May 9, 2008 – 8:23 am
Liberals around the world are certainly cheering. They have managed to turn the War on Islamic Terrorism back into a purely legal matter in Britain An extremist Muslim cleric regarded as Osama bin Laden’s “spiritual ambassador in Europe†must be released on bail, a judge ruled yesterday. Abu Qatada, 48, who won his legal fight […]
May 6, 2008 – 8:40 am
Via Reuters through the Grey Lady Georgia is “very close” to a war with Russia, a Georgian minister said on Tuesday, citing Moscow’s decision to send extra troops to the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia. “We literally have to avert war,” Georgian State Minister for Issues of Reintegration Temur Iakobashvili told a news briefing during […]
April 28, 2008 – 7:01 pm
So, exactly how much does an ID cost in the 50 States? Not a DL, mind you, just a basic ID card Alabama – $23 Alaska – Under 60 is $15, over 60 is free Arizona – $12. Over 65 is free Arkansas – $10 California – $23. Free for those over 62. $7 for low […]
April 24, 2008 – 9:25 am
Perhaps I am reading too much in, but, knowing the liberal biases of the Grey Lady, I can almost here them sneering at the people of Indiana as hicks and inbred rubes  With all the talk among the Democratic presidential hopefuls about change, they may wish to consider this as they wander Indiana: People here […]
April 24, 2008 – 9:06 am
Media Matters is having a non-factual hissy fit over the Jamil Hussein issue, which I personally never covered. If you want to get to the heart of the matter, visit Wizbang, Confederate Yankee, and Little Green Footballs, none of whom Media Matters directly links to. Instead they link those three, and every other conservative blogger […]
April 23, 2008 – 4:48 pm
Good thing they are serious about protecting the borders TUCSON, Arizona — The government will replace its highly touted “virtual fence” on the Arizona-Mexico border with new towers, radars, cameras and computer software, scrapping the brand-new $20 million system because it doesn’t work sufficiently, officials said. The move comes just two months after Homeland Security […]
April 23, 2008 – 9:12 am
Boston Globe Gang members seen talking to one another or standing together on public property could be fined or jailed under a new bill being pushed in the Legislature and supported by some prosecutors and Boston police. The bill would give broad authority to police and prosecutors to bring civil lawsuits against reputed gangs or […]
April 23, 2008 – 8:58 am
Interesting Sunspot activity has not resumed up after hitting an 11-year low in March last year, raising fears that — far from warming — the globe is about to return to an Ice Age, says an Australian-American scientist. Physicist Phil Chapman, the first native-born Australian to become an astronaut with NASA [he became an American […]
April 14, 2008 – 12:44 pm
April 9, 2008 – 10:29 am
Update: I’m putting this at the top, because, as pointed out in the comments, it was a fabricated incident. Click the link, and you will see that the Houston Chronicle has completely done away with the original story, and the girl is now herself facing criminal charges. Seriously, why am I not surprised by this? […]
