor-covered BMW as it traveled with a three-car convoy. Fadel said he received numerous threats on his life as the council chairman, and expects to get many more in his new post. "My life is cheap," Fadel said. "Everything is cheap for my country." Too bad so many here in America can't understand that feeling. (via Evil White Guy)...

Update: There would appear to be more to this story then meets the eye. No sources can be found on…...

Roger Simon has the right idea about about terrorists and insurgents. In the wake of the Iraqi election, the use…...

To those who were opposed to the war in Iraq but are currently engaged in praising the elections and calling…...

President Bush is set to visit North Dakota this week. Its big news to us, as he's only the 11th…...

Here's an interesting study. USA Today - One in three U.S. high school students say the press ought to be…...

Patrick Ruffini: Joe Trippi, architect of Howard Dean's antiwar strategy, was just on MSNBC lauding the Iraqi citizen journalists who…...

This from Balloon Juice: First, critics* said the elections couldn't/wouldn't happen. Then, critics* said they would happen, but they would…...

I'm not sure I like the mental image this animated banner ad creates. I'd hit it? Umm, no thanks. (via…...

These people just don't get it. You'd think they'd be able to put away their hatred of America and President…...

AP - "It is hard to say that something is legitimate when whole portions of the country can't vote and doesn't vote," Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., said on NBC's "Meet The Press." First of all, a "portion" of the country is the Sunni minority who Saddam Hussein pandered to during his regime. The only way they'd take part in this election is if Saddam were back on the ballot and the only alternative to casting a vote for him were to vote for torture and death. These people do not want free elections because they are quite aware that the rest of Iraq will likely vote in a leader who will not look kindly on the Sunni's and their actions under Hussein. Second, there's this: BAGHDAD, Iraq --� The polls in Iraq have closed, ending the country's first open elections in more than 50 years and setting a course for what U.S. officials hope will be a long democratic future. All around the country, Iraqis defied threats of violence and cast their votes. Iraq's Independent Electoral Commission initially estimated that 72 percent of the country's eligible voters had turned out to cast their ballots but an official later said an estimated eight million Iraqis --� or 60 percent of eligible voters --� turned out to vote. Seventy-two percent voter turn out? That's better than America's voter turn out. One has to wonder, is Senator Kerry really concerned about Iraq's election or are he and the people echoing his sentiments just bitter about the fact that President Bush and his administration will likely, and justly, be credited with this victory? (via Blogs for Bush)...

Heh. I love football....

Here's something you wouldn't have seen had America and its allies not liberated Iraq. AP - Watched by her daughter…...

As we count down the hours to Iraq's first-ever free election one of Michelle Malkin's readers poses an excellent question.…...

Last week the President made the claim that the current Social Security program is unfair to America's blacks because, on…...

Some great pictures of Iraqi's voting here. (via The King of Fools) Update: Roger Simon will be live blogging the…...

What an ass this guy is. I like this version a little better....

Hmm... Much, much more here. (via Powerline)...

Lets hope this bill passes. NEW YORK - The abortion bill most likely to become federal law this year would affect a relatively small number of pregnant teens, yet its impact on them could be dramatic --� sharply reducing the options for girls in many states who dread telling their parents of their plight. Supporters and opponents each offer vivid worst-case scenarios in debating the bill, which was included this week in the Senate Republicans' priority list. It would outlaw transporting a minor across state lines to obtain an abortion in order to evade parental consent or notification laws in the girl's home state. The bill's advocates evoke the image of a girl being impregnated by an abusive older man who then drives them to an out-of-state abortion clinic so the girl's parents and the authorities won't find out about a relationship that might have been illegal because of age differences. Opponents of the bill say it would criminalize the well-meaning acts of an aunt, older sister or other confidante who assist a girl terrified of being beaten or evicted from home if her parents learned of the pregnancy. There is no excuse for a parent of a minor child not being notified about that child's pregnancy, let alone her abortion. If there is a fear of the parents reacting to the news of the pregnancy with "eviction" or "beatings" then child services will have to deal with that issue when it arises. Obviously in most cases a parent will be disappointed and angry with the child for making poor life choices, but the instances where the child will be "kicked out" or "beaten" are clearly in the very small minority. Preventing this legislation from passing based on that reason is plainly silly. And really, are there any legitimate reasons for preventing the knowledge of their minor daughter's pregnancy from reaching the parents?...

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Personally, I'm not one who feels the need to publicly declare my sexuality but I see no harm in this…...

Here's a statement from the President I agree with 100%: Planet Out - President Bush angered advocates for LGBT equal…...

A moving message, written in blood. Explanation here....

One blogger believes a recent car bomb in Iraq may have been staged. The key and blindingly obvious point: there…...

Heh. I'm not sure anything else quite explains the results of the last election more than the move of the…...

Here's a headline you don't see every day: Man peed way out of avalanche Ananova - A Slovak man trapped…...

Interesting. The Washington Post has a major article today blasting the Vice President for "dressing down" at an event in Germany commemorating the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. Despite the fact that Dick Cheney was bundled up because he has a history of heart problems the reporter for the Washington Post laid some heavy criticism on him for not wearing something more stylish. Meanwhile, the fact that Muslim leaders across Europe have decided to boycott holocaust remembrances has gone largely uncovered by The Washington Post. I guess we know where that publication's priorities lay. (via the comments at Conservative Princess) Update: Jeff Goldstein: Does anyone really think that had, say, Al Gore's advance team forgotten to pack his ceremonial mourning overcoat, the Washington Post's Robin Givhan would have penned a smarmy story comparing Big Wooden Al to a dorky kid dressed for kickball camp by overprotective parents? Of course not. In fact, my guess is that Gore could have shown up at Auschwitz wearing a suit made from Jackie Mason and trimmed with the ass hair of Woody Allen, and Givhan would have bent over backwards to frame the Democratic VP's fashion choice as "a daring deconstruction of the kind of traditional ceremonial mourning practices that have turned commemorations of singular events like the Holocaust into mundane--�and cynically commodified--�photo ops for heads of state and /or their proxies." Or some such. ...

First it was the Klan, now its the Nazis. Salem Statesman - Marion County has allowed a Portland-area skinhead group…...

Sigh... BISMARCK -- Lory Harsche is frightened her daughter could get caught up in a "power hour" when midnight strikes…...

Heh. That should teach those Nazis over at Fox News a thing or two about "Fair & Balanced."...

Jeez, how petty can you get (via Oliver Willis)? The Washington Post - At yesterday's gathering of world leaders in…...

Just in case any of you were in doubt about just how far to the left Barbara Boxer is, please…...

Ted Kennedy calls on the President to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq immediately after the January 30th election. WASHINGTON (Reuters)…...