A third of self-professed liberals listen to conservative talk radio. Why ? Because we offer hope.

When you have a huge budget deficit and need to spend some $8 billion a month in the money pit called Iraq, what's left for military life, training and equipment here in the U.S.?  Not much.

There is no guarantee for success in Iraq. The situation in Baghdad and several provinces is dire. Saddam Hussein has been removed from power and the Iraqi people have a democratically elected government that is broadly representative of Iraq's population, yet the government is not adequately advancing national reconciliation, providing basic security, or delivering essential services. The level of violence is high and growing. There is great suffering, and the daily lives of many Iraqis show little or no improvement. Pessimism is pervasive.

Oh boy. Seems CNN's Glenn Beck, well, how does that old saw go about not getting any lower...and he outdoes himself with this latest..um...what do you call such lunacy?

In addition to the incredible lack of preparation for the occupation, and the remarkably dubious motivations for invading at all, there's the question of how we are conducting this Iraq "war" or "occupation" or, if you believe the administration, "attempt to foment freedom-loving democracy by means of military action and political posturing."

Specifically, there's the question of private contractors in almost every arena in Iraq.

I wasn't going to get drawn in to Dennis Prager's latest idiocy, in which he claims that newly elected Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison is somehow betraying America and American values by choosing to "swear" his oath of office using the Koran instead of the traditional Bible.

How do you know when your pastor is too immature for his job?  How about when he sounds exactly like a frat boy jock taking to his college buddies.

And in keeping with financial news, here's one about Microsoft's perpetual struggle to perpetually drive computer owners perpetually insane...

More proof that Sen Joe "Wannabee Rethug" Lieberman is a fruitcake, go no further than this little snarky stuff, courtesy Think Progress...

Updating the news about housing starts and housing prices, CNN reports that:

The pace of new home sales fell more than expected in October, although prices showed strength after a couple months of weakness, according to a government report.

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