An Unfortunate Outburst of Intense Patriotism

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Monday, July 10, 2006

Raid on Representative William Jefferson's Congressional Office was Legal

An AP story on Newsmax says that a federal judge has ruled that the FBI raid on the congressional office of Misrepresentative William Jefferson (D-Louisiana) and the seizure of evidence in said raid were legal. Bad news for the bipartisan culture of corruption we fondly call our Congress. Evidence... Sign in to see full entry.

Shrillary: No Raises for Congress Until Minimum Wage is Raised

Heard that on the radio today. I'll go one better - reduce Congressional salaries to minimum wage in keeping with the entry-level or worse work being done by that bunch of idiots. Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 9, 2006

Ken Lay and the Perils of Wikipedia

Convicted Enron founder Kenneth Lay's death exposed the fundamental flaw in Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia to which anyone can add information and whose content anyone can edit. As the news of Lay's death broke, erroneous and contradictory stories were posted about it on Wikipedia. Wikipedia... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 8, 2006

Al Gore was Right! Sea Levels Really Are Rising!

Scientific data supports the claims by Al Gore and the rest of the global warming crowd that sea levels are rising. But there’s a wee detail that the global warmers don’t want to take into consideration – they’ve been rising for thousands of years. Indeed, the rate of increase had been declining... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 7, 2006

Bush Explains Seeming Discrepancy Between Iraq and Korea Policies

The President held a press conference today in Chicago, and of course North Korea’s intransigence was a hot topic of discussion. Here’s an interesting exchange with one “journalist,” with my comments in italics Q Mr. President, a lot of people here in Chicago tell us that they see an incongruity in... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 5, 2006

North Korean Missile Launches a Cry for Attention?

That’s how some liberals, including the dean of a local university’s political science department, are portraying Kim Jong Mentally Ill’s test firings of seven missiles, including one intercontinental ballistic missile, with more possibly coming. The tests were apparent failures, and that the ICBM,... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 3, 2006

Just in Time for Independence Day: Supreme Court Allows Cross to Stand

This about the latest stage in a long, dramatic battle between the citizens and activist judges from the Associated Press, courtesy of Newsmax: The Supreme Court intervened Monday to save a large cross on city property in southern California. A lower court judge had ordered the city of San Diego to... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 2, 2006

Press Groups Criticize House Response to Disclosure of Anti-Terror Series

An AP story, reported at Newsmax: WASHINGTON -- Two journalism organizations criticized lawmakers on Friday for condemning newspapers that reported on the government's secret program for tracking the finances of terrorists. "The administration of President George W. Bush and some members of Congress... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, June 30, 2006

Al Gore: Nuclear War Incapable of Ending Civilization!

This is purloined from Neal Sheppard’s blog at Newsbusters.com. Erstwhile moviemaker and phony climatologist Al Gore appeared on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” Wednesday night. As Sheppard observes, “ In reality, this was the perfect venue for Dr. Gore to discuss his absurd ideas if you think... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Times Stands by Commitment to Disclose Anti-Terror Programs to Terrorists

To absolutely no one’s surprise, the New York Times – pointedly dubbed by Rush Limbaugh the al Qaeda Times – refuses to back down from sabotaging the program to monitor terrorist finances. CNS News Services reported that the Times today ran an editorial to this effect. Here is the text of the CNS... Sign in to see full entry.

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