Saturday Hodgepodge

“These are some messed-up monkeys…”. I could not have said it better myself: Dance, Monkeys, Dance.

John Negroponte, the Director of National Intelligence, says that a nuclear-armed Iran is still years away — and he’s being attacked by the ultrahawks for pointing out the facts. The IAEA report released yesterday confirms that Iran has enriched uranium to the 3.6% level (far below that needed for building a weapon) and that all declared nuclear material is accounted for.

C’mon, you gotta love a site that calls itself Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill O’Reilly. I found these folks thanks to Crooks and Liars. They have a book of the same name out now, as well:

The problem with simply calling Bill a liar is that one has to be aware of one’s lies for them to really be considered lies. We’re not sure Bill qualifies.
And another great blog has turned up, this time thanks to Dispatches from the Culture Wars. Don’t Stop the ACLU is an obvious counterpoint to the ranting one finds almost daily at StoptheACLU.com. I do like their house rules:

Welcome to Don’t Stop the ACLU, where we won’t call you names or threaten to break your jaw just because we disagree with you. We invite everyone to post comments here, especially dissenters. The only stipulation is this: you must treat us and your fellow posters with respect at all times. Proper debate is about ideas. No personal attacks, no malice, no threats (veiled or otherwise). We’re all adults here. Check your ego at the door.