This was an unusual week since the thread was way off with only a little over 400 posts. But the quality may have been higher than any other thread this year! Phenomenal posts! Usually I can recall three or four two and a half star posts (typically the highest I award) per thread. This thread had so many I can't even begin to recall them all.
So here we go with the Notable Posts first: beancounter--#304-*-Lannie Davis is a whiner
Bahbah--#76-*--Condi tells tim not to misquote Gen. Abizaid,240.
Arrowhead1952--Rats talk to exit pollers we don't,231-*-rats vote absentee, we work.
Beyondthesea--143--if BS were concrete--good read
Bernard--295-*-Only the Lebanese army can control the hezzies.
Barset--226-**-Lamont vs. Lieberman--comes down to a student body govt. race,267--Will dems stay home if Lieberman loses?
carolinamom--#27--CBS counts on Couric wearing pearls.
Coop--274--rightroots counter netroots--good. DoctorMichael--#74--**--war against the Neanderthals,Newt issues a wake up call about asymmetrical warfare--good
The Electrician--#373--*1/2--CBS schedules two anti-war spokespeople, one from both party, that is their version of fair and balanced--worth a read.
Eagle Talon IV--**--THe US has a massive Armada of war ships and planes.
Arrowhead1952--*--Vote early don't waiste time, 287-*--local elections take--good,309,313.
Cedar dave----it's now o.k. to use 911 in commercials,378--**--NM teachers teach the three S's--sexuality, self-esteem,and socialism, instead of three R's, 380,399. great dave for Dave.
freedame--314--WVa.,Del. get more conservative, Md. gets bluer.
itslex71--,#212 mainepatsfan--blogger brought down dan--won't get any mentions for reuters,84
jeffchandler--#347--*1/2--disclosing Nat. secrets--good read.
montomike--326--missle take-real good
Mr.Natural--208--*Jimjeffords analysis
Miss Marple--#104--media nuggets glad to get rid of shep, 261,*--she is going to Iowa to campaign against Newt for talking bad about Condi--(I'll go to)
rodguy911--134,222,242,348--has to do with brainwashing, MSM on FNC and other nets have interviewed several former terror types who admit to being brainwashed, tip could have come from the new media.
peach--#3--**--excellent link on doctored photos from reuters.
recovering-ex-hippie--#82--*--Russert is a whiny 4 year old.--#99--Russert is not so clever, he comes off as Mr. potatoe head,214--*1/2--It's painful to watch bimbos with no credentials, other than perkiness and very large lips doing interviews.ROFLMAO
shalomAleichem--280--Nora Ephron take,401--*--good link to Jack Straw firing
Shadeaud--#56--*--Condi tells Russert no green light#73--*1/2--Condi rebukes russert as he interrupts,87.
Reily--#384*--Asymettrical war pays dividends in PC West.
spudsmaki--223--*--kennedy take, good
stop-em--91,107,113--*--Hillary flip-flops on WOT again,127,184--*--Dodd and Hagel sound alike on war.
Starwise--Rightroots pac--swiftboating **1/2must read.
Tomguy--#79--**--Jennifer Griffen has Shep(metro boy)recalled, gives him a history lesson--she's great
Therobb7--117*--great link and quote from MNJ.
Tombush--250
Threeputtindude--180--*--is Newt Ross Perot?
68-69tonkin gulf yacht club--215--nice tribute
thirst4truth#161--*--Russia is not an ally.