Remember this woman? Her name is Safia Taleb al-Suhail (or Sofia Taleb Al Souhail depending on the translation). She stirred emotions at Bush's February State of the Union address when she hugged the mother of a 25-year old marine killed in Iraq.

Oh how the right-wing blogs loved every minute of it...

Assrocket:

The embrace between the Iraqi activist and Mrs. Norwood was powerfully emotional and symbolic, summing up at once the sacrifice, the purpose and the progress of the Iraq war.

Instapundit:

He seems much more comfortable and relaxed, probably because of the Iraqi elections going so well. I think we're just figuring out just how much the Administration's plans turned on that. He bet on the Iraqi people, and he won.

Red State:

Here's the simplest way to say it: The best parts of this State of the Union speech ... weren't in the speech. [...]

Safia Taleb al-Suhail, leader of the Iraqi Women's Political Council, who's withstood more than one death threat in her life, standing to applause, her uplifted hand shaking with emotion.

I need to fill up a fantasy football league at Yahoo with some Kossacks.

League: It's On Like Donkey Kong (ID# 447067)
Password: football

Please don't join unless you plan on participating for the entire season. It's a real bummer when people just quit and don't keep up with their team.

The live draft is scheduled for Sun, Sept. 4th at 1:30 p.m. MDT.

I need to fill up a fantasy football league at Yahoo with some Kossacks.

League: It's On Like Donkey Kong (ID# 447067)

Please don't join unless you plan on participating for the entire season. It's a real bummer when people just quit and don't keep up with their team.

The live draft is scheduled for Sun, Sept. 4th at 1:30 p.m. MDT.

This is a followup to AntiChimp's diary on how we're losing white middle America to Republicans.

Something I find even more disturbing is that we're losing the Hispanic vote. The Washington Times drooled over the 2004 election numbers:

President Bush's rising popularity with Hispanic voters spells trouble for Democrats in future elections.

The president took 44 percent of the Hispanic vote on Election Day, up nine percentage points from 2000. Strategists say if that support continues to grow -- reaching 50 percent or higher -- it could equate to a Republican lock on the White House when coupled with the 62 percent support that the party enjoys among white male voters.