Why Gay Marriage is Wrong for America

Read this for a ironic take on the gay marriage debate. The scarry thing is that some people actually believe this stuff.

Is Alito really a conservative?

Not if you look at his investment strategy, which is revealed at the end of the questionnaire he filled out for the Senate Judiciary Committee (it's on the very last page!). Among his assorted stock and bond mutual funds, he holds five individual stocks: Exxon Mobil, McDonalds, Intel, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Disney. Fine blue chips, to be sure, but guess what percentage of his total portfolio his XOM holdings are. Twenty percent! For a single stock. In the energy sector. Not much diversification there. Maybe he's not so conservative after all...

Hypocrisy Watch

Another man of the cloth is caught attempting to put his hands somewhere other than the cookie jar. How many of these closet-cases does it take for the media to get wise and stop giving their screeds credence?

Journalism 101

There's no excuse for the stupid and insensitive delay by officials at International Coal Group in getting the tragic truth to miners' family members. Nevertheless, lost in all the hand-wringing is a mea culpa from the media, who based reports of the miners' survival on secondhand accounts and other unconfirmed sources. The incident reminds me of the moment during live coverage of the attempted assassination of President Reagan when a clearly angered and frustrated ABC News anchor Frank Reynolds berated his producers by sharply demanding, "Let's get it NAILED DOWN...somebody...let's find out! Let's get it straight so we can report this thing accurately!" Time to send these folks back to j-school.

Worst of the Year: Spin Zone

Now here's a fun take on the well-worn notion of a "year in review" piece. I might have put the Ford-dumps-gays-Ford-kisses-up-to-gays first, but it's hard to argue that ol' "heck-of-a-job" Brownie doesn't deserve the top slot.

Hypocrisy Watch

Sen. Trent Lott filed a lawsuit against State Farm over Katrina damage to his home. But I thought Republicans were for tort reform?

duPoint- Columbia Winners Announced

My "fishing buddy" and his team at The World have won a duPont-Columbia award for broadcast excellence. What's next - an Oscar for the film version of his book?

How to tell if you're a gay cowboy

Not only is it dominating the movie critics' year-end awards, Brokeback Mountain has achieved pop culture status as the subject of Letterman's top ten list. Gay cowboys of the world - unite!

The I-Pod of Toilets

See for yourself.

The Year in Review, a la George Will

Excellent summary of the year almost past by commentator George Will. Among other observations, he says 2005 can be summarized by three female names: Terri Schiavo, Harriet Miers and Katrina. 'Nuff said.

OK, so torture doesn't work...

Apparently the "proof" that linked Al Qaeda to Saddam was obtained as a result of rendition-associated torture - and turned out to be false. On the other hand, doesn't this discovery mean that President Bush didn't lie about the issue as the Dems have so often charged?

Mon dieu!

Those riots must be driving love-starved French ladies to the end of their ropes