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See Update at foot: Could it be Jeb?Bona fide prediction, or devious three-dimensional-chess-move-cum- double-bank-shot-jujitsu gambit designed to sow chaos in Republican ranks? Hard to say, but one thing is undeniable: MSNBC correspondent David Shuster has predicted that Mike Huckabee will be the next President of the United States.The surprising prognosis came at the end of an interesting…

Reason magazine has fabulously given all lovers of Tony Snow an early Christmas present.Published Sunday, this interview between the former White House Press Secretary and his former colleague on the editorial board of the Detroit News, Shikha Dalmia, is a pure delight.Dalmia teased the question and answer segment with this marvelous introduction:

How much do you have to hate your country, Christianity, and the military to actually believe that religious United States soldiers are similar to Hamas homicide bombers?Regardless of the answer, such was the case made by Truthout Senior Editor Jason Leopold Friday, as well as in a recommended diary at the liberal website Daily Kos Sunday.*****Update at end of post: Daily Kos FAQ section cautions…

How does a British citizen, regardless of her political leanings, spend her own money to bail out of jail sworn enemies of her homeland?Such was the case Wednesday when actress Vanessa Redgrave, likely best known to Americans for her disgraceful, anti-Semitic rant at the 1978 Academy Awards, bailed out two al Qaeda suspects formerly being held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and wanted for extradition…

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Racial Under Current is Seen in Clinton Campaign:[A]n important development in the 2008 Democratic battle may be the building backlash among African Americans over comments from associates of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton that could be construed as jabs at Sen. Barack Obama's race. These officials, including Clinton aides and prominent…

A recent study, "Good News = Less News on Iraq War," by Rich Noyes, the Research Director of Media Research Center, NB's parent organization, revealed that coverage of Iraq by the big three evening newscasts has declined as the news from Iraq has improved. Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace highlighted the MRC study during his interview of General David Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-…

In 2005, I sensed that journalists in general prefer to call this time of the year in commerce that of "holiday shopping" instead of "Christmas shopping," but that when it came to people losing their jobs, they preferred to describe layoffs as relating to "Christmas."My instincts were proven correct that year and in 2006, so I chose to track the same items this year to look for any noticeable…

The gay "rights" movement's war on orthodox religion and against religious people's freedom of speech is continuing in our neighbor to the north, as LifeSite reports. A Catholic magazine in Toronto is under the gun: Closely following an uproar in the media against government-sponsored censorship via HRC against Maclean's magazine and columnist Mark Steyn and an Alberta HRC judgment ordering…