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Wilma’s Aftermath a la NY Times
Coverage bias again–not surprising.
And This Little Piggy Was Banned
Piggy banks have been banned by Halifax and NatWest Banks in England to avoid offending Muslim customers. Pigs are seen as impure animals by the Muslims, but I have trouble seeing the connection between a real, impure pig and a ceramic one with a slo…
Miers: Answering The Questions
I haven’t posted anything new on the Harriet Miers nomination since I formally announced my opposition to it over the weekend, but via Eric’s Grumbles Before The Grave, I am pointed to this article by Hugh Hewitt where he asks the non-Democratic oppo…
The Slippery Slope
How long does it take to get to the bottom of a slippery slope? While the answer to that question depends on the issue and your definition of the ?bottom?, the Netherlands is conducting tests to help answer that question…
The judiciary: A revelation
It occurs to me that, as the vessel of our judicial hopes and dreams, the Republican Party is not serious about changing the activist nature of the courts.
Rice Set To Star In Thriller Remake
Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, an enormously talented and successful woman by any estimation, has recently added another entry to her already impressive resume: pop superstar. Rice was recently tapped to play the lead in a remake of the Michael
[…] And here’s another good example of Democrat weaseling from Right Wing News. Also linked at OTB. posted by: The Editors @ 9:18 am October 26, 2005 […]
Sucide bomber attacks in Hadera, murders five
Another casualty of Ariel Sharon’s appeasement without a single convincing reason.
The Pullout Now Shows It’s Failures With Israeli Blood
CosmicX
Like me and Cosmic didn’t call this one eh? Cosmic has great commentary on this.
It’s time for a trackback party.
Israel Perspectives
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USA Today’s Rope-a-Dope on 2,000 Dead in Iraq
So I see the front page of USA Today lying in front of my hotel room. Then, an article: “Letters Home from Iraq,” and I think, hey, maybe they’ll let the brave servicemen and women who have offered the ultimate sacrifice actually spe…
Gonna be a long day!
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The WaPo Scandal Scorecard – Clinton Wins on Points
The Washington Post has a great article today showing the strong differences between the Clinton versus Bush scandal. This forms a very interesting picture.
1) Personal involvement. Clinton was the man who assured the country he did not have sex…
Poll on Miers Nomination
Earlier, I spoke of the blogger’s poll Truth Laid Bear is doing on the Miers nomination (current results here). Professor Bainbridge is currently doing a reader’s poll on the same subject. Rather ironicly, his results show trending almost identical to
Amazon.com Offers Payment Via Bank Account
As I went to pay for a recent Amazon.com purchase, I saw that they now accept payment via a bank account (ACH). All you need to do is provide the typical bank account information (Bank Routing Number, Account Number, Your Name) and some atypical inform…
The First Question To Ask When a Reporter Calls
Charmaine, The Dreamer, Jack, c.1995 “Hello Mr. Journalist from the main stream media, I’m glad you called. Am I a target or a source?” Your Business Blogger has had the misfortune of being both. But not at the same…
Morning Quarters
Terrorism Suicide bombing kills at least 5 in Israel ? CNN Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for an apparent suicide bombing that killed at least five people in the northern Israeli city of Hadera, Israel authorities said. Israeli warplanes pound Ga…
ROVE and LIBBY to be indicted
But the real news: Nothing today. Which means yet more waiting.
And We’re Waiting Because…
With so much going on elsewhere in the world, I thought I’d take things down a notch and highlight some local happenings. First up, is the pending demise of one Stanley “Tookie” Williams. About damn time. An original Homeboy Gangsta-Man, Tookie was…
Harriet Miers’ 1993 Speech to the Executive Women of Dallas
The Miers nomination continues to unravel as the buzz grows about a speech she gave to the Executive Women of Dallas in 1993. There are several criticisms, both of the substance and the form.
1. The grammar and writing are awful. They are worse th…
Morning Quarters
ANNOUNCEMENTS San Diego: Operation Thank You will take place today from 4:30 – 6:00pm, outside the North Gate of Miramar MCAS. Please join us if you can. The Plame Affair: Today is the day that indictments are expect to be…