|link| Posted 3:14 PM by Brian Linse

Wanna Buy A Bridge?

Thw Washington Post editorial board appears to have bought another load of crap from Bush, and Kevin Drum calls 'em on it.

And while you are bent over and grabbing your ankles, Atrios points out yet another way the Preznit plans to fuck you.

|link| Posted 8:55 AM by Brian Linse

Arthur Miller

One of America's greatest playwrights has died.

It was a performance of Death of a Salesman that first awakened me to the power of the theatre. Even though Mr. Miller was neither prolific nor successful in the later decades of his career, this is still a huge loss. This is one of those passings that shames us as it reminds us that we just aren't making 'em like this guy anymore.

|link| Posted 1:16 AM by Brian Linse

Owned

James Wolcott owns Michael Medved.

Professor Juan Cole owns Jonah "Genius" Goldberg.

|link| Posted 1:10 AM by Brian Linse

Republicans Pressure Bush On FCC Pick

Daily Variety (subscription) just posted an article reporting that 33 GOP reps delivered a letter to Bush on friday asking for an FCC chairman who will fight against indecency.

The letter arrived at the White House after Bush told a C-SPAN interviewer last week that parents should play the primary role in protecting children from indecent material. "While we acknowledge the importance of parental controls over children's viewing habits," the letter said, "Hollywood and certain media companies work to ensure that children are exposed to it whether they or their parents like it or not."

Looks like the GOP god squad doesn't want to let Mr. Bush off the hook on this one.

"The next FCC chairman will oversee an important time in our nation's history, and they must be ready to aggressively enforce the laws that Congress has passed. We encourage you to nominate an individual of boldness, strength, and vision who will continue the work already begun. We must not let immorality become normalized nor federal laws ignored."

The letter originated as a collaborative effort between Reps. Joe Pitts (Pa.) and Charles Pickering (Miss.). Among others signing it were Dave Weldon (Fla.), Steve King (Iowa) and Jim Ryun (Kan.). No Democrats signed it.

This was posted at 10pm PST on the Variety site, and so far there is nothing else on the radar. I'm sure that by tomorrow morning there will be more info, and perhaps Jeff Jarvis will have something on it. This topic has been one of his specialties.

UPDATE: Jarvis has more here. Variety still seems to be the only source with the story of the letter. I wonder why...