Sarkozy Wins in France

PARIS, France (CNN) — Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy greeted news of his election Sunday to a five-year term as France’s president with a vow to serve as a leader for all people of France.

“The president of the republic must love

Fukuyama, in the LAT today, argues, ‘so what if Iraq ends up in a civil war’?

An intensifying civil war will be a tragedy for Iraq, but it is not the worst outcome from a U.S. standpoint to have a

So today is cinco De Mayo.  Or as those who actually speak English say it, May 5.  This gets celebrated because of a victory by the Mexicans over the French.  Which, given what we’ve seen of the French, of late,

James, over at OTB writes today about an article posted by worldpublicopinion.org :

(Link fixed, sorry James…-Ed) 

Worldpublicopinion.org a project of the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland, has recently published an public opinion poll on

So asks the AP.

NEW YORK -AP- In an angry commentary on April 25, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann accused Rudolph Giuliani of using the language of Osama bin Laden with “the same chilling nonchalance of the madman” to argue that

It really shouldn’t be a surprise, I suppose, that Barack Obama’s run for the presidency is bringing out innate racism of so many right-wingers these days. After all, so many of them have had to suppress their Inner Theodore Bilbo

Just a few quick thoughts… as I settle down for the night, after getting the trailer home with the new truck.  as expected, there’s a good deal more power available, though the mileage still isn’t the best; the run up

From my Democratic friend: “Thompson is winning—Fred Thompson.” 

That’s Rich Lowry.

Indeed; exactly my thought. 

Congrats, Rich; You win the prize. Win enough of them, and you’ll have won… lotsa prizes.

The show last night… and make no mistake, that’s

SAN DIEGO —FOX- Walter M. “Wally” Schirra Jr., who as one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts combined the Right Stuff _ textbook-perfect flying ability and steely nerves _ with a pronounced rebellious streak, died Thursday at 84.

He was

* I succeeded in slicing my thumb open with a bagel slicer. As a result, it’s been a bit of a problem trying to type. That said, I’ll use my voice dictation system, and soldier on.

* Pics of the

FOIA, reports, “NASA Ponders Mars Issues:”    

A FOIA request by the AP to NASA has uncovered that the space agency has begun to ponder important things about a trip to Mars, such as what happens if one of

So, why would Sullivan fall for such a play?

Because it fits directly into his bizzare worldview, that’s why.

OK, granted, Sullivan is not a “reporter”, he’s a “Pundit”.  But…. and think seriously about this, now… are you really going

This is rich.  The ultimate hack, John Murtha, calls a professional soldier a “political hack.”   Ian, Hot Air has the video.    Diane Ivey please run again.

Matthew Yglesias seems to have his knickers in twist over this quote from Dr. Thomas Sowell:

When I see the worsening degeneracy in our politicians, our media, our educators, and our intelligentsia, I can’t help wondering if the day

Ahem…. 

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‘ Nuff said.