Eric Florack on January 8th, 2007

AUSTIN, Texas -AP- Police shut down 10 blocks of businesses in the heart of downtown Austin early Monday after dozens birds were found dead.

Experts were testing for any sort of environmental contaminant or gas or chlorine leaks that might

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davidl on January 8th, 2007

The ‘Rats have a dangerous addiction to spending other peoples’ money, as in your tax dollars.   Cuit, on Flopping Aces writes,”Democrats Plan To Dig Deep Into Your Wallet.”  Over on Townhall, Mary Katherine Ham serves up much

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Eric Florack on January 8th, 2007

I see Joe Biden has decided he’s going to try again for the presidency. I can only assume the man is a gluton for punishment, or he likes the brief flirt with the publicity every four years.
Look; Even absent

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Eric Florack on January 8th, 2007

Forget that investigation of Mollohan. He now chairs the subcommittee that oversees the FBI budget. Some swamps are drained, others are protected wetlands.

Murtha chairs the subcommittee overlooking the defense budget. His brother will be lining up the suitors on

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Eric Florack on January 8th, 2007

Did anyone notice Reynolds calling himself

…extremist, but in an eclectic fashion.

Someone had better send the man a dictionary.

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Eric Florack on January 7th, 2007

Speaking of oil…. all this ‘conservation’ nonsense  is

…. is a subset of the post-modern craziness known as “environmentalism”, right? This is a strain of sentiment which actively ignores — deplores — the ability and necessity of human beings

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davidl on January 7th, 2007

Paul Elias offers an interesting article on embryonic stem cells.   It may be possible to havest them from the amniotic fluid in the womb to obtain cells without killing a living human being.   Now amniotic fluid stem cells would have

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Eric Florack on January 7th, 2007

This time, it’s Powerline.

At first I wondered if I should be watching my back… but I find that the problem was operator error. 

Hmmm.

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Eric Florack on January 7th, 2007

You’ll recall I’ve been making noises about running over to Northeastern Ohio. We decided yesterday was the day. Subject of trip? Railfanning, and Lighthouses.

My wife is into lighthouses, and the boys are into trains.  The southern and eastern shores

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davidl on January 6th, 2007

George Will had the audacity to call for the correct minimum wage, to wit zero.  You can read Will’s entire article here.    However here is Will’s money quote:

Labor is a commodity; governments make messes when they decree commodities’

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davidl on January 6th, 2007

don_surber.jpgDon Surber cites some interesting poll numbers.   While the MSM is describing President Bush as a crippled lame duck, the same media is touting Mrs. Pelosi, the Speaker of the House, as the most powerful woman in America.

The President

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davidl on January 5th, 2007

Rush likesl to say his show is show prep for the MSM.   When Rush says it, there is ring of truth to it.  So is Is Bitsblog really show prep for the media?   Well we do happen to blog of

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Eric Florack on January 4th, 2007

It’s been an extraordinarily long day at work, and I am overtired, so I’m probably not going to write a great deal in this night’s ramble.  I hope you’ll understand that I’ll run into these days once in a while.

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Eric Florack on January 4th, 2007

Mario Loyola over at the corner makes a very important post…

 

What is most shocking to me about war critics who dismiss his execution is the ease with which they wave away the hundreds and thousands of hours of real

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davidl on January 4th, 2007

 

A tale of two southern ladies.  First, Mary Katherine Ham, links to this great Op-Ed by Betsy Newmark, “Racist stereotypes shaped Duke rape case,”   Mary Katherine then proceeds to smack Durham with a dead flounder.

She’s right,

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