Eric Florack on December 6th, 2006

Bithead's Nightly Ramble

(Quick, an extra fifty points; What song is the title referring to?  )

When I left the last minute, sitting and listening to the birds peeping away.  My wife, you’ll recall, just picked up a couple.  They’ve become adjusted to

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Eric Florack on December 6th, 2006

Billy asks:

What on earth could be exactly as horrible as deliberately setting out to bear a deaf child?

I’d heard the story he relates, before asking this question some hours ago, and wasn’t sure what to make of it.

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davidl on December 6th, 2006

The Associated Press had demonstrated a fundamental ignorance of biology:

— Mary Cheney, the openly lesbian daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife, Lynne, is pregnant.

Mary Cheney, 37, and her partner of 15 years, Heather Poe,

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Eric Florack on December 6th, 2006

Stossel over at Townhall:

But the idea that liberals give more is a myth. Of the top 25 states where people give an above-average percentage of their income, all but one (Maryland) were red — conservative — states in the

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Eric Florack on December 6th, 2006

Hume last night:

West Virginia Democratic Congressman Alan Mollohan — who is currently under investigation by the FBI — is in line to take over the House panel that oversees the budget of the justice department — which includes the

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Eric Florack on December 6th, 2006

NASHVILLE- AP An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing Monday morning after a passenger lit a match to disguise the scent of flatulence, authorities said.

The Dallas-bound flight was diverted to Nashville after several passengers reported

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davidl on December 6th, 2006

David D. Kirkpatrick offers an interesting roadmap for the next two years,  “Power in Congress brings blacks new pressures:”

Here are some raw numbers:

WASHINGTON: The impending Democratic takeover of Congress in early January will elevate more blacks

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