davidl on September 4th, 2007

Idiot

In 2003 George W. Bush fell off a Segway.  The Daiy Mail (UK) ran the snarky headline:

“You’d have to be an idiot to fall off, wouldn’t you Mr President”

On 24 August, Access Hollywood, reported the editor of

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Eric Florack on September 3rd, 2007

Next time toadies for organized labor like John Edwards beat their chests about affirmative action, show them this excellent commentary in the WSJ by one of James Brandon’s colleagues, a professor of history at Hillsdale College .

This 125th Labor

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Eric Florack on September 3rd, 2007

I saw this one linked earlier, elsewhere, but when I went back for it, couldn’t find it. McQ did and posted his extended comments. Worthwhile.

But the real reason the “reasons aren’t clear” is what the MSM doesn’t dare say:

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Eric Florack on September 3rd, 2007

The one thing Hitch doesn’t understand, Billy, and apparently, you don’t either, is that a constant reexamination of the faith as part of the process.  Indeed, such questioning is Biblically acknowledged, in Mark, I think.

Here’s the secret; That questioning

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James Joyner, over at Outside The Beltway, is running a post this morning and titled “Edwards opposes medical choice”.

If John Edwards is elected president, Americans will have no choice but go to the doctor when told.

Democratic presidential hopeful

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Eric Florack on September 3rd, 2007

Since this is within shooting distance of my desk, here, perhaps I should mention it:

s When it comes to wolfing wings, Sonya Thomas is a wiz.

The 105-pound competitive eater who goes by “The Black Widow” bested a dozen

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Eric Florack on September 3rd, 2007

It’s what I get for sleeping late, I suppose.  Everybody else’s been all over this story since sunup:

 AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq —(AP)  President Bush and his national security team made a first-hand assessment of the war in Iraq and

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Eric Florack on September 3rd, 2007

Interesting site, LaborPains.ORG.

They make a few points, today:

  • Union membership is down to 7.4 percent of private sector employees and down to 12 percent overall (government employees are highly unionized, at a rate of 36.2 percent) – that’s down

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davidl on September 3rd, 2007

Mexcan President Felipe Calderon declared that the United States of America does not exist as sovereign nation, and has not right to control her own borders.   Traci Carl, Associated Press:

“Where there is a Mexican, there is Mexico.”

Taking

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davidl on September 3rd, 2007

Memo to Gateway Pundit, that is way we call them ‘Rats.  Gateway Pundit writes,

Ted Kennedy's Oldsmobile

“Clearly there is a difference between the political parties”

 

You can not shame a democrat.

 

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Eric Florack on September 2nd, 2007

From Cox and Forkum, whom I really have to get to linking more often….

Ain’t it real, gang… ain’t it real.

The message to the Washington Post can perhaps be best asked in the words of Paul Simon :

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davidl on September 2nd, 2007

It has a ring to it:

“By announcing via webcast, Fred is able to take his consistently mainstream conservative message directly to the voters, who are already responding to that message with a strong upwelling of grassroots support. The webcast

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Eric Florack on September 2nd, 2007

You knew this kind of thing was going to come up, eventually. Given enough time, idiot theories are bound to pop up from just about everywhere.  Kinda like the infinite monkeys theory in reverse.

(CNN)The ranking Republican member

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Eric Florack on September 2nd, 2007

Captain Ed gets a second link from me today. The first was because of stout agreement.  This second one, not so much.

It’s doubtful that any newspaper outside of New York City could raise this question, but the Times

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Eric Florack on September 2nd, 2007

Don Surber always has something of import. it’s why he’s won so many of these “Snark of the Day” awards. This one is no exception:

surber1.jpgThe line from the left is that we neo-cons so screwed things up that the

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