Monthly Archives: December 2007

Happy New Year

Posted by Pam on 12/31/2007 7 comments

Wishing you a year of good health and much happiness!

Clinton Has Some Real Winners ‘Helping’ Her In Iowa

Posted by Pam on 12/31/2007 5 comments

I am not sure which is worse: ‘I DON’T TALK TO THE PRESS’… or “makes no sense” to grant Iowa the right to hold the first contest of the 2008 race for the White House. “I’d like to see both …

UPDATED: Blood Boiler: ANTI-MILITARY LAWYER DAMAGES MARINE’S CAR ON EVE OF DEPLOYMENT

Posted by Pam on 12/31/2007 14 comments

H/T to Memeorandum for the link to this story at Blackfive about an asshole Chicago lawyer named Jay R. Grodner and Marine Sgt Mike McNulty, who is on activation orders to Iraq (second tour) : While saying goodbye, at about …

How To Deal With Syria: Sarkozy Vs. Arlen Specter And Patrick Kennedy

Posted by Pam on 12/31/2007 40 comments

French President Nicolas Sarkozy: “I will not have any more contact with the Syrians until… we have received proof of Syria’s intention to let Lebanon designate a president of consensus,” said Sarkozy at a press conference in Cairo after meeting …

Eviction I’d Pay To See: Man Saves Year’s-Worth of Trash

Posted by Pam on 12/30/2007 4 comments

What is it with Berkeley? Ari Derfel leads a trashy life. He just wants to remind everyone else that they do, too. The 35-year-old Berkeley caterer said he has saved every piece of trash he has generated over the past …

I Told You So: Revised GDP calculations show that Beijing isn’t the giant we thought it was

Posted by Pam on 12/30/2007 7 comments

Back in November, I posted China’s Economy Not What It Appears To Be? Not Even Close..I cited Albert Keidel, a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a former US Treasury official and World Bank economist, who …

SCOTUS WATCH: Voter ID law heads to Supreme Court

Posted by Pam on 12/30/2007 4 comments

Indiana requires the voters to show photo identification at their polling station prior to being given a ballot. We have all heard the tired excuses for why this is bad: Democrats, view voter ID as a modern-day poll tax that …

Valley Fever At California Prisons

Posted by Pam on 12/30/2007 12 comments

Look at what this poor murderer had to endure: The disease also affects inmate morale, doctors say. Gilbert Galaviz was convicted of murder and is serving a sentence of 25 years to life. Mr. Galaviz had been at Pleasant Valley …

Bill Kristol On Joining The New York Times: “I was flattered watching blogosphere heads explode,” Kristol told Politico. “It was kind of amusing.”

Posted by Pam on 12/30/2007 2 comments

You know it is Bill! The New York Times committed the ultimate sin: Bill Kristol will write a weekly op-ed for the New York Times. That will bring the conservative total to two, Bill Kristol and David Brooks. On the …

Michigan: This is how to repress democracy in a democracy

Posted by Pam on 12/30/2007 Comments Off

Repression, Michigan-style? ,by Paul Jacob, takes a look at politics in Michigan. We are in the midst of a recall effort on a bi-partisan level: In Michigan, taxpayers are now trying to recall ten state legislators, and in the process …

Oregon: Judge Halts Law Granting Same Sex Couples Marriage Rights

Posted by Pam on 12/29/2007 19 comments

Gribbet has the details on the whole sordid mess. He cross posted it at STACLU. Here is a taste: A federal judge in Portland, OR has ruled in favor of the Alliance Defense fund’s motion to issue an injunction pending …

Our Military And Iraqi Partners Accomplished More In 2007 Than Democrats Did

Posted by Pam on 12/29/2007 2 comments

H/T to Don for the links and the comparison. From Don’s post, here is the list of Democratic accomplishments: A pay raise for the half-million people who earned $5.15 an hour when the bill passed. Another $5 a week for …

New OBL Message: “The most evil of the traitors are those who trade away their religion for the sake of their mortal life,”

Posted by Pam on 12/29/2007 24 comments

He released a statement on the internet..I have yet to get my hand on the tape itself. This is part of the message Osama Bin Laden had for the Sunnis in Iraq: Usama bin Laden warned Iraq’s Sunni Arabs against …

Stupidity: Chicago’s Military Academies Are Racist

Posted by Pam on 12/29/2007 3 comments

We are talking about inner city schools in Chicago. The life expectancy on the streets is 19 years of age for the black male. (I learned that from a 42 year old black male that was proud to have beaten …

WaPo: “Exports grew 12.7 percent between 2005 and 2006. This year, they are on track to increase even more.”

Posted by Pam on 12/29/2007 1 comment

Don has a must read for those of you interested in reading a comparative analysis on the rise of the economies in third world countries and America’s exports. Maybe it is the fall of the dollar’s value compared to the …

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