Just about everyone has weighed in on this one. AP’s Ron Fournier, for one:

DES MOINES, Iowa – Mike Huckabee may have finally gone too far.

After running an unconventional, surprisingly strong and sometimes strange race to the top tier

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Eric Florack on January 2nd, 2008

Noted over at Samzidata: Paul Marks makes a point I’ve been making:

 This morning Fox and Friends concentrated on three candidates in relation the Iowa caucuses on Thursday night: the two lead candidates in the polls, Mike Huckabee and Mitt

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Eric Florack on January 2nd, 2008

Two sources for this, actually.

First, John Hawkins over at Right Wing News has what he calls the 40 Most Obnoxious Quotes Of 2007.

Example:

33) “I do believe that it’s the first time in history that fire has ever

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Eric Florack on January 2nd, 2008

OK, with the holidays, I freely admit being horribly behind in my reading..

Sister Toldjah, just before Christmas:

I read this blogpost by Michelle Malkin this morning about a fanatical black woman shouting down white people during an angry

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Eric Florack on January 1st, 2008

Just some fireworks from last night.  Listen to the little ones having a time of it.

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Eric Florack on January 1st, 2008

Fellow Swamp Stomper Blue Crab Boulevard:

The 2008 Tournament of Roses parade was, yet again, a huge success. Cindy Sheehan’s “Absolute Moral Authority”, not so much.

Those who spent New Year’s Eve camped curbside were joined at dawn by giddy

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Eric Florack on January 1st, 2008

Word from the Jerusalem Post just now :

arafat.jpgPalestinian Authority officials on Monday expressed deep disappointment after learning that US President George W. Bush, who is expected to visit Ramallah soon, does not intend to lay a wreath at Yasser

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It’s New Year’s Day, and I’ve got a day off.

I’m watching a huge orgasm in non-coverage occurring in the primary states this morning, particularly Iowa. in watching all of this nonsense the last couple of days I am reminded

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Eric Florack on January 1st, 2008

I want to mention this before it gets too far off the pages of our papers:

The SanFranChron:

The two San Jose brothers mauled by a tiger on Christmas were released from a San Francisco hospital on Saturday, hospital officials

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Eric Florack on December 31st, 2007

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Eric Florack on December 31st, 2007

I fully recognize that taking Paul Krugman down a peg or three is akin to arm-wrestling an infant. The contest can only go one way, Krugman’s going to loose…and the winner is invariably left with the task of dealing with

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Eric Florack on December 31st, 2007

It appears Improved Clinch has a heartbeat. Nice to have you back, John. Been too long.

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Eric Florack on December 31st, 2007

Fred Dicker at the NY Post:

THE man supposedly leading a key state probe of Gov. Spitzer and the Dirty Tricks Scandal has abruptly taken a 21/2-week vacation in South America – after secretly receiving a $15,000 pay raise, The

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Eric Florack on December 31st, 2007

Here’s a few posts from BitsBlog that caught my eye and my immediate memory, as I scanned over the posts from the last year.

Harry Reid,man of the land…. deal.
Barbara Boxer back in CAIR’s good graces
Joe Biden: Barack

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Eric Florack on December 30th, 2007

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Found this by way of The Jawa Report

Yes, I can imagine they do love Jews… In a white wine sauce with shallots, mushrooms, and garlic. 

But are they Halal?

Oh, OK  I’ll get serious.

Does anyone take Iran seriously

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