Krauthammer says Bush shouldn’t wait to pardon Libby.

Novak: On Fox’s “Hannity & Colmes” Tuesday night, super-lawyer David Boies said Fitzgerald never should have prosecuted Libby because there was no underlying criminal violation. Boies scoffed at Fitzgerald’s contention that Libby had obstructed him from exposing criminal activity. Boies, who represented Al Gore in the 2000 election dispute, is hardly a Bush sympathizer. But… Continue reading

And the news in Iraq continues to improve: The Iraqi people themselves are playing their role in the plan. Recent figures from U.S. officers in Baghdad show that the joint forces have been receiving an average of 250 security tips from civilians since the beginning of the operation, about twice previous figures. With help from… Continue reading

Excellent interview with Tor editor Patrick Nielsen Hayden at SFRevue on the state of publishing, which contains (among many) this gem: Well, I think I can safely say as a general principle that sometimes authors, once they reach a certain level of established success and realize that they really can just phone it in, will… Continue reading

Priceless. One More Reason Why I Use a Mac Editor’s note: If you listen closely to the first part of this Microsoft Vista ad which aired in the U.S. and elsewhere in February 2007, you’ll hear a faux 60’s era astronaut reporting from “Freedom 7” as a Mercury Atlas rocket is shown on the TV.… Continue reading