Eric Florack on December 20th, 2008

Michelle Malkin has a post up you should see.

I’ve obtained documents sent to a reader in response to his FOIA request regarding the creation of Barack Obama’s Change.gov website. It gives you the rest of the story. You’ll recall

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The New York Times is crying foul:

HONG KONG — Chinese authorities have begun blocking access from mainland China to the Web site of The New York Times even while lifting some of the restrictions they had recently imposed

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Eric Florack on December 20th, 2008

Beating up on Glenn Greenwald (And Socky the Sockpuppet)  is perhaps passe, being such an obvious and easy target. But damn it, it’s so much FUN… as Jules demonstratessnark2 so well:

The Other McCain has been graced with a Greenwald

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Eric Florack on December 20th, 2008

Me at Q&O just now, on the bit with Caroline Kennedy and the senate seat here in NY:

I’m not totally convinced that the issue is one of entitlement, or dynasty, or anything of that sort. I suspect

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Eric Florack on December 19th, 2008

John Hawkins over at Right Wing News notes the passage of an event that frankly I didn’t figure on for another week or two…

Barack Obama  and the left side of the blogosphere have had their first real spat over

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Eric Florack on December 19th, 2008

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freewayramble1Lots going on as we move into Christmas week… and yes, we still dare to call it that here. Let’s get to it.

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Eric Florack on December 19th, 2008

The New York Times is mourning the loss of one of it’s heroes…

W. Mark Felt, who was the No. 2 official at the F.B.I. when he helped bring down President Richard M. Nixon by resisting the Watergate cover-up and

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Eric Florack on December 19th, 2008

The LA TimesMajel Barrett Roddenberry / Feb. 23, 1932 - December 18, 2008 is reporting:

Majel Barrett Roddenberry, the widow of “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry and an actress whose longtime association with the “Star Trek” franchise included playing Nurse Christine Chapel in the original series, died early Thursday morning.

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Eric Florack on December 18th, 2008

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I said if Obama got elected, we’d have no shortage of things to write about. The hard part now is where to start.  let’s

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Eric Florack on December 18th, 2008

From the mail bag:

Looking for something for the man in your life? Here are some simple rules to insure you get the perfect gift for him!

Rule #1: When in doubt – buy him a cordless drill. It does

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Eric Florack on December 18th, 2008

I’ve heard Paul White being bandied about for Obama’s pick to be Secratary of the Navy. With this, I know Obama was the wrong choice; this proves it. Look, White did OK as chief operating officer of the Intrepid Museum

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Eric Florack on December 18th, 2008

From the Heritage Foundation, a sad note:

 

Paul M. Weyrich, chairman and CEO of the Free Congress Foundation and first president of The Heritage Foundation, died this morning around 1 a.m. He was 66 years old. Weyrich was a

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Eric Florack on December 17th, 2008

ramble-gumWelcome, one and all to the most intense nightly read anywhere on the ‘sphere… Bitsblog’s Nightly Ramble…

…for a mouth that’s fresh and clean, no matter how dirty politics gets.

  • We’re now hearing that Jesse Jackson Jr decided to turn

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Eric Florack on December 16th, 2008

Welcome, one and all to the most intense nightly read in the ‘sphere; Bitsblog’s Nightly Ramble… read and recommended by smart people, everywhere.

einstien-ramble There’s lots to cover. Let’s get it.

  • (Shake of the head) What you need to understand, Billy,

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Eric Florack on December 15th, 2008

Decided to pass along some more Christmas light shots from around our area. It snowed pretty good over the weekend, and the light always look better with fresh snow on the ground.

The blur you’ll see is due to low

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