April 19, 2007 – 8:18 am
First Boxer compared yesterdays SCOTUS decision to stop a certain partial birth abortion to the tragedy at Virginia Tech, then she stated that she wants everyone to pay much, much more for, well, everything (CNSNews.com) – Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, pledged Wednesday to push legislation that would […]
April 18, 2007 – 5:24 pm
Well, I was looking to discuss the News and Observers latest article on the complete and utter F*** ups in by Nifong in the Duke Lacrosse case, but this story is too perfect to ignore: Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards may be campaigning as a populist, but when he's in L.A., he gets a $400 […]
April 18, 2007 – 1:04 pm
Guaranteed to create massive protests from those folks who keep throwing the "choice" word out there (CNSNews.com) – In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a 2003 federal ban on partial-birth abortions is constitutional, a decision quickly hailed by one conservative organization as a "monumental victory." Writing for the majority, Justice […]
April 18, 2007 – 8:14 am
Good Morning, y'all. Jebediah Murphy here on another beautiful, and below normal temperature, White Trash Wednesday. Ya know, some days you have to search a bit for a good story, sometimes you have to looke real hard to find something interesting, and some days, it just jumps right out at ya, like a baby rattler […]
April 17, 2007 – 8:32 pm
And people wonder why Europe has become a hot bed of extremism WASHINGTON – Members of the European Parliament told U.S. lawmakers Tuesday that CIA tactics for spiriting away terrorism suspects are illegal. The parliamentarians' briefing for House members concerned CIA renditions, the practice of grabbing terror suspects in one country and delivering them to […]
April 17, 2007 – 4:42 pm
Stopping by Little Miss Attila's spot, I saw that she was referencing an opinion piece by Barry Saunders, who writes in my hometown paper, the News and Observer. Sadly, he uses his soapbox for a standard liberal rant on gun control. As LMA puts it Barry Saunders of Raleigh, North Carolina's, News & Observer encapsulates […]
April 17, 2007 – 2:19 pm
Have fun in the pokey, jerkwad NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Brooklyn bookstore owner who pleaded guilty to conspiring to transfer funds to militant groups in Afghanistan and Chechnya was sentenced on Monday to 13 years in prison. Militants? Al Reuters at their best. Abdulrahman Farhane, 52, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court after pleading […]
April 17, 2007 – 12:14 pm
April 17, 2007 – 9:04 am
Y'all remember this, right? "We came in friendship, hope, and determined that the road to Damascus is a road to peace," Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared after her visit to Syria and her meeting with its hereditary dictator Bashir Assad last week. "We expressed our interest in using our good offices in promoting peace between Israel […]
April 16, 2007 – 10:00 pm
By now, most people know about the Virginia Tech shooting. If you want some good info, check out Blue Star Chronicles, Hot Air, and the Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler. You can also follow the trackbacks at Hot Air. There is little that I can add beyond saying what a horrendous tragedy this was, and I offer my heartfelt […]
