F reddie posted a quotation from Gregg Easterbrook (whose writing I often find refreshingly counter-intuitive) about the success of the recent Indonesian elections.  Easterbrook correctly laments the lack of coverage in the US press this event has received.  Given that Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim nation, has had peaceful democratic elections and voted down more hardline Islamist elements, you think this would receive praise from all the right-wing pundits always calling out “moderate” Muslims.  Well I don’t know about moderate–how about just decent, good people–but here they are.  And crickets chirp on the right.  (Apparently that’s going around over at those parts lately).

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Politico Faced with a souring public mood on health care reform, Democrats and their supporters are launching a national grassroots push Wednesday to show lawmakers that the majority of Americans still support overhauling the system. Reform supporters are planning to hold more than 500 events between Wednesday and when lawmakers return to Washington Sept. 8, ranging from neighborhood organized phone banks to … [ visit site to read more ]

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The Charlotte Observer: South Carolina awarded $2 million after dentists pulls wrong teeth . 13 wrong teeth! WSJ: Obama Administration to “out” dozens of CIA operatives in political move . Plame Affair many times over, but without the outrage by Liberals and the Media. CNS News: Obama and Dems claim GOP offers only criticism, not ideas. Um..except for the three health care reform bills GOP lawmakers have already submitted and held up by Dems.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney gave The Weekly Standard this statement Monday night about the CIA documents and the coming Justice Department investigation. The documents released Monday clearly demonstrate that the individuals subjected to Enhanced Interrogation Techniques provided the bulk of intelligence we gained about al Qaeda. This intelligence saved lives and prevented terrorist attacks. These detainees also, according to the documents, played a role in nearly every capture of al Qaeda members and associates since 2002.