Eric Florack on March 17th, 2007

If you’re interested in the full list of pet food that has been recalled, here you go.

This is some major brands affected here (the place making the pet foods brands it for a LOT of people)  and there’s a

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If this is Saint Patrick’s Day, why isn’t the snow green?   When it comes to weather in Rochester, the phrase “Luck of the Irish” just does not seem to apply.   By the way, it was sixty degrees on Wednesday.   Mother

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There is a paper in New York willing to dig into the Valerie Plame scandal, and it is not the New York Times.   The Rome Sentinel does what the main stream media either can not or will not do,

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davidl on March 17th, 2007

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Remember, there was much talk within the Kerry camp that Joe Wilson might be the new administration’s Secretary Of State. The vainglorious Mr. Wilson surely had his eyes on that prize.

And any concern about the secrecy of his

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Eric Florack on March 17th, 2007

More evidence that our school systems are failing us totally:

WHAM-TV Rochester, NY (Rochester, N.Y.) – It’s called Black English Vernacular – or more commonly – Ebonics.

In a newsletter to staff, Rochester City School District officials say it is

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Eric Florack on March 17th, 2007

Just a little over three and a half years ago, I began this blog as a creative writing outlet and a chance to hone my skills. When I launched Captain’s Quarters, I had no idea how it would grow, that

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davidl on March 17th, 2007

Henry WaxmanHenry Waxman was digging for dirt.  All he got was hot air.  The Intelligence Identities Protection Act(IIPA), has several very specific requirements as to who is covered by the act.

Waxman was like a pitbull in asserting that the CIA

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* Water on Mars? Sure. In the form of ice.

Matter of fact, there’s enough ice there, that if it melted, it would cover the entire surface of the planet about 30ft. of water.

Interesting.

* So McCain thinks he

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Eric Florack on March 16th, 2007

Joyner makes mention of Valarie Plame “Testifying” today.

Valerie Plame has been invited to testify before Congress. About nothing in particular.

Heh. Boortz is a little more direct:

Valerie Plame is going to testify in front of Congress today.

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davidl on March 16th, 2007

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Jay Leno told his audience that Hillary Clinton said the vast right wing conspiracy is back. He then said that can only mean one thing — Bill is dating again.

Lorie Byrd, Wizbang,?

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davidl on March 16th, 2007

Alberto GonzalesChuck Schumer, D-NY, is mad at Attorney General, Alberto R. Gonzales   Par for the course.  Well as long as Schumer is mad, Gonzales ought to really get Schumer steamed.  Open an investigation into DNC chairman, Howard Dean.

Is Dean really

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davidl on March 16th, 2007

From an email sent by Howard Dean:

This could be George Bush’s Watergate.Eight U.S. Attorneys, fired because they wouldn’t follow orders by the Bush Administration.

Fired because they refused to go on witch-hunts against Democrats, or ignored the Republicans’ blatant

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* You do know it was was national Pi day, right? Did you much care?

* Of course there was the Ides of March, today. Do you even know what that is?
* I’ve been second guessing myself, a

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davidl on March 15th, 2007

fred-thompson.jpgYou gotta give Fred Thompson credit for one things   Fred knows how to act presidential.   You can listen to Fred skewer the left’s favorite hero Mahatma Gandhi, or read the transcript.

You know the next time some leftiest says we 

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Eric Florack on March 15th, 2007

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.  — AP – Former commissioner Bowie Kuhn, who lorded over baseball during 15 tumultuous years that saw players gain free agency and start the spiral of multimillion-dollar salaries, died Thursday. He was 80.

Yeah, gee, there’s

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