Eric Florack on May 18th, 2009

Interesting note from Don Surber this morning.

But the real inappropriate relationships in last year’s presidential campaign were between ACORN and the campaigns of both Obama and Democrat Hillary Clinton.

The Times ignored that story. Unlike the McCain affair,

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Eric Florack on May 17th, 2009
  • The real issue with Wanda Sykes is she correctly identified the mindset of her audience.  why are they laughing? #TCOT #HHRS #
  • @lileks Top Gun star= short subject.  #
  • @divadoll123 It’s now known that cheerioes with

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Eric Florack on May 17th, 2009

I consider this to be nothing short of a “See I Told You So” moment.

Glenn Reynolds, last night:

OBAMA IS LIKE BUSH: “I’m laughing at Obama, but I’m also thanking him for doing the right thing and reasonably tolerant

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Eric Florack on May 16th, 2009

You probably didn’t know this, because it is so seldom on calendars anymore, and the mainstream media reluctantly if ever makes reference to it. armedforcesday2009sm

That’s particularly interesting, given the politics of the man who established the day.  Its Armed Forces

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Eric Florack on May 16th, 2009

According to a story posted yesterday at the Denver Post, the Democrats are in trouble on yet another front;

WASHINGTON —Denver Post- Rick Strandlof, executive director of the Colorado Veterans Alliance and the man most colleagues knew as Rick

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Eric Florack on May 15th, 2009

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Welcome, one and all to the most intense nightly read anywhere on the sphere… The BitsBlog Nightly Ramble

This is the “Future Camper” Edition

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This is the “Change the oil, rotate the Tires” Edition

  • Men are from Mars and Earth Girls are Easy… or something: John

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In my new Pajamas Media column, I examine the feelings among the rank and file GOP. They’re itching to take on both the GOP leadership and the Democrats… and not nessesarily in that order.

Label it as you will, but

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Eric Florack on May 13th, 2009

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ramble-cafe1This is the “Old Cafe” Edition

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I notice Mark Steyn, this morning, chatting about the situation at the New York Times:

Over at NRO’s Media Blog, Kevin Williamson notes this intriguing item on the sharks circling the good ship Gray Lady:

The Sulzberger family will

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Eric Florack on May 12th, 2009

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ramble-trailerThis is the Travel Trailer Edition

  • Flailing About: You know, watching this Pelosi thing is rather like watching someone who is drowning,

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Eric Florack on May 12th, 2009

Some amazingly succinct comments from Carol Negro at The American Thinker this morning:

Growing government is the real reason Progressives are pushing socialized medicine. They know perfectly well it doesn’t work. They are neither blind nor stupid. They don’t care

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Eric Florack on May 11th, 2009

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This is the “More Tea, Vicar?” Edition

  • The face of Socialism: I’ll bet you didn’t know that Crazy Uncle Hugo decided that

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Eric Florack on May 10th, 2009
  • (Singing:) 99 cases of flu in the wall… 99 cases of…  #
  • RT @SteveDahlShow: 99 cases of Swine Flu in Illinois. Take your mask down and spread it around, 100 cases of Swine Flu in Illinois.  #
  • @cajunbrain. That sound

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Eric Florack on May 10th, 2009

Melissa Clouthier makes an argument at Pajamas Media that I’ve been making,…. both here and there… for quite some time, now:

I’m tired of Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Tom Ridge, and the rest of them. I’m tired of

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