Eric Florack on December 24th, 2003

Ananova – William Shatner to release new album

I’m an unabashed Trek fan, but this makes me want to re-examine the virtues of instant dieting. (Think about it).

That he’d try this again, after last time’s reviews of that Beatles

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Eric Florack on December 24th, 2003

Yahoo! News – U.S. Probes How Cow Contracted Disease

Not sure what to make out of this, except to wonder openly if this is a leftover from our neighbors to the north, which isn’t all that far from where this

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Eric Florack on December 24th, 2003

The subject of homosexual “marriage” has come up again in blogdom… this time at Dan Drezner’s place.  Dan has it right, for the most part in that the constitution won’t ban it, nor at this point will an amendment pass

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Eric Florack on December 24th, 2003

In his write-up this week,The Democrats’ Dean dilemma: Bob Novak writes:

“The Dean dilemma was spelled out to me by a sage Democratic practitioner whose views I have sought since 1968. He has felt for months that the

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Eric Florack on December 24th, 2003

My Way News:

“CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) – The jury in the Washington sniper case Tuesday spared Lee Boyd Malvo from the fate awaiting his mentor John Allen Muhammad – the death penalty – after his lawyers portrayed him as

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Eric Florack on December 24th, 2003

I’m proud to annouce this blog is now listed on Blogwise.  An examination of the site will give you an indication of why I’m excited about this step forward for BitsBlog.

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Eric Florack on December 23rd, 2003

Yahoo! News – GDP Roars Ahead at 8.2 Percent in Q3:

“WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy, propelled by tax cuts and low interest rates, roared ahead at an 8.2 percent annual rate in the third quarter, the best showing

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Eric Florack on December 23rd, 2003

Yahoo! News – Ralph Nader Rules Out Green Party Run

Nader, who garnered nearly 3 percent of the national vote in the last presidential election, has not ruled out running for president as an independent and plans to make a

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Eric Florack on December 23rd, 2003

www.smh.com.au – French official examines possible Cheney prosecution: paper:

“A French official is examining whether to prosecute US Vice President Dick Cheney over alleged complicity in the abuse of corporate assets dating from the time he was head of

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Eric Florack on December 23rd, 2003

I’ve said it before; Sullivan, usually so smart about things, gets downright stupid when it comes to homosexual activism. He pukes this one up today, that is really astonishing in it’s blatant stupidity:

www.AndrewSullivan.com – Daily Dish:

“The American

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Eric Florack on December 23rd, 2003

Boortz brings up an interesting point, almost as an afterthought, this morning. He says in part:

“Intelligence experts say that Al Qaeda may have agents who are fully trained airline pilots now working for foreign airlines.  What if one of

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Eric Florack on December 22nd, 2003

Herald:

“Washington’s claims that brilliant US intelligence work led to the capture of Saddam Hussein are being challenged by reports sourced in Iraq’s Kurdish media claiming that its militia set the circumstances in which the US merely had to

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Eric Florack on December 21st, 2003

The Domino Effect: is the new Bithead’s BIT, which I’ve just posted. These go up each and every Sunday night, assuming I’m in town or can get to a network port.

This week, I examine some of the press

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Eric Florack on December 21st, 2003

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A number of years ago, one of the justifications of getting involved in Vietnam was what was known as the Domino effect. In that case, the problem was seen that if we allowed Vietnam to fall under Communist

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Eric Florack on December 21st, 2003

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A number of years ago, one of the justifications of getting involved in Vietnam was what was known as the Domino effect. In that case, the problem was seen that if we allowed Vietnam to fall under Communist

Continue reading about The Domino Effect