The Brewing Hillary Backlash - Greg Sargent, Tapped
Declining Dems - Stanley Kurtz, The Corner
What's Going to Happen in 2006? - Jonathan Singer, MyDD
Kos Sez - McQ, QandO Blog
November '06 Is Ten Months Away - Lawrence Kudlow, Kudlow's Money Politic$
President Bush: Winning Battles But Losing the War - John Zogby, Huffington Post
Forever Young - Paul Mirengoff, Power Line
Principles - Duncan Black, Atrios
NSA Surveillance Program and the Article II Argument - Orin Kerr, Volokh Consp.
Following Up on the Post's Abramoff Article - Josh Marshall, Talking Points Memo
Hollywood's Problem Is the Identity of the Bad Guy - Judith Klinghoffer, History News
Predictions for 2006 - The Anchoress

Year End Musings from a Progressive Hawk - Marshall Wittmann, Bull Moose
Complacency Threatens Civil Liberties - James Taranto, Best of the Web
Trust, But Verify - Ezra Klein, Tomorrow's Media Conspiracy Today
The President's "Inherent" Power - Cass Sunstein, U of Chicago Law Faculty Blog
Around the Globe with Robert D. Kaplan - Radioblogger
Education and Regionalism - Matthew Yglesias, Tapped
The South & "High" Culture - Grim, Grim's Hall
Why Does the MSM Hate President Bush? - Steven Den Beste, RedState
The Hollywood Mythspiracy - Nick Stoller, MyDD
GOP Up, Dems Down - John Podhoretz, The Corner
2006: The Year the Chickenhawks Will Go Home to Roost - Cindy Sheehan, HuffPo
The Ten Worst Americans | No. 1 | 2-4 | 5-7 | 8-10 - Ed Morissey, Captain's Quarters

Disinformation Operations - Bill Roggio, ThreatsWatch
The Media's "Political Correctness" Problem - Steve Clemons, The Washington Note
In Iraq, Awaiting a Summit...Awaiting a Solution - Omar, Iraq the Model
Liberty and Security Are Not Mutually Exclusive - Matt Welch, Hit and Run
Puzzle Palace Postures - Jeff Goldstein, Protein Wisdom
More Fun With Wiretaps - Jane Hamsher, firedoglake
Paying the Price of Political Indulgence - McQ, QandO Blog
Hillary, the Dems, and MoveOn - Byron York, The Corner
Hillary Must Give Democrats Reason to Support Her - Bob Geiger, Yellow Dog Blog
The Top Ten Myths About Iraq - Juan Cole, Informed Comment
The Myth in Juan Cole's "10 Myths" - Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit
Why Is Russia Still a Member of the G-8? - Daniel Drezner, DanielDrezner.com

Defending Our American Way of Life - Matt Rosenberg, Rosenblog
Doing the Math on Counterterrorist Surveillance - Matthew Yglesias, TPMCafe
Judge Luttig's Opinion and CBS' Andrew Cohen's Histrionics - Hugh Hewitt
Balancing Liberty and Security - Joseph Nye, Huffington Post
Shame on Robert Kuttner - Kenneth Anderson, Law of War and Just War Theory
Trust the (Iraqi) People? - David Corn, DavidCorn.com
Sunnis Need a Reality Check - Judith Klinghoffer, History News Network
Abortion Hardships in South Dakota - Tim Graham, The Corner
Thanks a Lott - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Kwanzaa with Commentary - La Shawn Barber, La Shawn Barber's Corner

Merry Christmas/With a Note from Iraq - Austin Bay, Austin Bay Blog
'Twas the Survey Before Christmas - Mark Blumenthal, Mystery Pollster
Release the Usual Suspects - James Lileks, ScreedBlog
Our "Jack Bauer" President - Craig Crawford, Crawfords List
Why No Attacks On The US Since 9/11? - Jim Miller, Pseudo-Random Thoughts
FBI Radiation Surveillance Program: Orin Kerr | Eugene Volokh
Yoo and Presidential Power - Mark Levin, The Corner
Shame on Yoo - ReddHedd, firedoglake
The "We Were Duped" Charade Rolls On - Dan McKivergan, Weekly Standard
Will Ten Seats Solve the Iraqi Crisis? - Mohammed, Iraq the Model
HO HO, Ho, Ho, Ho - Capt B, One Marine's View
A Shepherd’s Story - Donald Sensing, One Hand Clapping

Professor Cass Sunstein on the NSA Intelligence Kerfuffle - Radioblogger
On the Legality of the NSA Intercept Program - John Hinderaker, Power Line
Does War Make Presidents Kings? - Armando, DailyKos
Be Careful What You Wish For - Tom Maguire, JustOneMinute
There's Plenty of Room for All Kinds - Kevin Drum, Political Animal
The Wonderful World of Kos - Mark Coffey, Decision '08
Saddam's Song - Judith Klinghoffer, History News Network
The Iraq and Iran Problems Begin to Merge - Westhawk
Things Are Great! - Matthew Yglesias, TPMCafe
Tax Cut Zombie Arbitrageurs - Donald Luskin, Poor and Stupid
Ten Political Christmas Wishes - Bob Burnett, Huffington Post
Red States See A Surge In Population And Power - Tom LeMasters, Politics in Focus

The NYC Transit Strike & The United States Senate - Hugh Hewitt, HughHewitt.com
2005: Things I Want To Forget - Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post
Frist Grip Slips - Ed Morissey, Captain's Quarters
Abramoff Sings? - Michael Crowley, The Plank
Amnesty for Illegal Wiretappers? - Mickey Kaus, Kausfiles
More on the NSA Wiretaps - Dale Franks, QandO Blog
"Inherent Authority" to Violate Federal Law? - Marty Lederman, Balkinization
A Colloquy With the New York Times - John Hinderaker, Power Line
Clinton and Warrantless Electronic Surveillance - Jeralyn Merritt, TalkLeft
US Senate Fails to Send Strong Signal to Iran - DoctorZin, Regime Change Iran
Baghdad for Kirkuk - Mohammed, Iraq the Model
Bad Govt on Both Sides of the US-Mexico Border - Ross Kaminsky, Rossputin

In Iraq, Three Times the Charm - Michael Yon, Michael Yon: Online Magazine
Is George Bush Really a "Wartime President?" - Kevin Drum, Political Animal
Considering Victory Conditions in the Wider War - Tigerhawk
Intelligence Abuse Déjà Vu - Gary Hart, Huffington Post
The Legality of the NSA Intercepts - Jack Kelly, Irish Pennants
America Has Been Here Before - Garance Franke-Ruta, Tapped
Harry Reid's Chutzpah - Gary Gross, Let Freedom Ring
This Senate Is Weak on National Security - Mark Levin, The Corner
Democrats Need Obama to Stand Up Against Bush - Matt Stoller, MyDD
Hugh Hewitt vs. Jonathan Alter - Radioblogger
The Patriot Act, the NYT and the Wiretap - Peter Byrnes, Liberty Files

Legal Analysis of the NSA Surveillance Program - Orin Kerr, Volokh Conspiracy
"Catch Them, but Do Not Watch Them!" - Jeff Goldstein, Protein Wisdom
Kristol and Schmitt's Hypothesis Fails Republican Muster - Josh Marshall, TPM
John McIntyre on the Democrats and National Security - Radioblogger
What Is the NSA Up to? - Kevin Drum, Political Animal
More: Dale Franks | David Adesnik | Marshall Wittmann | Duncan Black
New York Times Is in a Bubble - Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post
Who’s Playing With Fire in Iraq? - Omar, Iraq the Model
Bar-Hopping in Cairo - Michael Totten, Middle East Journal
Midnight Riders in Congress - Ed Kilgore, New Donkey
Dan Froomkin on Attitude in White House Briefing - Jay Rosen, PressThink
The Christmas Skirmish Is Part of a Larger War - John Leo, John Leo's Blog

A Surprise in Bush's Iraq Speech - Jonathan Chait, The Plank
Bush Doubles Down - Glenn Reynolds, Instapundit
Bush's New--But Not Improved--Spin on Iraq - David Corn, DavidCorn.com
Iraq Mission Is No Mistake - Capt B, One Marine's View
Eavesdropping - Neal Boortz, Nealz Nuze
A Debate Worth Having, But Don't Hold Your Breath - Paul Mirengoff, Power Line
Surveillance, Torture, and Secrets - Matthew Yglesias, Tapped
"I Did The Job You Sent Me To Do" | How Long Is A Year? - T. Maguire, JustOneMin
Spying and Lying - Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Huffington Post
ANWR One Step Closer to Becoming Law - Rep. Jack Kingston, RedState

Eavesdropping Ins and Outs | NSA, Congress & War - Mark Levin, The Corner
Some Questions About Eavesdropping - Julian Sanchez, Hit and Run
Make the List Public: Who Did the White House Spy On? - Steve Clemons, TWN
Bush And The "Secret" Eavesdropping - Tom Maguire, JustOneMinute
More: Captain's Qrtrs | Ezra Klein | C. P. Liebau | TPM | Hugh Hewitt | Wash Mthly
Do You Believe in Magic? - Paul Mirengoff, Power Line
Well Done, Senator Feingold - Robert Greenwald, Huffington Post
Polls Make Iraqis Choose Between Democracy, Strong Leader - J. Klinghoffer, HNN
The Torture Debate - Gregory Djerejian, Belgravia Dispatch
Time's Lame Choices - Michelle Malkin, MichelleMalkin.com
Two Washington Posts May Be Better Than One - Jay Rosen, PressThink
Why I Won’t Be Watching “Brokeback Mountain” - DJ Drummond, PoliPundit

An Historic Moment - Lawrence Kudlow, Kudlow's Money Politic$
A Day of (Cautious) Hope and Optimism - Gregory Djerejian, Belgavia Dispatch
More on Iraqi Elections: DailyKos | OxBlog | Huffington Post | Wizbang
Newspaper Editorial Pages: What Elections? - Ed Morissey, Captain's Quarters
The Nightmare Ends - Andrew Sullivan, Daily Dish
Transferring Rights from Americans to Terrorists - Ross Kaminsky, Rossputin
A Majority of One - Chris Bowers, MyDD
Red Alert: Chicken Littles on the Loose - Michelle Malkin, MichelleMalkin.com
How Do Free Societies Become Unfree Societies? - Jon Henke, QandO Blog
Let's Send These Leakers to Jail - John Hinderaker, Power Line
Kerry Links Retaking House To Bush Impeachment - Marc Ambinder, Hotline on Call
Kerry Helps Shore Up Bush With His Base - Glenn Reynolds, Instapundit

We Got Our Purple Fingers! - Omar, Iraq the Model
View From on the Ground - Reporting From Iraq, Embedded w/ the 172nd Stryker Bgd
Presidential Magic - Greg Sargent, Tapped
The Rejectionists Are Losing It - Judith Klinghoffer, History News Network
Filkens on Iraq and Iran - Michael Ledeen, The Corner
The Emperors’ New Underwear - Jeff Jarvis, BuzzMachine
Compare and Contrast - Spc. Phil Van Treuren, Camp Katrina
Feminism, Labels, and Principles - Cathy Young, The Y Files
Pro-Gay Censorship - John Leo, John Leo's Blog
Are We (Still) Alone? - Jim Logan, Huffington Post
Curtis LeMay and John Murtha - Hugh Hewitt, HughHewitt.com
Antiwar Movement (Belatedly) Dumps ANSWER - David Corn, DavidCorn.com

Colonel Kline Reports on Iraq - John Hinderaker, Power Line
National Security Priorities - Sen. Russ Feingold, TPMCafe
Torture, Defined - Andrew Sullivan, AndrewSullivan.com
Sullivan Cannot Be Taken Seriously on Torture - Glenn Reynolds, Instapundit
Torture? Sure. Legalized Torture? No Thanks. - Noam Scheiber, The Plank
Let's Call It the "McCain Treaty With Al Qaeda" - Andy McCarthy, The Corner
Washington Post Quarrels Over "White House Briefing" - Jay Rosen, PressThink
Is the Bloomkin Off the Froomkin? - Bill Quick, Daily Pundit
Reality of Europe's Capital Punishment Stance - Josh Marshall, Talking Pts Memo
The Troubling Case of Cory Maye - Orin Kerr, Volokh Conspiracy
Progressive Target: Emerging Suburbs - Ruy Teixeira, Donkey Rising
Don't Let the Dean Democrats Out of Their "Box" - Daniel McKivergan, Weekly Std

No Clemency for Tookie - John Cole, Balloon Juice
The Empty Cell - Wretchard, Belmont Club
George Clooney and the 'Understanders' - Norman Geras, Normblog
Responding to the Best Possible Argument for Withdrawal - David Adesnik, OxBlog
Bush’s Speech: Loose, Confident, and Utterly Deluded - Arianna Huffington, HuffPo
Bush: We Must Take Enemy Seriously | Latest Iraq Poll - Judith Klinghoffer, Deja vu
Kissinger on Iraq - Kevin Drum, Political Animal
National Interests - Jon Henke, QandO Blog
The Glorification of the Moderates | Stop the McCainity - Carol Platt Liebau
It’s Time For the Airing of Grievances! - Andrew Roth, Club for Growth
From Adlai To Gene To Dean - Ed Kilgore, New Donkey
A Few Thoughts on McCarthy and Pryor - Victorino Matus, Galley Slaves

With Economy Booming What Will Krugman Do? - Rich Karlgaard, Digital Rules
Distracted Frist May Have Trouble Unifying GOP - Jonathan Singer, MyDD
The Incredible Lightness Of Being Hillary - Ed Morissey, Captain's Quarters
The Voting Has Begun! - Omar, Iraq the Model
Comfort Zones - Cindy Sheehan, Huffington Post
Joe Lieberman: Profile in Chutzpah - Matt Rosenberg, Rosenblog
Does Matt Waxman Have the Goods on Rumsfeld & Cheney? - Steve Clemons, TWN
From Mogadishu to Baghdad, Quotes From a Liberal Hawk - Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit
Look for Arnold to Give Tookie a Pass - Neal Boortz, Nealz Nuze
An Interview with Mary Mapes - Hunter, DailyKos
The 40 Most Obnoxious Quotes For 2005 - John Hawkins, Right Wing News

Dems Capture Headlines - Bush Goes Up in the Polls - Michael Rehling, Zen Politics
The Democrats and Iraq - Michael Barone, Barone Blog
Dr. Condi and Ms. Rice - Michael Young, Hit and Run
Groupthink in the White House - Stephen Bainbridge, ProfessorBainbridge.com
Rummy's Final Act? - Gregory Djerejian, Belgravia Dispatch
The Most Despicable of Political Tactics - Jay Tea, Wizbang
New Hampshire to Dems: "No Cutting in Line!" - Donnie Fowler, Huffington Post
Eugene McCarthy: Paul Mirengoff, Power Line | Franklin Foer, The Plank
Remembering Richard Pryor - Roger L. Simon, RogerLSimon.com
Viveca Novak Takes Leave of Absence From Time - Jeralyn Merritt, TalkLeft
Arrival in Egypt | Zamalek - Michael Totten, Middle East Journal
Selective Muslim Silence Continues - Judith Klinghoffer, History News Network

Rice Gets Europe On Board War Policy, Media Shrugs - Ed Morissey, Captain's Qtrs
This Week in the Ahmadinejad Follies - Daniel Drezner, DanielDrezner.com
Republicans Resurgent - Michael Crowley, The Plank
GOP to Launch 'White Flag' Dem Attack - Matt Drudge, Drudge Report
What Else Has Dean Said About Iraq? - Jon Henke, QandO Blog
Infantile Disorder - Marshall Wittmann, Bull Moose
Meanwhile, Back on the Bench... - Ed Kilgore, New Donkey
Political Uniformity and Law School Faculty - John Leo, John Leo's Blog
Grokking Woodward - Jay Rosen, PressThink
GM: The Greatest Obstacle to Your Success Is Probably You - Chris Silvey, Detour
Bill Walsh, Maverick Football Coach - Rich Karlgaard, Digital Rules
It's Not the Senator, It's the Senate - Garance Franke-Ruta, Tapped

"Republicans in Disarray" Media Narrative in 2006? - Chris Bowers, MyDD
Democrat “Infamy” - Bruce Kesler, Democracy Project
Ask Me No Questions, I’ll Tell You Some Lies - Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post
Sen. Rockefeller Plays Politics, Again - Daniel McKivergan, Weekly Standard
Obama in 2008?: Mickey Kaus | Ryan Lizza | Kevin Drum
Alito Attack Machine - Hugh Hewitt, HughHewitt.com
The First Roberts Opinion - Orin Kerr, Volokh Conspiracy
Why Did The Japanese Attack At Pearl Harbor? - Jim Miller, Pseudo-Random Thts
Careful Positioning by the Times - Tom Maguire, JustOneMinute
MSM: Doing Our Bit to Help - GEA3, EU Rota
Iraq Debate Ignores the Particulars on the Ground - Josh Marshall, Talking Pts Memo
Democrats Want Bad News - Neal Boortz, Nealz Nuze

Dems in Disarray - James Taranto, Best of the Web
Speaking the Truth - Max Cleland, Huffington Post
New Set of Wheels - Thunder6, 365 and a Wakeup
Scoop Democrat - Marshall Wittmann, Bull Moose
Perlstein Protecting His Left Flank? - Steve Hayward, The Corner
Bush's GOP: The Party of Nixon - Ezra Klein, Tapped
Last Chance for the Conservatives in Britain - David Pryce-Jones, Armavirumque
McCain on Imus on Torture - Mark Corallo, AmSpec Blog
Losing Europe, Again - Andrew Sullivan, AndrewSullivan.com
Covering Saddam's Trial - Betsy Newmark, Betsy's Page
Alito: The Christmas Candidate - Amanda, Think Progress
And, Lo, the Network Execs Were Afraid - Mary Katharine Ham, HughHewitt.com

Murtha Seems to Be Very Confused - Mickey Kaus, Kausfiles
CIA Is an Agency in Deep Crisis - John Hinderaker, Power Line
Not Enough For DeLay to Survive - Josh Marshall, Talking Points Memo
The Wal-Mart Controversy - Michael Barone, Barone Blog
On Not Being a Bigot - Cathy Young, The Y Files
Polling the "Strategy for Victory" - Mark Blumenthal, Mystery Pollster
What The Media Ignored From Howard Dean - Ed Morissey, Captain's Quarters
Is There Really Value Added From the NY Times? - Brad DeLong, Semi-Daily Jrnl
The Trial of Our Time - Mohammed, Iraq the Model
Why Rice Can't Wow Europe This Time - David Corn, DavidCorn.com
Walk Tall America - Capt B, One Marine's View
UNIVISON, PAX vs First Responders - Jake Tapper, Down and Dirty

A Lack of a Clearly Defined Strategy - Jay Tea, Wizbang
The Missing Democratic Agenda - Bob Burnett, Huffington Post
The Democratic Plan for National Security - Dorkafork , INDC Journal
Secretary of Defense Lieberman? - Markos Moulitsas, DailyKos
John Kerry: American Soldiers Are Terrorists - Ed Morissey, Captain's Quarters
U.S. Economy: Carol Platt Liebau | Atrios | Brad DeLong | Think Progress
What Was Blanco Doing During Katrina? - Jim Miller, Pseudo Random Thoughts
What to Do About Syria - lebanon.profile, Middle East Journal
Looking at the Big Picture on Violence - Daniel Drezner, DanielDrezner.com
Playing Army - Deadcow, Fun With Hand Grenades
Best and Worst Jobs - Scott Adams, Dilbert Blog

Murtha, Democrats, One Step Too Clever - Ross Kaminsky, Rossputin
The RT Strategies Iraq Poll - Mark Blumenthal, Mystery Pollster
A Note on the Shouters - Peter Schramm, No Left Turns
Memo to Rumsfeld: You Break It, You Own It - Gregory Djerejian, Belgravia Dispatch
Entering the McGovern Zone - Scott Johnson, Power Line
More McCain Reality - Scott Shields, MyDD
Sometimes Nothing Is A Real Cool Hand - Tom Maguire, JustOneMinute
Bring Back the Torch! - Jason Zengerle, The Plank
Is "Torture" UnAmerican? - Dafydd ab Hugh, Big Lizards
Stupid War Tricks - Kevin Drum, Political Animal
War-Time Propoganda in Historical Context - Betsy Newmark, Betsy's Page
Massive Democracy Protest in Hong Kong - Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit

Diamonds and Dust - Wretchard, Belmont Club
Moveon Considers Backing Primary Against Lieberman - David Sirota, Sirotablog
Dysfunctional Dems Deal Division - Mark Kilmer, RedState
Squeezing Hillary - Carol Platt Liebau
NYT: Viveca-Luskin Conversation Later Than We Thought - Jeralyn Merrit, TalkLeft
Some Insidious Law at Work - Mickey Kaus, Kausfiles
Alito: Now It's All About Abortion - David Corn, DavidCorn.com
Wal-Mart Debate: M. Yglesias | Ezra Klein | Mark Schmitt | Neal Boortz | Ed Kilgore
On Chickenhawks - Red Mist, OxBlog
Jaw Jaw Time with Iran? - Gregory Djerejian, Belgravia Dispatch
The Real War Today: Muslim vs. Muslim - Relievedebtor, Architecture & Morality
Question for Religious Readers | Question for Irregligious Readers - Eugene Volokh

"Changes" v. "Stay the Course" - Rich Lowry, The Corner
The "Victory Strategy" - Ed Kilgore, New Donkey
Bush's Speech: Better - Andrew Sullivan, AndrewSullivan.com
More on Speech: Bill Hobbs | David Corn | Roger L. Simon | Wonkette | Wizbang
John Kerry v. Reality, Again - Daniel McKivergan, Weekly Standard
Kerry Bogarts the Limelight - Markos Moulitsas, DailyKos
Feingold: Pay No Attention to That Elected Iraqi Government - N.Z. Bear, TTLB
Did Clinton Just Say Her Vote Was a Mistake? - Taegan Goddard, Political Wire
Poll Puts Canada In Dead Heat | And By The Way, Nixon Resigned - Ed Morissey, CQ
Picturing Polls, Red vs. Blue - Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit
20 Year Old Memos Won't Sink Alito - Tom LeMasters, Politics in Focus
MoveOn.org's Latest Propaganda - Michelle Malkin, MichelleMalkin.com