Monthly Archives: June 2006

A Word From LT. Cotton

Posted by on 6/30/2006 7 comments

Lt. Tom Cotton writes from Baghdad with a word for the New York Times: Dear Messrs. Keller, Lichtblau & Risen: Congratulations on disclosing our government’s highly classified anti-terrorist-financing program (June 23). I apologize for not writing sooner. But I am …

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Why Is The Media Covering For Dean And Warner?

Posted by on 6/30/2006 7 comments

Noel Sheppard does a wonderful job of laying out the case that the media seems to be lying down for Howard Dean and Mark Warner, with regard to the Jerome Armstrong/Kos connection. In an alledged e-mail: “And Jerome’s case, if …

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STOCK SHOCK IN PAST OF DEM HOPEFUL’S AIDE

Posted by on 6/29/2006 12 comments

Deborah Orin has this to say about Mark Warner’s choice for an internet guru! IMAGINE the out rage, especially from the Left, if President Bush were to hire an Internet guru who had a past as a Web shill for …

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Comment Problems

Posted by on 6/29/2006 Comments Off

I want to thank-you for bringing the comment problems to my attention. I have a claim into the web-host, so I hope to have it resolved, but please be patient. No I have not blocked anyone, nor have I deleted …

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Supreme Court Blocks Gitmo War Crimes Trials

Posted by on 6/29/2006 12 comments

Rebuke to Bush administration Justices rule 5-3 that the President overstepped his authority in ordering military trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees. • Charges Against Hamdan (FindLaw pdf) • Suit to Supreme Court (FindLaw pdf) • Fast Facts: Gitmo Ruling • …

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Democrats Call For A Faster Retreat In Iraq Than The Insurgents Do

Posted by on 6/29/2006 12 comments

From this news report, it appears that the talks are working with the insurgents in Iraq. Does it mean that peace is just around the corner? Time will tell, but I see this as a step forward. Eleven Sunni insurgent …

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Home Fly-By Sends Message to Syrian Leader

Posted by on 6/28/2006 8 comments

Hat tip to Bon Bon for this! Israeli warplanes buzzed the summer residence of Syrian President Bashar Assad early Wednesday, military officials said, in a message aimed at pressuring the Syrian leader to win the release of a captured Israeli …

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Top court upholds most of Texas redistricting plan

Posted by on 6/28/2006 Comments Off

From Reuters The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld most of a bitterly contested Texas congressional map engineered by then-Rep. Tom DeLay to help solidify Republican control of the U.S. House of Representatives. Although the justices refused to overturn the entire …

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Dean:”we did give things away for free, and that’s a huge mistake because that does create a culture of dependence, and that’s not good for anybody, either,”

Posted by on 6/28/2006 Comments Off

This is what Howard Dean told a religous conference, which I found to be quite a chukle given his hostility to the religous right! Later in his speech Tuesday, Dean appeared to backtrack. “I’m not asking to go back to …

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“I’d rather be at home making love to my wife while my children are asleep,”

Posted by on 6/27/2006 11 comments

I’m not sure that any other candidate for the office of POTUS has ever publically made that statement, but Joe Biden did! Speaking to a group of 130 twenty- and thirty-something supporters of his leadership PAC last Thursday, Biden indicated …

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Israeli Planes Attack Two Gaza Bridges

Posted by on 6/27/2006 2 comments

As promised, Israel retaliated against the Palestinians. Israeli planes attacked a bridge in central Gaza late Tuesday, Israel Radio reported, and Israeli tanks were said to be on the move, possibly signaling the start of a military operation. Palestinian security …

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Those Who Offended Blacks Contribute

Posted by on 6/27/2006 8 comments

Steele’s Donor List Stirs Racial Questions Controversial headline isn’t it? Well that is what the WaPo must have wanted because the rest of the ariticle is basically a smear on Michael Steele. What does Willie Horton have to do with …

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Can Lieberman Survive Iraq?

Posted by on 6/26/2006 5 comments

According to this Time Magazine article, “With bloggers, consituents and many party officials still angry about his support for the war, Connecticut’s moderate Democratic senator is fighting for his political life” Yes this does sound bleak doesn’t it? In fact …

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Hugh Hewitt Interviews Doyle McManus of the LA Times

Posted by on 6/26/2006 2 comments

Hugh Hewitt interviewed Doyle McManus, the DC bureau chief of the Los Angeles Times. See the transcript here. Highlights of the interview are below, but please take the time to read the entire transcript. It was a really good interview. …

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POLL: AMERICA’S REACTION TO NYT’s BLABBING

Posted by on 6/26/2006 1 comment

You didn’t really think there would be a poll released did you? H/T to Bryan at Hot Air