Nightly Ramble: Warm Thursday

No music tonight. Instead, I’m listening to a scanner that someone’s set up in the Buffalo area, and tuned for local rail channels.There’s an interesting train headed our way here in Rochester; I figure it’s about an hour away, and

Wedneday I was hiking and mentioned Charlie Rangel’s statement that the immigration bill was an amnesty bill.   From Rangel in particular, I transitioned to black congresscritters in general.   As black congresscritters come exclusively from gerrrymandered majority black disstricts there seats

Boortz, this morning:

A recent issue of Geophysical Research Letters (surely you’re a subscriber) revealed that Neptune has been getting warmer since 1980.  Researchers are investigating whether increased output from the Sun might be the cause.

This warming of Neptune

The Music: Jeff Lynne’s Armchair Theatre

Jeff Levine is one of those artists that you can’t help but recognize , if he has been involved with a recording on any level.  As an example, his work with Tom Petty on

So the Democrats, and the press, (granted, a redundancy) are all over a story about how Valerie Plame was covert, after all?

Ho-hum. So what else is new?

Forgive me; I get forgetful sometimes . Is this the same group

Word is out from several sources that Fred Thompson, is going to be announcing to enter the presidential race over the Fourth of July holiday.  Most notable among the links is the Politico :

Thompson’s formal announcement is planned for

Mrs. Clinton wants to take your property for the public good:

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) – Presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton outlined a broad economic vision Tuesday, saying it’s time to replace an “on your own” society with one based on

Hugo Chavez’s subjects weep as he slams the door on freedom.  Gateway Pundit has this photo, the story and more.

“I don’t know why this word ‘amnesty’ is such a terrible word … I think these people would make good citizens. We ought to give them amnesty.”

Charles B. Rangel, as quoted in the Washington Times.   Finally an honest

Ah, yes, another example of ‘Moderate’

I’ve been saying this for years, and this proves it; The “Moderate Voice”  ….Isn’t.    They keep trying to deny it, and then they keep coming up with garbage like this and proving me correct.

In hunting around the ‘shere, tonight, I stumbled across a comment from McGehee, which got me to thinking about David’s earlier post as regards Cindy Sheehan making a show of quitting the Democratic Party, and the party faithful’s response….

McGehee’s

Here’s someone I lost track of for a bit:

LOS ANGELES-AP- Charles Nelson Reilly, the Tony Award winner who later became known for his ribald appearances on the “Tonight Show” and various game shows, has died. He was 76.

Reilly

What a week, two moonbats quit.  Rosie leaves the View and Mrs. Sheehan has announced she is leaving the democrat party. 

Kos is so heart broken he slams the door on her as she leaves, “Good Riddance Attention Whore

The similarities between the cases, and the conduct, of Ex-president Bill Clinton, and that of soon- to- be- ex- Congressman and fellow Democrat Gary Condit, are startling. This is true for both the conduct of the central figures, and the

OK, perhaps something a bit lighter for discussion.

I find with the new truck I’ve really gotten into getting that and my wife’s car to look their best.  At the moment, my efforts are concentrated on making the paint ‘pop’