What does she mean, 'not single?'

Some follow-ups on the Democratic debate from Tuesday: do the candidates simply not learn from their previous mistakes? John Edwards has endured countless jokes about his manliness because of his all-too-close relationship with John Kerry, his expensive haircuts, and his wife's claims that he would be a better advocate for women than the only woman running for president. Despite all this, he thought it was a good idea to criticize Hillary Clinton's choice of clothes? He should know that a joke like that is only going to hurt him and cement him as the metrozexual candidate.
Similarly, Barack Obama evidently learned nothing from his previous national security gaffes and naively said he would engage in a personal dialog with any other world leader within his first year as president. In their analysis of the debate, Corn and Miniter say that this is a big deal, even though Obama and Clinton would likely chose largely similar foreign policy advisers. Most were impressed by the cabinet and advisers Bush surrounded himself with, but few have been impressed by his foreign policy acumen. I have a slightly different take; Obama's frequent minor faux pas indicate he chose a second-rate staff for himself, or he ignores them. Either way, it shows he will have difficulty overcoming his lack of foreign policy experience, even with a crack staff.

Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan is making national news for the changes in ballot language on the upcoming affirmative action ballot initiative. In case you forgot, there was quite a stink over the language of the embryonic stem cell initiative last fall, which she also oversaw. The proposed language is essentially the same wording used in CA, TX, WA, FL, and MI when they voted on banning affirmative action. We'll see if Carnahan can engineer a way to make her reelection more appealing on the ballot in 2008; she'll need all the help she can get.

The US is upset that China is supplying the Iraqi police with arms, but is even more upset that they are also supplying the insurgents.

The former leader of the Islamist terror group that assassinated Anwar Sadat has changed his ways, and is now writing a case against the theological basis for terrorism. In case you couldn't tell, this is good news.

The FCC doesn't want the Fairness Doctrine to be reenacted. Good call.

Support for the war in Iraq, and positive feelings about how the war is going, is increasing. Naturally, the New York Times is confused.

If anyone is surprised by this article about an environmentalist threatening someone who disagrees with him, they are evidently unfamiliar with people who consider man-made global warming to be the preeminent crisis facing humanity.

Planned Parenthood followed the Jesuits' advice and went after them while they were young with this co-venture with Marvel Comics and Spiderman.

For more proof that Washington DC is no different than high school, look no further than The Hill's 50 Most Beautiful People on Capital Hill.

The raping of my childhood continues, this time with disturbingly animated chipmunks. Also, Jason Lee needs to fire his agent.

This is the best top ten list ever. For me to poop on.