Looks like Judge Roberts soon-to-be SC career will get off with a bang.

The Court has agreed to hear Anna Nicole Smith’s case.

And they worried this guy wasn’t going to be fun…

Chris Hitchens blasts the anti-war protestors who battled hurricane winds (rather unsuccessfully) for some coverage this weekend. Actually, for Chris, it was more a gentle nudge than a blast.

The article brings up (as much of the other coverage does) a conundrum for thinking people who were against the invasion of Iraq.

After all, is pulling out now really a reasonable option? Would anyone argue that we should pull out of New Orleans because we didn’t plan well enough for its aftermath?

Is there any doubt that a unilateral withdrawal at this point would be a disaster for the U.S. and a total betrayal of the Iraqis?

It’s too late to protest against the invasion of Iraq, isn’t it?

As a staunch Church/State separatist, I must admit I don’t have that big of a problem with the idea of shelling out some FEMA dough for faith-based orgs that provided shelter from the storm – provided none of the cash goes to peddling religion.

Having said that, the move could be seen to fly in the face of what religious giving is all about, no?

Next we’ll hear about the contract Halliburton won to rebuild hurricane-hit Churches.

“I just closed my eyes. I thought, ‘There’s no way he’s going to be able to make that pass. Not from where they’re at.”

An important pass…

From the Motorola CEO: “Screw the nano. What the hell does the nano do?”