Comments on: Beltway Traffic Jam

By: The American Mind

The American Mind — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 19:06:31 +0000

WTF
James Joyner and some weblog called The Bones of Contention link to a weblog so foul I won't even give...

By: Signifying Nothing

Signifying Nothing — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 02:06:02 +0000

Frakkin-A
Starting in July we're gonna get 20 more episodes of Battlestar Galactica according to Sci-Fi Wire. While the renewal was already public knowledge, the announcement that we're getting 20 shows (up from 13 this season) with all of the main...

By: basil's blog

basil's blog — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 01:22:45 +0000

PGH Assignment: Iraq's To-Do List
Harvey's number appeared on the caller ID.

By: white pebble

white pebble — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 01:16:12 +0000

When it changed, version 2.0
Meryl's post this morning, about the Great Male Bloggers not noticing all of the women around them, has gotten me to think of many incidents from my own life of watching Ohio politics from the sidelines.

Take, for instance, my friends Betty and Jo...

By: The Political Teen

The Political Teen — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 00:41:44 +0000

Radio Tonight
Reminder: I will be on Subject to Discussion [On LV ROCKS Radio] tonight at 9PM EST / 6PM PST. The Live Stream will be available here at 9PM EST / 6PM PST. We will be discussing the blog and current...

By: Overtaken by Events

Overtaken by Events — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 23:54:52 +0000

PSA: Seven Eight ways to know when there are few, if any, serious problems in the universe.
1. Bloggers, reporters and certain politicians think that a single individual who got a day pass to cover the White...

By: Our Life

Our Life — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 22:59:04 +0000

Identification of 9/11 Victims' Remains Ends Associated Press via MSNBC: NEW YORK - The medical examiner's office has ended its effort to identify the remains of those killed at the World Trade Center site on Sept. 11, 2001, leaving more than a thousand victims unidentified. "We've...

By: the musings of Brandon Jaynes

the musings of Brandon Jaynes — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 22:58:21 +0000

Canadian Prime Minister Says "No" PM will say 'no' to U.S. missile shield -- Alexander Panetta (canada.com) This comes as no surprise, but our do-nothing neighbors to the North have declined participation in the missile defense shield. Apparently, the support just isn't there wi...

By: Gay Orbit

Gay Orbit — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 22:57:43 +0000

The Social Security Solution
The real solution to Social Security is this:

Get rid of it altogether and make every single person in this nation responsible for their own retirement. Just do it. Wean people off of it. Give old people who are in retirement their full benefit, the...

By: ZuDfunck

ZuDfunck — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 22:57:04 +0000

Televangelist Gene Scott Dies at 75
From Berkley Based Brett: I don't know if you were familiar with the most bizarre TV evangelist I've ever seen, Dr. Gene Scott, but a number of people on Usenet have noted the odd fact that this network iconoclast

By: THE TOMO REPORT

THE TOMO REPORT — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 22:35:58 +0000

THANKS MR. BUSH: INFLUX OF ILLEGALS INFURIATES BORDER PATROL
More than three years after the terrorist attacks in 2001, the 11,000 men and women who serve as the border's front-line defense are overwhelmed. Despite an influx of new technology, such as underground sensors and cameras that pan the desert, agents ...

By: Grapevine's Sports Ramblings

Grapevine's Sports Ramblings — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 22:28:27 +0000

Two Drews Too Much
(H/T to James Joyner at OTB for today's Daily Linkfest)

Tim Cowlishaw and Bob Sturm aren't convinced by the New Jersey con man's latest move, and neither am I.

Anyone who saw this Cowboy's team for any significant amount of time realizes the ...

By: Little Red Blog

Little Red Blog — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 22:24:20 +0000

Troubled Ramblings of Europe Lost
The United States nearly stands alone in the world today. And as both Steyn and Daley point out, Europe isn’t an enemy; it just isn't much of a friend.

By: Firewolf's Blog

Firewolf's Blog — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 22:15:58 +0000

Canadian Moxie
It seems that after Canada had a mad cow outbreak and the U.S. stopped the importation of Canadian beef, that since we are now importing it back into the U.S. they feel they should get compensated by us, for the loss in profits that were incurred. I ...

By: Hennessy's View

Hennessy's View — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 21:47:11 +0000

Mark Steyn on the Suicide of the West
In the 20th century, though, he sees something change. Non-western -isms begin to spread, recede, advance. In leaving communism to become a capitalist, Burnham fears that he is "leaving the winning side for the losing side," in part because he beli...