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Check out this new, super-startling cliffhanger of a Day By Day strip.

Wow.

Chris Muir has a soul after all. This is just pure human drama.

Well, when we’ve recovered from the shock, let’s insert these frames:

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The tomato plant had been putting out new leaves instead of working on its tomatoes, so this morning I nipped off the extra foliage.

When it was done, I stood back and looked at the plant. “Ha ha,” I said. “Prwned.”

Above: Nipping off the suxxor growth.

I’ve booked the headliner act for our festival. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you A Flock of Siegels:

The Poor Man is being all tricky by swiping these Muppets and Shari Lewis and Lambchop videos, originally premiered right exactly here, thank you very much (although the ‘sock puppet’ allusion is a nice twist), but don’t you know we’re playin’ with the fire? That we can’t stop this burnin’ desire?

Ah, Lee! Ah, here we go again:

And the code is in fact broken, is such not the case?

All attempts to wryly integrate a Better Than Ezra clip into the presentation met with calamity. The band is neither good nor bad, and indeed presents no outstanding features at all. They may in fact be better than Ezra Klein, if Ezra ever tries to start a band, but that seems like a flimsy toboggan to slide around on, if you ask me.

All proceeds go to the Lee Siegel Rehabilitation Fund.

Shorter Kathleen Parker: Far be it from me to judge, but those two reporters looked like total pussies when they converted to Islam at gunpoint.

“Cute skirt. Did you get it on sale?”

Dear the Editors,

Just wanted to drop a line and say that I am completely on board with your plan to hold a benefit concert for the dearly departed Lee “Blogofascism” Siegel. In fact, I love the idea so much that I’ve already booked a few distinguished guests. I hope you don’t mind:

Gavin adds: La lucha continua!

An Apology to Our Readers

After an investigation, The New Republic has determined that the comments in our Talkback section defending Lee Siegel’s articles and blog under the username “sprezzatura” were produced with Siegel’s participation. We deeply regret misleading our readers. Lee Siegel’s blog will no longer be published by TNR, and he has been suspended from writing for the magazine.

Franklin Foer
Editor, The New Republic

I always liked Lee Siegel, even when he popped a spring and started writing zany nonsense about the fascistic left-blogosphere. And sock-puppetry is bad and embarrassing, but on the scale of human folly, it must rate somewhere near swiping parking spots or soaping postage stamps — a meniality for which one’s own conscience ought to be the thing most permanently troubled.

Then again, hubris.

More soon, p’raps. Interesting development.

Wolcott links to this FT story on Israel’s last-minute bombing frenzy:

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Even though I’ve been optimistic about the Democrats’ chances in the midterm elections this fall, there’s one thing that’s kept me worried: the virtual army of illiterate nuts that Karl Rove turned out in 2004 to vote for Bush. But if this Kaye Grogan column is any indication, the illiterate nuts are in full revolt and the GOP is a deep, deep trouble:

Give me that “old time religion” . . . Republicans

Kaye Grogan
September 1, 2006

Recent polls are indicating that the Republican Party is going to have to get back to “give me that old time religion” platform — or suffer the consequences when the next election time rolls around. Right now support from Christians for the “Grand Old Party” is declining lower than the last limbo stick position.

Sounds hottt, K-Gro.

But since most of the Democrats consider Christians as right-wing co-conspirators and fanatics, it would be unwise and hopeless for them to try and woo the followers of Christ into their liberal camps. Most Christians won’t compromise and vote for who they view as the lesser of two evils just for the sake of voting — so don’t hold your breath Dems.

No, that’s fine. Just as long as you and your pals stay home on election day and bake a nice Jesus pie together, everyone’s gonna be happy.

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