MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
Thanks to all of you who have been reading my postings, and may you be greatly blessed this Christmas season and in the New Year. http://www.thecompassgroup.biz/merryxmas.swf Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Thursday, December 21, 2006
W. C. Fields, Al Gore, and Flim-Flam “Science”
In one of his movie roles as a flim-flam man, the great W. C. Fields was hawking a “medicine” that he claimed cured hoarseness. He coughed and rasped his way through his spiel, holding up the bottle (of either a Yacqui Indian tonic, or “juice of the cacti,” I can’t remember which) the whole time.... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Bah, Humbug! Santa Lookalike Ordered to Shed Santa Hat As Parent Complains
From a story at http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2006/12/political_correctness_flips_it_1.html: Long Island school bus driver Kenneth Mott’s white beard gives him a passing resemblance to jolly old St. Nick. At Christmastime, he dons a Santa hat while making his rounds. We all know that not every... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Democrats Refuse Bono's Appeal for AIDS and Malaria Funding
From a story at http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/12/19/115758.shtml?s=ic: "U2 rocker Bono stormed away from meetings with incoming Democratic leaders in disappointment over their failure to commit to a previously proposed $1 billion outlay to fight AIDS. "'I'm alarmed we could not get a... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, December 18, 2006
Is Pelosi’s Four-Day Gala Inauguration Excessive?
Word is getting out that Nancy Pelosi has big plans for her inauguration as House Speaker (God help us all). How big? Four days of gala celebrations big. $15,000 a person celebratory concert fundraiser (for the Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee) big. Here, you can read about it at... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, December 17, 2006
What I’d like every liberal to find in his or her stocking on Christmas
Rather than a list of what I want for Christmas, here’s what I’d like to put in every liberal’s stocking this year: A money holder and a ride in a National Guard truck from Cold Cash Jefferson (see http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight1342/399790 and... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Al Gore Urges Scientists to Speak Out on Global Warming
From a story at http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/12/15/160424.shtml?s=ic, in italics: Former Vice President Al Gore said Thursday there was a “temptation” to suppress scientific findings that don't agree with policy and urged scientists to take a more active role in communicating research... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, December 14, 2006
What's More Important: The Man, or the Power?
From an AP story available at http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2006/12/14/205023.shtml: "Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson remained in critical condition but was described as recovering and holding his wife's hand Thursday after emergency overnight surgery to repair bleeding inside his brain. "His... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Kofi Annan Appeals for Leadership in Farewell Speech?
Quoting a story from the Washington Post, online at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/12/AR2006121200255.html: “ U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan took his criticism of the Bush administration to the nation's heartland Monday, saying America must not sacrifice its... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
And We're Supposed to Negotiate With This Guy?
U.S.: Holocaust Denier Meeting an 'Affront' The Bush administration condemned Iran on Tuesday for convening a conference of people who deny the Holocaust happened, calling the move "an affront to the entire civilized world." The two-day event in Tehran was initiated by Iranian President Mahmoud... Sign in to see full entry.