The Result of Negotiation with Hamas?  Prolonging the War. 

We’ve recently watched as Israel and Hamas have slugged it out.  As always, when Israel seeks to defend itself, there have been many saying Israel’s response to Hamas has not been “proportional”. 

What is, in fact, a proportional response?.  Any

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Disgusted, would be the word of the day. Grab your ankles, America, here it comes.

• Yestrday’s Obama speech. What can one say

Here’s David Freddoso at The Corner, upon hearing Kit Bond (R) Missouri is retiring at the end of his term:

That will open up a tough seat for Republicans to defend. They have had a bad streak in Missouri statewide

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Lots of snow up here the last couple days… and most of it coming from Washington, DC. Let’s have at it.

• Over at

Unless those two countries are giving these things away, Hamas has been buying them. So instead of spending money for food and humanitarian supplies, apparently Hamas opted for weaponry and aggression. Somehow, however, it is Israel’s fault that the humanitarian

There are some cold, cold people in this world….

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (Charlotte Observer)  When his wife needed a kidney transplant, Richard Batista gave her one of his, attorney Dominic Barbara said.

Now that Dawnell Batista has filed for a

This morning’s Washington Post tells us far more than it intends:

As a top official at the White House in 1996, Richard A. Clarke was looking for an ally after concluding that the CIA and FBI needed an additional $1

Michael Calderone is passing on word that Chris “Tingles” Matthews isn’t going to be running for the Senate, after all:

Before “Hardball” today, Chris Matthews informed the show’s staff in a production meeting that he’s not running for Senate, according

It’s true; from CNN we get all the important news. 

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Another major American industry is asking for assistance as the global financial crisis continues: Hustler publisher Larry Flynt and Girls Gone Wild CEO Joe Francis said Wednesday

By way of Blackfive:

“Chance Phelps was wearing his Saint Christopher medal when he was killed on Good Friday.  Eight days later, I handed the medallion to his mother. I didn’t know Chance before he died. Today, I miss him.”

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A mix of rain and snow over the snow that came down last night… sloppy driving today around here. It can’t decide if

Now, it starts…ABC News is reporting:

President-elect Barack Obama took big money from a man at the center of a federal probe that has forced one of Obama’s top Cabinet picks to withdraw.

Financial records show the Obama campaign

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Holy cow, is there ever a lot going on the last 48 hours around here. Lots of web traffic for lots of

Bruce McQuain over at Q&O has a piece up called:

Hamas has no desire to negotiate “peace”

The import of that title is manifestly obvious to anyone who’s been watching the situation for any length of time. Bruce raises a

If there is any indication that the Barack Obama and his foreign policy and homeland security efforts simply cannot be taken seriously it is the appointment of Leon Panetta as the director of the CIA.

Mr. Obama owes the American