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(Via Feministe)

*** John Cole hits the nail on the head regarding Bush's revelation that a prime factor in the Miers nomination was her religious conviction:

While Bush and company may think this is a clever way to reassure the base that Miers will ‘vote the right way’ on Roe and other social issues, this is a disastrous calculation, as well as patently offensive. Most conservatives (and, in all likelihood, most liberals) recognize that she will probably vote against Roe. Roe, however, is not the only issue facing the Supreme Court, and, as Andrew Sullivan noted, this misuse of an individual’s religious affiliation and beliefs for crass political motives smacks in the face of what most conservatives claim to want- someone who will faithfully interpret the constitution ...

*** Unsurprisingly, I'm with Reynolds on Miers - mildly disdainful of the pick based on qualifications and perceived cronyism and unmoved by her political and ideological inclinations, all garnished with a dash of apathy. Ace believes that there is a seriously brewing conflict in certain quarters, however.

*** In case you missed it everywhere else, CENTCOM has posted an intercepted communication between Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al Qaeda #2, and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, which outlines their strategy to restore the Islamic Caliphate. If you have any doubts about the US staying in Iraq to finish the job and stabilize that country, read it. Twice, if need be.

For shorthand, Spartacus bullets the main points as well as offers a bit of analysis:

Personally, I was struck by the criticism of Zarqawi (diplomatically phrased, of course) for alienating Muslim opinion by targeting the Shia population and releasing gory videos of beheaded hostages. In addition, al-Zawahiri's descriptions of life in Pakistan seemed to be pretty difficult, with many reports of "brothers" captured or killed, taped communiques that failed to reach their audiences, lost computers, disrupted lines of communication and financial difficulties.

Yee-haw.

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*** More enjoyable synth pop, this time from Goldfrapp: Number 1. (wmv file)

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