What's the news from Iraq?

Deadliest attacks on Iraqi security forces since Saddam fell

January elections? How?

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And here's an item sure to inspire hope for the Middle East:

Peace plan summit

GEORGE W. Bush and Tony Blair will try to thrash out a new Middle East peace plan as Yasser Arafat's health hangs in the balance.

They've done such a fine job in Iraq...

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A little talked about consequence of Bush's election:

US ready to put weapons in space


Oil wells in Alaska, weapons in space, democracy in Iraq, clean skies in America, religion in schools (and government): what further delights lay in store for us!

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Gay community fears new era of intolerance

Because, after all, Bush's clear mandate is also a license for hate and bigotry to his constituents. Bush isn't likely to call out the National Guard to protect them.

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Evidence Mounts That The Vote May Have Been Hacked

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U.S. Marines in Iraq break pre-battle tension with chariot race

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San Francisco: No Mood for Tolerance After Bush Win

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US unrepentant for Macedonia name recognition, warns citizens in Greece of animosity

How to win friends and influence allies, or in other words, Ride'em, Cowboy! Where's our horse whisperer?

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More pre-emptive strikes on the table

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Inoffensive, ineffective

"Democrats lose because they are unwilling to embrace the principles of their own party. Poverty is a moral issue, too. So is the right to basic medical care, a job, decent housing, safe streets, and a clean environment. If Kerry had projected half the passion about those issues that Bush did about abortion and homosexuality, this race might have been about big ideas, instead of a protracted series of skirmishes in a culture war that Democrats cannot win."

While I lament the impulse to blame Kerry, as I've said elsewhere on this blog, I do think more attention should be given to Democratic values.