Americablog: The Big Hits Of The Week

A weekly rundown of the top postings on Americablog. These are the stories that drew the most traffic and generated the most comments.

Americablog isn't just for weekdays anymore. The weekend is getting more and more traffic as people realize Americablog never sleeps.

THE WEEKEND

John (temporarily) in Paris discovered the power of stern language with two fiery pieces, "Bush Is A God Damn Liar" and "Leave September 11 The Fuck Alone."

Cindy Sheehan stayed high in our interest with Joe in DC's two items "Front Page of Washington Post for Cindy Sheehan" and "Bush Uses Radio Address To Talk To Cindy Sheehan."

The Washington Post's bizarre decision to sponsor a Pentagon war rally climaxed with John (temporarily) in Paris urging readers "Tell The Washington Post To Stop Sponsoring pro-Bush rallies." The Post later dropped its support.

And Iraq's neighbor got a little nervous after Joe in DC highlighted the breaking story that "Bush Says He'd Use Force Against Iran."


MONDAY

The harrasment of a grieving mother continued as Joe in DC pointed out with postings "Shotgun Hospitality For Camp Casey" and "The neighbors are getting cranky."

"What Makes People Gay?" from Michael in New York inspired lengthy debate.

Karl Rove is never far from our thoughts, thanks to Joe in DC's update "More On Why The FBI Didn't Believe Rove From The Start."

And Michael in New York continued his questioning ways with "What To Do With Europe's Muslims?"

TUESDAY

Cindy Sheehan still had us rapt with attention. That brutal desecration of the war memorial was detailed in "The Neighbors Are Getting REALLY Ugly" from Joe in DC and John (temporarily) in Paris's look at "Pro Cindy Sheehan Protest At US Embassy, Paris, Wed Aug 17."

Michael in New York took Bush to task for not condemning that nasty act with "Mockery Of The Fallen: Why No Outrage?"

And Karl Rove (who feels the legal noose tightening around him) got his due with "Michael Wolff Is Absolutely Right About Rove and the Media" from Joe in DC.


WEDNESDAY

Some nice news for Cindy Sheehan came with the posting "Some Actual Texas Hospitality For Cindy" from Joe in DC.

John (temporarily) in Paris highlighted Bush's inability (or refusal) to take this country's security seriously with his comments on "More Information Suggesting 9-11 Commission Wasn't Giving All The Facts" and "Next US Plane Hijacked Or Blown Up Is Bush And The GOP's Fault."

The Clinton blame game continued with "State Dept. Warned Clinton About Bin Laden In 1996." Michael in New York is waiting for Clinton to be blamed for the rise of communism, world hunger and the assassination of Lincoln.

And Michael in New York highlighted a Rolling Stone article on Republican successes in Congress with "Bush Hobbled By Rove? Hardly."

THURSDAY

The massive media coverage of Cindy Sheehan was celebrated with Joe in DC's useful roundup "Wow. One Woman Can Make A Difference." Sadly, the day would end with his followup "Cindy's Mother Has Had A Stroke...."

Joe in DC also mocked Dick Cheney's tough guy stance with "Cheney: We'll Get 'Em One At A Time."

And a popular web roundup of quotes from Republicans during the Clinton years that should apply doubly to Bush got attention with "Republicans Speak Out Against The War" from Michael in New York.


FRIDAY

Man whore Jeff Guckert got renewed attention via "Gay Washington DC Newspaper Publishing Jeff Gannon as a Columnist" from John (temporarily) in Paris

Joe in DC bemoaned the dumbing down of education with "Dr. Frist: Teach Creationism in Schools."

Michael in New York highlighted a Paul Krugman column in "Bush Stole 2000 Election, 2004 Election, and They'll Do It Again."

And the Pope showed poor timing by staging a youth rally at the same time "Pope Wants Immunity In US For Hiding Crime Of Molesting Boys" said Michael in New York.