Eric Florack on December 4th, 2007

MOSUL AIRPORT REOPENS FOR COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS AFTER 14 YEARS; RELIGIOUS PILGRIMS BOARD IRAQI AIRPLANE FOR HAJJ

Posted: 04 Dec 2007 06:13 AM CST

MOSUL AIRPORT REOPENS FOR COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS AFTER 14 YEARS; RELIGIOUS PILGRIMS BOARD IRAQI AIRPLANE FOR HAJJ

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Eric Florack on December 4th, 2007

I couldn’t resist this one:

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This one’s from Fark. There’s more, there, too.

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davidl on December 4th, 2007

Paul Mirengoff, Powerline, chides Mike Huckabee for foolishly comparing himself to Ronald Reagan.   Paul suggests a far better analogy:

When it comes to foreign policy, Huckabee more closely resembles another former governor, Jimmy Carter. It was Carter, not Reagan,

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Eric Florack on December 4th, 2007

I’m often asked why I railfan. Someone wrote and asked me that today.

It”s really a family activity.  I wrote to this point about 5 years ago… while sitting just west of my office here… in a little burg called

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Eric Florack on December 4th, 2007

WaPo:

Norman Hsu, Democrat fundraiserThe U.S. Attorney in Manhattan formally indicted one-time Hillary Clinton fundraiser Norman Hsu today, laying out what prosecutors described as a “massive fraud scheme” that allegedly left investors in Hsu’s fictitious clothing businesses taken to the tune of $20

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davidl on December 4th, 2007

Mrs. William ClintonIs Mrs. Clinton’s campaign merely spinning, or spinning our out control.   Listen to Mrs. Clinton’s  pollster Mark Penn, video.   Penn’s attempted attack on Barack Obama, does not demonstrate Obama’s weaknesses, so much as it highlights Mrs. Clinton’s.  

Mrs. Clinton’s

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davidl on December 4th, 2007

I’m back.   The computer got hit by a nasty virus.  Actually had to watch television and read books. 

 Speaking of returns. he’s back, and blacker than ever, from the Baltimore Sun:

Don ImusDon Imus returned to the airwaves yesterday, eight

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Eric Florack on December 4th, 2007

Captain Ed:

Recall the pushback when we linked to the Zogby poll that showed Hillary’s support eroding at the end of November? The numbers showed Hillary losing ground against all Republican contenders, and had some correlation with Rasmussen’s numbers as

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Eric Florack on December 4th, 2007


WASHINGTON (AP) -(Via KOMO) A former aide to Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., was in federal custody after being arrested on a charge of attempting to sexually exploit a minor.

James Michael McHaney was fired Friday from his job as a

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Eric Florack on December 4th, 2007

Mark Steyn really should have his own category for this stuff.  The man is a master.

You can’t assimilate immigrants and minorities unless you give them something snark2.jpgto assimilate to. It’s one thing to teach children their history “warts and

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Eric Florack on December 4th, 2007

Noted at Right Wing News, this morning, a collection of quotes from the Daily Kos, guaranteed to keep you regular.

An example:

8) “I know I’m a Jewish lesbian and (Ahmadinejad would) probably have me killed. But still, the guy

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Eric Florack on December 4th, 2007

I’m not so sure about this one.  Ron Christie says it’s the beginning of the end for Hillary Clinton and her dreams of being president.

To be honest, I never thought in the first few days of December I would

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Eric Florack on December 4th, 2007

Billy;

You had an Uncle that worked for The Rock?

Rock Island power... a now very rare General Electicl U-23B(Sigh) I’d have loved to talk to him at length on that subject.

Yeah, OK, I picked up on just that one aspect of a full life. Then again,

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Eric Florack on December 4th, 2007

The New York Times is reporting:

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 —New York Times- A new assessment by American intelligence agencies concludes that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003 and that the program remains frozen, contradicting judgment two years ago

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Eric Florack on December 4th, 2007

Cindy Sheehan and Hugo ChavezGina Cobb raises a great point, and one I’d not fully considered

Sometimes just the right words at just the right moment are world-changing.  “Why don’t you shut up?” was not remotely as eloquent as “I have a dream” or

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