Eric Florack on March 19th, 2007

The Democrats are screaming that the  US Attorneys fired by the Bush administation were fired for political motivations on the part of the White House.

So, are we to assume there’s no possibility that the US Attorneys themselves were politically

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davidl on March 19th, 2007

Valerie Plame Wilson

Can Mrs. Valerie Plame Wilson, a.k.a. Blondie give two different congressional committees two versions of the same story, and remain unindited for perjury?

The story Blondie told the House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform is at odds with her

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Eric Florack on March 19th, 2007
  • If all the corn produced in America last year were dedicated to ethanol production (14.3 percent of it was), U.S. gasoline consumption would drop by 12 percent. For corn ethanol to completely displace gasoline consumption in this country, we would

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* The Music : George Benson’s “Breezin”

breezin.jpgInstead of the CD, or the MP3, Im playing it from the original vinyl, tonight. And when I say original, I mean original.  This disk was handed me, while I was doing on

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davidl on March 18th, 2007

Since when does idle speculation equate to news?  I guess when the speculator is a black politician.   Personally, I suspect that Ray Nagin is an idiot and that the Washington Post will not treat my speculation as hard news.   Hamil

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Eric Florack on March 18th, 2007

Captain Ed:

After the release of the transcript from the Guantanamo tribunal of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, many people expressed skepticism about his claims of involvement in so many terrorist plots. Some even postulated that Mohammed had fallen prey to American

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Eric Florack on March 18th, 2007

CARTHAGE, Tenn. – Tennessean.com Al Gore has profited from zinc mining that has released millions of pounds of potentially toxic substances near his farmstead, but there is no evidence the mine has caused serious damage to the environment in

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Eric Florack on March 18th, 2007

Noted in passing:

MACDILL AFB, Tampa, March 16, 2007 —CENTCOM-  Admiral William J. Fallon assumed command of U.S. Central Command from Gen. John P. Abizaid in a change of command ceremony held earlier today at MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa,

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davidl on March 18th, 2007

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The tribes in Anbar are stubborn and they have many ruthless warriors. That’s a proven fact and it looks like Al-Qaeda had just made their gravest mistake—their once best friends are just about to become their worst enemy.

Omar, Iraq

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davidl on March 18th, 2007

John SullivanI blogged about yesterday’s weather, which was fit for neither man nor beast   Yet the foul weather did not stop either car shoppng or John  Sullivan,Saint Patrick's Day Parade, Rochester, NY 2007and company, from marching  in Rochester’s Saint Patrick’s Day parade.

 

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davidl on March 18th, 2007

Marie Colvin, Sunday Times(UK) reports this juicy little tidbit:

The survey, published today, also reveals that contrary to the views of many western analysts, most Iraqis do not believe they are embroiled in a civil war.

That means that

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* The Music:

The Moody Blues: “To our Children’s Children’s Children”

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I’ve always been a Moodies fan, and this album since it came out in 69, has always been one of my ‘Desert Island collection’.  Inspired by the Moonlanding which

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Eric Florack on March 17th, 2007

If you’re interested in the full list of pet food that has been recalled, here you go.

This is some major brands affected here (the place making the pet foods brands it for a LOT of people)  and there’s a

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If this is Saint Patrick’s Day, why isn’t the snow green?   When it comes to weather in Rochester, the phrase “Luck of the Irish” just does not seem to apply.   By the way, it was sixty degrees on Wednesday.   Mother

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There is a paper in New York willing to dig into the Valerie Plame scandal, and it is not the New York Times.   The Rome Sentinel does what the main stream media either can not or will not do,

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