Wonkette

Little Nicky Douglas over at the Huffington Post created the graphic you see above so that you don’t have to watch or read anything about President Bush’s interview on CBS last night. It’s the number of times he said the word “decision” in nine short minutes. Total Decision count: 24 decisions (including the two times he yelled it for some reason). MORE »

* The decider has yet to make any decisions on the raising or lowering of troop numbers in Iraq. [WP, NYT]
* Democrats will allow freshmen to take ownership of individual ethics proposals for maximum benefit in their districts. [WP]
* Sorry, Charlie, no measures to reinstate the draft will be part of the “2007-2008 legislative agenda.” [WP]
* The Iraq study group that almost wasn’t. [WP]
* Hillary Clinton and the mystery of the disappearing $30 million in campaign funds is solved — $13 thousand for flowers, $2,500 for chili half-smokes at Ben’s, and some other stuff. [NYT]
* Antiwar groups are outwardly enraged, inwardly fulfilled by being spied on by antiterror programs. [NYT]
* “Now we got weapons of the chemical dust,” until 2023 when we finally get rid of that shit. [USAT]
* In race for Katherine Harris’s old seat, Republican Vern Buchanan is finally named winner, Democrat Christine Jennings is suing, and Katy is still crying. [NYT]

Goddammit, New York Times, what is this, some sort of weird Sunday Styles relationship trend piece about a 2nd-rate Bushism we made fun of last week? This is cookie-cutter “women be different from men” bullshit! You just added the word “decider” and stuck it in the Washington section to mock us! What the hell? MORE »

As long as it hasn’t been vandalized by Congressional staffers, Wikipedia is an amazingly useful resource. MORE »

Earlier today, President Bush defended Donald Rumsfeld in the following terms: “I hear the voices and I read the front page and I hear the speculation. But I’m the decider, and I decide what’s best. And what’s best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain as the secretary of defense.” MORE »