THEY GOT HIM

Of course they have. Why did you think they timed the release of that tape the way they did?

BUSH AND GAYS: Yes, there’s clearly a thaw, as Newsweek has noticed. I’ve certainly had no major sense of anti-gay animus from this administration, and the work of Charlie Francis is of enormous importance – not just for gay Americans but also for Republicans who want to see their party grow and breathe and unite. But the administration needs to do more than be passively non-hostile if it is to achieve a breakthrough. Here’s hoping Bush will get there soon. How about not discharging gay soldiers who have been fighting for their country when they return home from duty?

THE ENRON SMEARS: Spinsanity does a good job dissecting our good friends, Molly Ivins and Robert Scheer, whose dishonesty is only slightly leavened by their indefatigable dimness. Spinsanity has some cred here since they really are bipartisan bullshit detectors, and have taken me down a mini-peg or two in the past.

LETTERS: A Salon cartoon mud-fight: you weigh in. Plus: AbFab and John Walker.

JONAH: OK, ok. Trust me, I’m gonna blow his liquor-ridden, dog-hair covered, libertarian-baiting ass out of the water. But I’ve been writing all day and I don’t want to pen something as rambling as his original piece. I’ll post something first thing tomorrow. And first thing for me means sometime after noon.