Daily RunDown: Jim Webb, Jim Webb, Jim Webb, and Jim Webb - and a few other points of interests

I was amazed at the MASSIVE response Jim Webb's SOTU rebuttal speech got around the Virginia blogosphere today (I probably shouldn't have been, though):

Video of the speech itself (there were FAR too many blogs posting this to link them all, so I'll just choose the most logical one). - Raising Kaine

Sen. Webb Supports Biden-Hagel-Levin IWR. Raising Kaine

Praise for Webb's speech. - Daily Kos | Raising Kaine |

Webb Steals Bush's Thunder. Howling Latina

Jaime's short (but to the point) response to the Webb rebuttal speech. - West of Shockoe

Webb rocked the casbah last night. - Waldo Jaquith

Webb absolutely DOMINATED The Virginia BlogWire on Lefty Blogs today too. - Lefty Blogs - Virginia

Vivian Paige had several great live blogging sessions today. - Vivian J. Paige

I launched a new "community blog" today that will focus on NATIONAL politics, and the opinion of 'Progressive' Americans from all around the country. Hopefully some of you fellow VA bloggers will join in too! :) - CapitolTalk.com - Progressive Americans sound off!

Daily RunDown: Happy Pro-Choice Day!

Before I start, I'm very excited about a major online project that I've been working on, and expect to launch tomorrow afternoon. I will be posting FULL DETAILS tomorrow when the new site launches, and hopefully many of you will be interested in joining in, and participating!!

Brownback Mountain and Co. promise to commit political suicide overturn Roe v Wade! - Associated Press

George Bush declared yesterday "National Sanctity of Human Life Day" [Awesome thread on Kos from yesterday] - Daily Kos

Lieberman and McCain ready their "Don't blame me-- Bush was a wimp" defense. DownWithTyranny!

Ted Haggard is totally gay for Evangelical sex....and meth. ABC

Mark Warner denies that he is rethinking a 2008 Presidential bid. - Associated Press

Daily RunDown: Winter finally arrives!

Well, it's about time! - WRIC

Brownback Mountain announces he will run for President in 2008. - Associated Press

Lieberman reminds Democrats why he shouldn't have been trusted enough to be sent back to the U.S. Senate. - AmericaBlog

...And that's it! Tomorrow I'll have more on Senator John Warner. Have a great night everyone!

Daily RunDown: Senator Brownback Mountain apparently reads my blog - then draws creepy pictures!

Brownback Mountain NATION!!! - Wonkette

Notice that the drawing in the picture to the right with Senator Brownback Mountain looks a lot like a picture that I posted last week to go along with my entry regarding stem cell research:

Fox News and Rupert Murdoch's public enemy number one teaming up to attack Obama. - Bryan J. Scrafford

John McCain apparently getting a head start on his doomed 2008 Presidential bid. - Richmond Times Dispatch

Hm, good to see Paris Hilton is apparently doing more cocaine looking creepier than ever! - Gawker

Former wife of the homosexual Jerry Kilgoreformer New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey to write tell all book. - CNN via Huffington Post

Have a great weekend everyone, and remember next Saturday, January 27 in Washington, DC:

Daily RunDown: The implosion of the RPVA?

NAACP confronts Hargrove over remark. - Richmond Times Dispatch

60 MILLION Americans use the internet for political purposes. - Raising Kaine

Will Hillary Smoke Obama Out Of His Cave? - Wonkette

Top Generals on Bush's troop "surge" plan: "A fool's errand!" - New York Times via Huffington Post

Condoleezza Rice giving "moral boost" to terrorists? - AmericaBlog

Daily RunDown: Eric Cantor loves the Kool Aid!!

While John Warner continues to refuse to give his position on Iraq, Eric Cantor (R-7th) continues to drink the Bush Kool-Aid. - Raising Kaine

"Stay the course, the new way forward" now as expensive as both the Vietnam, and Korean war. - Wonkette

In 2008, not only will Democrats be picking up another U.S. Senate seat via defeating John Warner (R-VA), but it looks like another race is opening up early. - New York Times

Draft Donald McEachin! - Raising Kaine | The Richmond Democrat | Draft McEachin

Daily RunDown: Dems finally growing tired of Joe Lieberman

Chuck Hagel bitch slaps Joe Lieberman over scare comments. - My Left Nutmeg

John Edwards on the 'Insane McCain' doctrine (video included). - Bryan J. Scrafford

Drakeula Thelma 'Tra La La' Drake still living in La La Land. - VB Dems

For emphases. - The Richmond Democrat | Dennis Neal | The Liberal Progressive

UPDATE: Forgot to ask this when I posted, but if anyone has any idea how to add a third column to Blogger, and can send me directions on how to do so, or help me out with adding one, I'd really, really appreciate it. I'm going to be changing templates and want to have it set up with a wide "main content" section in the middle, with one column running down both the left and right hand side of the page. Like I said, I would really appreciate any help!! :)

Daily RunDown: As if NASA didn't already have enough problems

Patrick Rhode (second-in-command under Michael Brown at FEMA during the Hurricane Katrina crisis) now working for NASA, as if NASA didn't have enough problems as is. - ABC

White House denies military plans against Iran and Syria, so apparently the White House has military plans against Iran and Syria. - AlaskaReport via Fark

Bush lapdog Tony Blair pulls a page out of the GOP play book: attack the media. - The Independent via AmericaBlog

More "good news" in the "war on terror" war on the Constitution. Associated Press

Independent Republican Senator Joe Lieberman backs off pre-election demands for White House to hand over potentially embarrassing documents regarding its handling of the Hurricane Katrina disaster in New Orleans. Go figure. - Newsweek via TPM Muckraker

Senator John McCain (R-AZ) calls for more troops, gets his way, then says of the war: "One of the most frustrating things that's ever happened in my political life is watching this train wreck." - Washington Post

[Here's something about me that most of you probably don't know: I'm an avid hockey fan!] The NHL announced it's 2007 All Stars today, unfortunately, no player from my team, the Carolina Hurricanes, was picked to start, but two of them were picked for the reserves! - NHL

Heads up: I'll be doing some layout changes on the blog this evening, and during the day tomorrow, so if you log on and notice things look a little funny, I'm probably in the process of moving things around on the site. :)

Daily RunDown: Boy Scouts declare war on trees!

Aside from hating gays, the boy scouts also like setting wildfires and torching thousands of acres of land! - Associated Press

Nancy Pelosi’s womb is advancing the gay agenda, one disco-ball fetus at a time. - Shakespeare's Sister via Wonkette

An excellent REPUBLICAN entry on Lee-Jackson Day. - Bearing Drift via Vivian J. Paige

Let's see how long it takes the "dooms dayers" to hit the panic button. - AFP

Have a great weekend everyone...

Daily RunDown: Jerry Kilgore returns!!

Convicted child molester Creepyguy Jerry Kilgore has returned! Kilgore will reportedly be serving as Virginia chairman for a cross dressing (how appropriate) Rudolph Giuliani's 2008 Presidential campaign here. - Raising Kaine | West of Shockoe | Richmond Times Dispatch

Bush Speech Response Best Handled by Game Show Contestant. Wonkette

Denver wins rights to host Olympic games 2008 Democratic convention, crazy lady Marilyn Musgrave cries foul! - Reuters

Hannity And FOX News Post “Ticking Clock” For Democratic Plan For Iraq, Overlook The Ones Already Put Forth. - News Hounds

Republicans: We May Not Accomplish Anything, But At Least We're Nasty About It! - Raising Kaine

Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) starting to speak, already more articulate then the President. - MSNBC via Fark

Daily RunDown: Macaca gets a new job!

Use eBay? Then you're supporting Jerry Falwell's favorite gay-hating presidential candidate, Republican Mitt Romney. - AmericaBlog

George 'Macaca' Allen's new "job." - Not Larry Sabato

Steve Jobs Hanging to be Captured, Uploaded to Internet With New iPhone. - Wonkette

Jim 'fiscal disaster' Gilmore files papers to form Presidential Exploratory Committee. - Richmond Times Dispatch | Washington Post

Republicans Plan Filibuster over Medicare Negotiation Bill. I bet they're glad they didn't use their "nuclear option" eh? - The Daily WhackJob

Daily RunDown: Bush plays with his intellectual superiors, Cheney's "gawn huntn"

Who's the kid and who's the grownup? - The Women’s Post

New York City was smelling worse than usual earlier today. - Gawker

ALERT! Cheney began his annual hunting trip today! - Associated Press

Bigot kicks off fundraising campaign. - The Herald News

People everywhere begin gauging their eyes out as Anna comes out of hiding! - Huffington Post

Daily RunDown: Macaca, that is all

Macaca is runner up for word of the year. - West of Shockoe

No more blank checks for Bush's illegal war!! - Huffington Post | AmericaBlog

Tigger smacks down a young fan. - CNN

Al Gore invented the internets for President in 2008? - Washington Post

NRA pissed off because it's getting "less attention" than the environment. - Washington Post

Daily RunDown: Gay obsessed Brownback mountain

Bush's Iraq plan dead upon arrival. - New York Times via Huffington Post

Christian right sticking their big fat noses where they're not wanted, again. - Washington Post | Daily Kos

Democrats preparing to get tough; Oversight hearings likely. - Associated Press

Gay obsessed Brownback Mountain is definitely running for President. - AmericaBlog

Iraqi PM announces "crackdown" on militias, gunmen. No one really pays attention. - Reuters

New URL, new look. Vivian Paige rolls out first in series of changes for 2007. - Vivian Paige

Daily RunDown: What do Pelosi and Coulter have in common?

Nancy Pelosi & Ann Coulter Share Secret Passion. Wonkette

Katie Couric smacks down Virgil Goode. - West of Shockoe

Dumbass sues Oprah over "show injury." - Associated Press

Pelosi, Reid to Bush: You're a moron. - AmericaBlog

Daily RunDown: Bush declares himself KING

President King George W. Bush declares he can do whatever he wants; Vows to dissolve Congress next. - CBS News

Capitol Hill wrap up. - AmericaBlog

Look what we're teaching our kids! - CBS News

Nancy Pelosi Now Free To Hammer Children. - Wonkette

Virgil Goode's office window gets a much needed update. Waldo Jaquith | West of Shockoe

Rehnquist dropped acid prior to death. - ABC News

Sorry my posting has been scant over the past day or two folks, I've been a little under the weather. I'm better now though, so everything should be getting back to normal around here. :)

Daily RunDown: Carter to nation: stop toting dead bodies around the country

Bigot, hypocrite, liar, zealot (take your pick) to submit paperwork for 2008 Presidential bid. - Associated Press

Footage of Saddam Hussein's execution appears on YouTube. - Gawker

"God" is talking to Satan George Bush psychotic Pat Robertson again. Remember how he told Robertson that a tsunami would hit the Eastern United States in 2006? I guess "God" was just joking. - Vivian J. Paige

Jimmy Carter Personally Hauling Ford's Corpse To Michigan. - Wonkette

Carter to Nation: stop toting dead bodies around the country, Terry Carter, that is. Never mind tradition...it's creepy, and weird!! - The Herald News

Daily RunDown: Early morning edition

George Bush's definition of Progress. - AmericaBlog

Seems I'm not the only one that hates iTunes. Associated Press

More "progress" in Iraq. - Associated Press | Reuters

Fans pack arena to honor James Brown. - Reuters

Tiger Woods reveals his wife is a man pregnant. No one really cares. - Associated Press

Cheaters, bigots, and child molesters will be missed on Capitol Hill when the new session begins. - New York Times

Daily RunDown: Happy execution day!

Pentagon already anticipating another retarded decision from Bush on Iraq. - Associated Press

Stupid bills of 2007. - Virginia Progressive

Global warming? Puhlease! That's just something the whiny Liberals made up. - AmericaBlog

Unfortunately, "Mother Nature" has bad aim. - Associated Press

Mike Huckabee says he won't "scare" independents, or moderate Democrats. TOO LATE! - Associated Press

Tim Kaine makes budget change proposal to provide more funding for high crime localities. - Richmond Times Dispatch

For display purposes, the timestamp on this post will be changed so the more pressing news of the evening, Saddam Hussein's execution, will be displayed at the top of the home page.

Daily RunDown: I'm baaaack!

Bush declares January 2, 2007 a National Day of Mourning for former President Ford who passed away earlier this week. - Associated Press

Edwards campaigning differently for 2008. Attempting to win, maybe? - Associated Press

Virginia Tech ready for Chick-Fil-A Bowl Saturday in Georgia. - Richmond Times Dispatch

I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday, I know I did. I visited with family starting Christmas Eve day, and returned home this afternoon, thus the reason I haven't posted in four days. I may be headed to DC to visit some friends tomorrow, though. :)