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• I have to wonder if the mostly manufactured response over Gramm’s comments as I mentioned this morning, isn’t an effort to squelch the noise over Jessie Jackson’s call to castrate Obama.
• Ya know, speaking of Jackson… I had a passing

I commented earlier this week that I had my doubts about Jesse Jackson’s open-mike trick.

What if this comment of Jackson’s was staged to give Obama some white street creds?

Normally, I’d not give the man credit for being able

From the mailbag this morning:
‘Nuff said.

Former Sen. Phil Gramm, a top economic adviser to presumptive GOP nominee John McCain, referred to the economic slowdown as “a mental recession” and called the United States “a nation of whiners.”

The comments, in an interview with The

There is yet another racial controvery born out of sheer ignorance, video link.   Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price insists the term ‘black hole” is racist, partial transcipt:

Price: “Can I get an apology, from this day and time

• How busy has our Congress been, this current session? Here you go. No, I’m not impressed either. Well, actually, I am… that they’re still not in jail.
• Democrats are finally starting to reverse course… at least publicly, about increased

I spoke last night to this insulting speech from Obama about how we all need to be bilingual.

 : So does Kaus who says, in part, in a post script:

 Obama’s lecture to parents about how “you need to make

Mitchum is often quoted as saying “”Half the people in America are faking it.”  Seems they’re not alone.  Yesterday, we were treated to a display of Soviet-like militariaas Iran showed the world an impressive display of it’s missle ability. Or,

Well, if Jesse Jackson is that pissed at Obama,  he must deserve a second look.

I kid you not, I got this on my way in this morning. they’re talking of course abut Jackson’s comment that he wanted to cut

FISA passes the Senate.  Michelle has the story.   I wonder if BO’s website will cover his reaction to the taste of crow?    Expect much unpleasant reaction of the lefttards.

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• Boortz, today, says:
  

  Thomas Sowell has a great article on Barack Obama: “Many are for him for no more serious reasons than his mouth and his complexion.” That’s true, Mr. Sowell … but are you a racist for saying so?

Yesterday, David and I both blogged regarding Nancy Pelosi’s stonewalling on energy management.  The saga continues today. I’d like you to see something. Here’s a letter ostensibly written by Pelosi, to President Bush:(with my commentary interjected.)

July 8, 2008

The

A while ago, I asked how the Democrats planned to deal with all the whack jobs showing up to the convention in Denver, saying at least some of that was bound to be broadcast and therefore be a topic of

Oil is now off for the third straight day, dropping a little over $5 yesterday.

Again, remember I said midsummer would be when the bubble breaks.

Americans are feed-up with paying over four dollars a gallon for gasoline.   Most members of Congress, republicans and a lot of democrats, agree and want to open-up domestic oil production.  Mrs. Pelosi does not.   Mrs. Pelosi would like to take