Americablog: The Big Hits Of The Week

Here's a roundup of the biggest stories this week on Americablog. These are the postings that drew the most traffic and generated the most comments.


SUNDAY

Team Bush DID Let Bin Laden Escape Bora Bora -- Joe in DC

Pentagon harrasses, demotes and otherwise punishes black female whistleblower for taking on the white boys at Bush & Cheney, Inc., Halliburton, etc. -- John (temporarily) in Paris

Condi's Delusions -- Joe in DC

MONDAY

Bush reportedly will jail mom of US soldier killed in Iraq -- John (temporarily) in Paris)

The Cindy Sheehan protest gained major traction, of course. Other big hits included: One grieving mother is facing down Bush and The GOP attacks on Cindy Sheehan have begun, both from Joe in DC.

FCC Hires Far Right Activist: Infringement Of Free Speech To Follow -- Michael in New York

Cat bloggging, of course, swept the nation via Geez, Now I think the cat's in love with me -- John (temporarily) in Paris). It provided a brief respite from stories like

"Gloom Is Deeper In Baghdad Now...." -- Michael in New York

TUESDAY

Cindy Sheehan continued to dominate, via Cindy Sheehan Rocks -- Joe in DC and Update On Cindy Sheehan Stories Today -- John (temporarily) in Paris

"'Pro-family' group tells Bush to drop John Roberts because of gay snafu" -- John (temporarily) in Paris

"Thousands Gather In Ohio To Mourn Fallen Soldiers. Bush? MIA, As Always" -- Michael in New York

And Maureen Dowd's return from vacation is celebrated with "She's baaaack -- and her first column is about Cindy Sheehan" -- Joe in DC

WEDNESDAY

The Cindy Sheehan story continues to steamroll, with Joe in DC focusing in on "AP: Cindy Sheehan is gaining momentum" and "Right Wingers Step Up Attack On Cindy Sheehan"

"OppositeLand -- Was 9/11 Bush's Fault?" posits that a story blaming 9/11 on Clinton means new info will arise that paints Bush in a terrible light -- Rob in Baltimore

The military's messed-up priorities are examined in "You get fired for having an affair. And the punishment for torture is?" -- Joe in DC

"National Guard member 2 weeks away from finishing his 6 year commitment forced to go to Iraq for a year, against his will, and now he's dead" -- John (temporarily) in Paris

A Catholic Cardinal in Canada threatens to refuse baptism for the babies of gays and lesbians in "Catholic Church Sinks To New Low" -- Michael in New York.

THURSDAY

The Cindy Sheehan focus continues with Joe in DC sarcastically posting "Bush To Cindy Sheehan: Oh Yeah, Sorry" and John (temporarily) in Paris with "AUDIO: Cindy Sheehan Takes On Right Wing Slime Machine"

Jon Stewart's favorite commentator comes under fire in "Tucker Carlson accused of supporting terrorism on MSNBC" -- John (temporarily) in Paris

A personal angle brings home the pain behind "Jonesboro School Shooter Released From Jail" -- Joe in DC

And how best to fight terrorism is dissected in "'New York' Magazine: Of Course We Should Do Racial Profiling" -- Michael in New York


FRIDAY

Cindy Sheehan keeps in focus with "AP Profiles Casey Sheehan" from Joe in DC

A good debate on that NARAL Ad was stirred up with Michael in New York's "NARAL Pulls Anti-Roberts Ad" and Rob in Baltimore's "OP/ED: NARAL Should Not Have Pulled Ad"

A new Karl Rove angle is explored with "Did Rove violate federal false statements statute by lying to Bush about Plamegate?" from John (temporarily) in Paris building on Joe in DC's late-night Thursday posting "AP asks: What Did Rove Tell Bush?"

"Pentagon Afraid To Release Abuse Images" -- Michael in New York

And it's deja vu for dummies when "Kansas Attacks Evolution Again" -- Michael in New York