Nightly Ramble: The BitsBlog Bay Edition

There’s much to discuss in terms of implication, as regards the shooting of abortionist George Tiller, none of them particularly complimentary to those claiming to take up Tiller’s side.

Even from the outset, my instinct was that the reaction to

Private William A. Long, United States Army, of Conway, Arkansas has died iu line of duty, Associated Press:

Police Chief Stuart Thomas identified the victim who died as 24-year-old William Long of Conway. He and the second soldier, both

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• A political shooting you won’t hear about: Jonah Godberg points out an incident I’d not heard

Words of wisdom mere words from the one, via Useless Toady:

I am shocked and outraged by the murder of Dr. George Tiller as he attended church services this morning. However profound our differences as Americans over difficult

I haven’t commented on this Tiller thing yet, mostly because  there hardly seems a point in discussing at any length, something that wasn’t “all in”, as yet. You will admit the story broke rather quickly. I didn’t comment on it

Matthew Yglesias,goes over the deep end:

Random murder of civilians in order to coerce political concessions doesn’t have a great track-record. But direct action terrorist violence against abortion providers has, I think, proven to be a fairly successful tactic.

• @PatrickRuffini Not sure I accept that, Pat. Are you saying we shouldn’t respond to the headlon g rush to the left, of the GOP?  in reply to PatrickRuffini #
• @HeyTammyBruce What would the Democrat reaction have been if

The abortionist known as George Tiller has assumed room temperature, Stan Finger, Wichita Eagle:

WICHITA – George Tiller, the Wichita doctor who became a national lightning rod in the debate over abortion, was shot to death this morning as

Diversity is not a synonym for affirmative action.   Rather diversity is code speak for bigotry.   Affirmative action is a narrowly tailored remedy for past proven discrimination.   Whereas diversity does away with the requirement to establish past discrimination,    It is  flat

Yeah, I know the logo’s a little scrogged.

I’m working on it.

Ted Rall, State Journal-Register

MIAMI – We expected broken promises. But the gap between the soaring expectations that accompanied Barack Obama’s inauguration and his wretched performance is the broadest such chasm in recent historical memory. This guy makes Bill Clinton

Forget the fact that Sonia Sotomayor is both a racist and a sexist.   She is also a hack.    Sotomay0r’s so-called degree from Princeton is not worth the paper on which it is printed, quoting Stuart Taylor, Jr., National Journal:

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Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-Ind.) has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury looking into the PMA Group, a once-high flying lobbying firm that collapsed after a federal raid in November.

So says The Politico. Anyone still think this PMA