Filibuster fight — Make no mistake about it. There is nothing either of Frank Capra or Jimmy Stewart in today's real-life filibuster fight. It kicked off with the Republican majority moving the first judicial nomination, that of Judge Priscilla Owen, towards a vote next week. Anyone seeking closure from the filibuster fight may be waiting for quite some time. But if it's cloture you're after, that is, the parliamentary rule limiting debate — sometimes the process of forcing a vote — then .
Media mahem — It's the Newsweek Story: the press release and ridiculous legislation edition. Congressman Randy Neugebauer of Texas today introduced a non-binding resolution condemning the magazine for quote "irresponsible and inaccurate" journalism — a phrase used seven times in the six-paragraph resolution. Its primary whereas reads: "Whereas the prevalent media culture encourages journalists to 'get the story first' rather than to ensure that reports are accurate and factual." And Representative Deborah Price of Ohio, Chairwoman of the House Republican Conference, has urged a Newsweek boycott on the Hill. Meantime at the today got a little more specific about what he meant when he said yesterday that Newsweek had to help repair the quote "damage." He wants its editors to appear on Arab television networks to .
Star Wars freaks — lined up all day long to get tickets to a film slated to premiere at Midnight Eastern. They can spend days in on-line chatrooms discussing the merits and fallicies of a character like Jar-Jar Binks but somehow have yet to discover...Movie theater on-line reservation services! The movie is slated to produce biggest opening weekend ever. Why, that hasn't happened since that Spider Man flick way back in '02.