Eric Florack on December 21st, 2003

The Clinton View of Iraq-al Qaeda Ties:

“ARE AL QAEDA’S links to Saddam Hussein’s Iraq just a fantasy of the Bush administration? Hardly. The Clinton administration also warned the American public about those ties and defended its response to

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Eric Florack on December 21st, 2003

HoustonChronicle.com: “DERRY, N.H. — Moments after praising his opponents in the Democratic presidential race as worthy running mates, Wesley Clark said, in no uncertain terms, how he would respond if they or anyone else criticized his patriotism or military

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Eric Florack on December 21st, 2003

(washingtonpost.com):

“WASHINGTON – The son of former vice president and 2000 Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore has been charged with marijuana possession.”

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Eric Florack on December 21st, 2003

My Way News:

“WASHINGTON (AP) – The government on Sunday raised the national threat level to orange, the second-highest, saying attacks were possible during the holiday season and that threat indicators are ‘perhaps greater now than at any point’

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Eric Florack on December 20th, 2003

Yeah, I know, it’s been kinda light in the blog. Here’s why:

I’m installing a new (to me) file and print server and getting it right. The biggest problem I have is getting this big ol’ Cisco router working right,

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Cascading Effects of Saddam’s Capture – On Point Commentary by Austin Bay StrategyPage.com:

Austin Bay makes an interesting analasys of the current situation in the middle east.  Says he:

“Scooping Saddam from his spider den isn’t history the size

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Eric Florack on December 20th, 2003

Reason’s Virginia Postrel suggests that’s the case: ”

“Today’s lavish displays do more than brighten the night. They tell a story of economic progress. Like the electronic gadgets aimed at gift buyers, the tiny lights outlining rooflines and tree limbs

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Eric Florack on December 20th, 2003

JOHN BERTHOUD in the Miami Herald this morning:

“For years, the government-owned Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and its affiliates, National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), have been the recipients of large public handouts.

Tax dollars

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Eric Florack on December 20th, 2003

Users cling to old Microsoft operating systems | CNET News.com

“Even though Microsoft said this week that it will stop distributing Windows 98 at the end of this month, a new study shows that a substantial number of businesses, both

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Eric Florack on December 19th, 2003

Libya Agrees to Arms Inspections

“Libya’s decision to dismantle its weapons program was first announced Friday in London by British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Bush spoke minutes later, saying if Libya followed through with its commitment, ‘its good faith can

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Eric Florack on December 19th, 2003

John Hawkins over at Right Wing News has been watching the space cowboys over at the septiuc tank known as the Democratic Underground, and came up with this gem.

“What, exactly, did bin laden do again?

All we know is

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Eric Florack on December 19th, 2003

The Volokh Conspiracy seems to think the idiodic ruling in the aforementioned Jose Padilla case will be over-ruled.  It worries me that anyone can even consider this as an issue.

Yes, I saw the Boortz post about it this morning,

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Eric Florack on December 19th, 2003

ABCNEWS.com : Appeals Court Says Bush Can’t Hold U.S. Citizen

What about ‘We are at war” do these idiots not understand?

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Eric Florack on December 18th, 2003

Dan Drezner is falling into a trap, I think. One the Democrats have been falling into for some time, for a different reason.
He complains, in his recent Slate article:

“A third criticism has slowly emerged over the past

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Eric Florack on December 18th, 2003

I saw this business with Hinkley last night, (the guy who shot Reagan is getting out on unsupervised visits) and wondered what possible motivation this judge could have had.  I should have said something in here that it looked politically

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