Eric Florack on May 18th, 2005

Ed over at Captain’s Quarters:

“True to his word, Reid has started using all available procedural tactics to stage a temper tantrum, but now it’s just at the mere introduction of nominees for debate. What happened to Robert Byrd’s

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Eric Florack on May 18th, 2005

Beckwith has a great zinger and an accusation of a double standard, and an interesting question all rolled into one:

What if it turned out that the guards at Gitmo did in fact flush a Koran down the toilet, but

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Eric Florack on May 18th, 2005

AP is reporting: “BURBANK, Calif. – Actor Frank Gorshin, the impressionist with 100 faces best known for his Emmy-nominated role as The Riddler on the old ‘Batman’ television series, has died. He was 72”

Sad.
According to the article,

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Eric Florack on May 18th, 2005

ABC in Baltimore reports that yesterday was the day the very last Astro Van rolled of the Baltimore assembly line.

OK, not much for YOU, I guess… but a look down the right column should tell you why it means

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Eric Florack on May 18th, 2005

The Running Conservative has had a death in the family.

Stop by and drop Kate a kind word; she could use one.

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Eric Florack on May 18th, 2005

What is the world’s record for text messaging? How many can you send in a month? Gizmodo seems to have the answer.

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Eric Florack on May 18th, 2005

You’ll forgive me if I’m less than impressed with Pakistani Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad, who yesterday complained we need to be more sensitive to the feelings of Muslims, saying in part:

“The apology and retraction are not enough.  “They

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