Support for Demorat Speaker Pelosi’s house resolution to condemn Turkey for its 1915 Armenian killings is becoming dust in the wind:

Whether it will come up or not, what the action will be, remains to be seen,” Ms. Pelosi told reporters on Capitol Hill today. Her uncertainty stood in sharp contrast to her earlier pledge to bring the measure to the floor if it emerged from the House Foreign Affairs Committee, which it did a week ago by 27 to 21.

Worried about antagonizing Turkish leaders, House members from both parties have been withdrawing their support from the resolution, which had been backed by the Democratic leadership.

The measure’s prospects were weakened further today when Representative John P. Murtha, the Pennsylvania Democrat who heads the Appropriations subcommittee on military matters, spoke out against it.

“What happened nearly 100 years ago was terrible,” said Mr. Murtha, who has urged the speaker not to bring up the resolution for a vote. “I don’t know whether it was a massacre or a genocide, but that is beside the point. The point is, we have to deal with today’s world.”

John Murtha went “off the reservation” on the issue — a bit surprising.

But what really happened is this: the Blogosphere became absolutely alive with the issue, and those connected to the ‘sphere spread the word through blogs, new media and those NASTY Conservative talk shows.

The ONLY reason for the creation of this resolution was to enable Demorats to cut off support to our troops in Iraq because, had the resolution passed, Turkey would have cut off Incirlink Air Base and our ability to either operate from or through the country. Troops would have had their supplies, ammunition, food, etc. primarily cut off. The move was purely political.

Support of Congress is at its lowest ever — 11%. And Pelosi’s failure to overtly attempt to short shrift our troops once more will place her even more squarely in the sights of Leftist Moonbats. After all, no politician is sufficiently Left for The Left.

And who says the Blogosphere isn’t influential?

My thanks to all who blogged on the issue!

Iran and Russian, Ahmadinnerjacket and Putin, are the bestest of buddies.

In a recent meeting:

Russian leader Vladimir Putin met his Iranian counterpart Tuesday and implicitly warned the U.S. not to use a former Soviet republic to stage an attack on Iran. He also said countries bordering the Caspian Sea must jointly back any oil pipeline projects in the region. At a summit of the five nations that border the inland Caspian Sea, Putin said none of the nations’ territory should be used by any outside countries for use of military force against any nation in the region. It was a clear reference to long-standing rumors that the U.S. was planning to use Azerbaijan, a former Soviet republic, as a staging ground for any possible military action against Iran.

Is oil involved? That’s like saying, in a bad news report, that “alcohol may have been involved”:

Putin, whose trip to Tehran is the first by a Kremlin leader since World War II, warned that energy pipeline projects crossing the Caspian could only be implemented if all five nations that border the sea support them.

Putin did not name a specific country, but his statement underlined Moscow’s strong opposition to U.S.-backed efforts to build pipelines to deliver hydrocarbons to the West, bypassing Russia.

The two newfound friends shall be meeting in the near future:

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin invited Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday to travel to Moscow for talks, Russian news agency Interfax reported. The invitation followed a meeting between Putin and Ahmadinejad, who is fighting calls from Western powers to stop nuclear work that Washington says is aimed at building atomic bombs. Tehran says its intentions are peaceful.

We must ask: cui bono — who benefits?

Iran: it acquires Russian nuclear hardware;

Russia: it acquires Iranian oil and: “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”

Air America radio host Randi Rhodes was mugged recently,

. . . in a violent attack Sunday evening, losing several teeth when viciously attacked in a suspicious mugging.

Uh oh. Do I see this coming? Read on:

What was odd about Randi Rhodes mugged is that she was wearing a jogging suit, had no jewelry or watch, and carried no purse. So, why was Randi Rhodes attacked?

Was it a random hate crime, a mugging gone awry, or a brutal beating ordered by someone nursing a grudge against a popular liberal talk show host?

According to Air America Radio late night host Jon Elliott, Rhodes was beaten up pretty badly, losing several teeth and will probably be off the air for at least the rest of the week. At of late Monday night we have not able to locate any press accounts of the attack and nothing has been posted on the AAR website.

I do indeed think that I’m perceiving an horrendousiscious conspiracy!

Fellow host Jon Elliott claimed on the liberal radio network that Rhodes had been mugged while walking her dog, Simon, on Sunday night. Elliot, who said Rhodes lost several teeth in the attack, waxed about a possible conspiracy.

“Is this an attempt by the right-wing, hate machine to silence one of our own?” he asked on the air, according to Talking Radio, a blog. “Are we threatening them? Are they afraid that we’re winning? Are they trying to silence intimidate us?”

“Progressives,” don thy tinfoil! — because it’s all a fabrication:

Rhodes’ lawyer told the Daily News she was injured in a fall while walking her dog. He said she’s not sure what happened, and only knows that she fell down and is in a lot of pain. The lawyer said Rhodes expects to be back on the air Thursday. He stressed there is no indication she was targeted or that she was the victim of a “hate crime.”

Once again, the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy. My favorite comment on this blog:

It is a suspicious act that smells of typical right wing reprisal. When conducting a war of wits with an unarmed enemy they will revert to that which is their only weapon. BRUTE FORCE. Perhaps Randi will get a larger dog that is capable of protecting her. My most sincere prayers and best wishes go out to Randi who continues to show great bravery in the face of pure evil. Like the bullet holes in Thom Hartmans car, this is evidence that the right wing noise machine is seeking to silence the voices of truth that are spreading across Americas air waves. Suppression and intimidation are no strangers to those who fight for liberty and truth. Be the battles fought in the court rooms such as Randis victory over CACI or broadcasting the truth about the current criminal activities of the present illegal administration. We must continue with renewed enthusiasm to expose and bring to justice the malicious and anti American forces that have stolen our nation and our democracy. Get well soon Randi we have a special purple heart for you brave sister. Love you always, Peter L

Peter, dude, check your local grocery store for more Reynolds Wrap.

On Monday, I wrote about Fornicalia’s newly-passed SB777, signed by Governor Schwarzenegger, and WND’s article from which I pulled the quote: “Mom and Dad” as well as “husband and wife” have been banned from California schools under a bill signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who with his signature also ordered public schools to allow boys to use girls restrooms and locker rooms, and vice versa, if they choose.”

Some don’t believe this is correct, that Fornicalia would actually pass such a bill — or moreover, that would be the result. I beg to differ; Fornicalia has done precisely that and what I call the “logical extension” is essentially:

Yes, agreed, the bill proffers to officially prohibited list. But considering the clear agendas in Fornicalia it doesn’t take much greater effort to realize what the results shall be.

This is indoctrination, this is state-sponsored propaganda, pure and simple, started at the most elemental and basic of levels: grade schools.

I am with WND on this issue: it is time to remove children from Fornicalia public schools. This is simply too much, too far.