Scalped again by the story of a haircut...

Lots of discussion (again) of the John Edwards story that won't go away--the expensive haircuts he's been getting that were, not a one-time thing as the campaign tried to claim, but that have occurred regularly since 2003. The original story and a lot of commentary nicely rounded up here by Ann Althouse.

Though I gotta say--yes, the Edwards campaign has handled this badly and hasn't been terribly truthful about it all, and I suppose that's a legit issue; but don't we have larger, more fundamental issues of principle to talk about these days? What should be on peoples' mindss when they think of the Edwards campaign might include 1] has he really thought through his desire for an immediate U.S. pullout from Iraq? If we leave, what will happen to Iraq? 2] The centerpiece of his campaign is a massive, government-led antipoverty campaign--a new war on poverty, really. Can it work? Haven't we tried a war on poverty before, with dubious results?

I agree, let him be

By now you're probably all aware of Al Gore III's recent arrest for speeding, DUI, etc etc. Obviously a lot of us in the blogosphere are having fun with this, and after all those on the other side of the aisle can't complain too loudly--look at all the attention they've paid over the years to Jenna and Barbara Bush. But I agree with Ed Morrissey here--we should leave Al Gore's son alone. Having a famous father shouldn't make you a special target.

Welcome, All Things Conservative readers...

...and my thanks to Bill Crawford for the link back. You know, All Things Conservative is a daily must-check for many reasons, but two good ones are: 1] his coverage of the good-news-from-Iraq-that-the-MSM-won't-tell-you (about which many of you may already be familiar, from his National Review Online columns); AND his excellent expose of the hypocrisy, falsehoods, and over-hype coming from the global-warming enthusiasts. You can find an excellent example here.