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That’s the headline screaming from CBS, who now have Bush at 34%. (And Cheney’s at 18%.  That’s simply mind-blowing.  Why so high?) UPDATE:  A conservative "pollster-type" writes to the Corner and takes aim at the poll’s methodology.  He peaks in silliness when he writes this: Now, I’ll tell you right now, what "Americans" or "adults nationwide" think, doesn’t matter one … Read More

From AP: WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday that the Pentagon is reviewing its practice of paying to plant stories in the Iraqi news media, withdrawing his earlier claim that it had been stopped. Rumsfeld told reporters he was mistaken in the earlier assertion. "I don’t have knowledge as to whether it’s been stopped. I do have … Read More

This is not another post about Bush’s low approval numbers.  This one has some new information.  From Zogby: Bush shows weakness among the demographic groups that have comprised the heart of his political base over the past five years, according to Pollster John Zogby, President and CEO of Zogby International. Zogby: On Bush, his overall approval/disapproval rating is 40%-60%, but … Read More

or on drugs. Via Wonkette, this Time poll graphic

Whittington is released from the hospital, and apologizes for being shot in the face.  Seriously: Whittington, wearing a suit and tie, appeared with several bruises on his face and neck. His discharge from the hospital came earlier than expected. "My family and I are deeply sorry for all that Vice President Cheney and his family have had to go through … Read More

It hurt, too. [Click the graphic for a larger image]

When asked why there was a delay in reporting this story, Dick said this: It was important that it be accurate. I do think what I’ve experienced over the years here in Washington is as the media outlets have proliferated, speed has become sort of a driving force, lots of time at the expense of accuracy. And I wanted to … Read More

A live recording from Folsom Prison

Of course, his first words on the shooting incident will be on Bush-friendly Fox News.* I suspect it will go something like this: HUME:  Do you have any regrets about the incident? CHENEY:  Oh sure.  I wish it never happened.  I wish he had let us all know he was out there in the field.  Obviously, if I had known … Read More

The scuttlebutt is this: Cheney’s delay in reporting that he shot Whittington was not due to the fact that he, you know, shot Whittington . .. but because he was afraid word might get out that he was hunting with Pamela Willeford (pictured here), U.S. ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein.  Lynne Cheney is apparently not enamored of the close relationship … Read More

Lots to choose from (3,781 products so far), and they’re selling well.

UPDATE:  The victim, Harry Whittington, had a heart attack caused by one of the pellets. Knight Ridder: The White House blamed the 78-year-old man whom Vice President Dick Cheney shot during a weekend quail hunting trip in Texas for the incident, as officials struggled Monday to explain why they waited nearly 24 hours before making the news public. White House … Read More

Been a busy weekend for me, as I’m appearing in "Sordid Live" (see advert at right for more information).  Then I got stomach flu.  Ugh. But at least I didn’t shoot anybody in the face! The Smoking Gun has the accident report. Ironically, on March 17, 2005, I blogged this. Paul Begala, a Texas hunter himself, writes: It is not … Read More