Obama And the Lobbyist

Look, I’ve been saying for months now, that once the people figure out that Obama comes from a long line of South Chicago crooked pols, all but the hardcore Democrat support will wither. But as of yesterday morning, we seem

ARLINGTON, Va. -(Army.mil)- A patriotic ceremony honoring the service and sacrifice of America’s military members is scheduled for May 26 at 11 a.m. in Arlington National Cemetery.

This year’s event, which marks the 140th observance of Memorial Day on these

I’ve never tripped a booby trap,
or stood upon a mine,
but I have seen what happens,
when you’re out there on the line.

Some men die real hard,
others not so bad,
but t really doesn’t matter,
when you’ve

LOS ANGELES – (AP)- Dick Martin, the zany half of the comedy team whose “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In” took television by storm in the 1960s, making stars of Goldie Hawn and Lily Tomlin and creating such national catch-phrases as “Sock

Glenn:

THE CNN FOLKS emailed this tidbit from Howard Kurtz’s Reliable Sources:

KURTZ: But Marie Cocco, are the media being tarred with a pretty broad brush here because of the out-of-bounds comments of a certain number of loudmouths?

COCCO: Well,

I’ve pretty much held silence on this FLDS thing, but Ive started to notice a pattern in the labeling of the thing which I find disturbing. Witness this write-up from Mary Flood in the Houston Chronicle:

Many lawyers for children

OK, this one caught me off guard.

I’ve run data centers for years, and I admire a well-kept one, or at least one that uses space and hardware in a clever fashion. But I’ve never seen one this big that

We learned a few days ago that the daughter of singer Steven Curtis Chapman was accidentally run over in the driveway by her brother in the driveway of their home.

I’ve been out of pocket for a while, and lost

I note David’s post on the Hillary Clinton comment on the assassination of Sen. Robert Kennedy. I note also, a good amount of traffic on the web about it.

Unlike some of the traffic that I’ve been seeing, I’m

James Joyner:

Something really strange is going on with the Libertarian Party. I mean, more so than usual — I wouldn’t bother to point out the obvious.

Their annual convention is going on as I write. Some highlights:

• Bob Barr

Mmmfph.

I was afraid of this, though I must say it came sooner than I figured it.

I’ve never been a fan of John McCain. Not only is he not a conservative, he may have done more damage to the

Single issue Ramble tonight. I want to speak briefly about Memorial day which comes up this weekend.

It’s always been a special day for me, because honoring our vets has always held special meaning for me; it’s a lesson my

I’ve been saying this oil bubble we’re in is about to burst. I said just this morning:

Did you notice the prediction for $12/gallon gas? That’s usually the first sign of a bubble bursting. Just file it away for now.

Got lots of mail last night on my “How to raise fuel prices” post of yesterday. Actually, that’s why my posting was a little lighter than usual, this morning… I was pouring over the mail. Some of it was pointing

So, John McCain took some time the other day to speak out for lower taxes, and free marketplace?

How much of this gets negotiated away, as he tried to get something through the Democrat Congress, I wonder?