Jay Rosen: "Would You Guys Like us to Come Without You?" - Off The Bus on The Huffington Post

ARE YOU ON THE BUS OR OFF THE BUS?
Journalists and their methods were overwhelmed by what the Bush White House did -- by its radicalism. There is simply nothing in the Beltway journalist's rule book about what to do, how to act, when a group of people comes to power willing to go as far as this group has in expanding executive power, eluding oversight, steamrolling critics (even when they are allies), politicizing the government, re-working the Constitution, rolling back the press, making secrecy and opacity standard operating procedure, and repealing the very principle of empiricism in matters of state.
(HUFFINGTON POST, unearthed by Media Bistro)

Winston-Salem Journal | Religion Briefs Coalition of nuns calls for impeaching Bush and Cheney

ET TU, SORORIS?
The National Coalition of American Nuns, a progressive group of U.S. nuns, has called on Congress to impeach President Bush and Vice President Cheney.
(WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL, unearthed by Futurelawyer)

Truthdig - Reports - Why Is This Man Smiling?

KEEP ON SMILING
As the federal budget is hijacked by a bloated military-industrial complex wallowing in post-9/11 greed, the president smiles - the failures of this American experiment in imperialism becoming all the more costly, apparent and stupid.
(TRUTHDIG)

Homophobes, Hypocrites and Haters - CommonDreams.org

MAKING CRAIG'S LIST
When it comes to people like Foley, Haggard and Craig, the tragedy is more personal than political: As gay men, they hate themselves even more than they hate the rest of us.
(COMMON DREAMS)

Satellite imagery raises security questions - Military News, Navy News, opinions, editorials, news from Iraq, photos, reports - Navy Times

I SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYE
Throughout the Cold War, satellite and spy plane imagery of military sites was the sort of valuable, close-hold information that could start or stop a war or spawn a new arms race. Only people with the highest of security clearances got to see those photos. Today, much of that same information is just a computer keystroke away. And you don’t need to be a spy to see it.
(NAVY TIMES)

Aquarium's beluga whale tank gets saucy | ajc.com

BIG LOVE
Beluga whales don't mess around when they mess around. If you doubt that, see the amorous antics of the smiling foursome at the Georgia Aquarium. They are trying, frequently and publicly, to increase their number. Amorous antics in the Georgia Aquarium's beluga tank are enough to make parents blush. "They have been active lately," said aquarium worker Josh Ford, who greets the public at the beluga display at the aquarium's Cold Water Quest gallery. "Extremely active."
(ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSITUTION)