The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for superior moral justification for selfishness.

As some figures on the right bemoan the "lack of civility" in public discussions, and lament the inability of opponents to discuss their differences thoughtfully and with respect, we get this from the religious right:

As if you needed any further proof that all the grandstanding and posturing by Republicans who now use "support the troops" as a universal response to all criticism of Iraq is....grandstanding and posturing:

A director who approves the backdating of options faces at the very least a substantial likelihood of liability, if only because it is difficult to conceive of a context in which a director may simultaneously lie to his shareholders ... and yet satisfy his duty of loyalty.

I've now listened to and read numerous comments from the president and his allies about the marvelous qualifications of General Petraeus, the new US commander in Iraq, and no one ever asks the most obvious question in the world.

I knew it had to come to this: Seems the GOP was determined to play 109th rubberstamp no matter what....

I love stuff like this, as Chuck Barris would say, then again, I love licking a lit road flare....

Some news stories require no comment beyond the headlines and a brief summary of the stories below them.

This is a sort of expansion of my comments to Lee's piece detailing this Weyrich and his dread fear of a return of The Fairness Doctrine....

How many hours has CNN given Cindy Sheehan and her ilk in the guise of news? How many hours did ABC devote to the Abu Ghraib Prison fiasco while barely mentioning the bravery of posthumous Medal of Honor winner Corporal Jason Dunham, who threw his body on a live grenade saving the lives of perhaps a dozen of his fellow Marines? I could go on with many more examples....

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