Is “kemosabe” Racist?

If you ever wanted proof that there is in fact no freedom of speech in Canada, all you need do is look at this absurdity from the CBC .

Norad has announced the NORAD Tracks Santa Website.  Go for a visit.

Mark Steyn is always worth a read. This column is better than most. Say ‘Merry Christmas’ while you still can

Beck this morning makes mention of An Insta-link, with this as the quote:

“For way too long, it has been the mainstream media (MSM) that’s played God with the American public, telling everyone what’s news and what’s not, what to

Speaking of James and Outside The Beltway, James links a WaPo story about the attack in Mosul yesterday, which suggests that Military officials are concerned about the accuracy of that attack.

The compound the tent was in was on

Word from the other end of I-90 this morning that the Democrats are claiming an 8-vote victory in Washington State’s Governorship. Outside The Beltway links a story in the Seattle paper to that effect this morning. Says James:

“The Democrats

A good discussion on the rapid-fire charges regards prisoner abuse over at QandO Blog . At what point does devtion to principle start costing more than it’s worth? How many lives should one sacrifice to one’s principles?

CTV reports a -46f wind chill factor in Ottawa, and -40f in Toronto.
We get much the same weather in Rochester as they do in Toronto. I don’t know what the windchill was here, but I’ll bet it was darned

James at Outside The Beltway links a WaPo article reporting that Councilwoman Cropp has now agreed to some (very) minor changes in the baseball proposal for Washington DC, and that they’ll pass the proposal today’s open session.

My read was

Passed on by a reader;

A SOLDIER’S CHRISTMAS
‘Twas the night before Christmas, he lived all alone,
In a one bedroom house made of plaster and stone.
I had come down the chimney with presents to give,
And to see

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is written, bieng printed now and will be ready in July, I hear. A quick look on Amazon.com showed it being listed as not available… they’re not even taking orders, and yet it has

Channel 2 in NYC is reporting this morning:

“Now there are questions about the over-the-counter pain reliever naproxen, commonly known under the brand name Aleve and in use for 28 years.
…
“Officials at the said the study was suspended

CNS is reportng some great news this morning:

“The U.S. Department of Justice has declared that the Second Amendment explicitly recognizes the right of individual Americans to own and carry firearms.”

The story describes a Justice Dept Report, on

Well, at least I found out something new about Bit’sBox, my van, this morning.
I’ve mentioned in previous postngs that it has a Temp readout that’s connected directly to the master ECM. You are told what temp the Engine thinks

Yes, I saw the SNL skit. And I agree, they’d not have done such a skit about Belushi or Farley. On that basis alone, ‘d find their skit distasteful at least. Michelle Malkin has more.