Touring the blogs

When it comes to politics, former Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca is generally not much of a player. When he has dabbled in politics, Iacocca is generally known for being a Republican — he was close with Reagan, he endorsed Bush in 2000, and backed Dick DeVos’ gubernatorial campaign in Michigan last year.

But if Iacocca’s new book is any indication, the retired businessman seems to be moving in a different direction.

Link: The Carpetbagger Report » Blog Archive » Iacocca: ‘Some of us are sick and tired of people who call free speech treason’

Yesterday it was Saddam Hussein. Today it’s Katie Couric. Will this mania for originality ever end?

Link: Connecting.the.Dots: Plagiarism, the Sequel

Ignorance of the law aside ( I understand that obstruction of justice and perjury are a tad abstract for simpletons like Cohen), does Richard Cohen honestly believe that repeating a falsehood ad nauseum makes it true? I really am getting tired of having to remind Cohen and crew that what Libby committed WAS a crime...

Link: Dependable Renegade: If wishes were horses, then wankers would ride.

Will this poor man ever get justice? Under Bush? Stupid question.

Link: spiiderweb™: Judge Rejects Padilla Torture Argument