Eric Florack on March 13th, 2007

MINNEAPOLIS -AP- A North Pole expedition meant to bring attention to global warming was called off after one of the explorers got frostbite. The explorers, Ann Bancroft and Liv Arnesen, on Saturday called off what was intended to be a

Continue reading about Ya Can’t Make This Stuff Up….

Eric Florack on March 12th, 2007

Captain Ed makes mention of KuKu Kucinich:

Who would have guessed that of all the candidates in the Democratic presidential primary race, Dennis Kucinich would show the most testicular fortitude?  The man who demands a Department of Peace

Continue reading about What It Takes

Eric Florack on March 12th, 2007

On Sunday, my family took in a train show at the local fairgrounds.  Some of these layouts are downright huge, and some smaller than your hand, as you’ll see.  And of course a constant is the kids who show up

Continue reading about Nightly Ramble: The Train Show

davidl on March 12th, 2007

Bit bogged about “The Great Global Warming Swindle,”   Now, see the video, here.

Continue reading about The Great Global Warming Swindle

davidl on March 12th, 2007

Attributed to Andrew Jackson:

One man with courage, makes a majority.

By God, we have a one man majority in Australia.

Prime Minister John Howard has refused Muslim calls to censure Treasurer Peter Costello over comments he made about Islamic

Continue reading about John Howard: The One Man Majority

davidl on March 12th, 2007

Chuck Hagel just called held a press conference. Hagel announced that he was not running – yet:

In an odd twist, the Nebraska senator called a news conference to say he would decide about his political future later this year

Continue reading about Chuck the Putz

Eric Florack on March 12th, 2007

ONEIDA, N.Y. —AP- A train carrying propane derailed in upstate New York Monday morning, causing an explosion that sent a huge fireball into the dawn sky. Black smoke poured out for hours as the city’s downtown was evacuated.

Ouch.

CSX,

Continue reading about Derailment, Explosion, in Oneida, NY

davidl on March 12th, 2007

How sweet it is.

Moonbats storm Mrs. Pelosi’s house, via Don Surber.

Dennis Kucinich sounds like a voice of reason, via Sister Toldjah:

AUSTIN (TX) — The cancellation in the past two days of two planned nationally

Continue reading about The Moonbat Left Cracks Up.

Eric Florack on March 12th, 2007

Sunday Telegraph– Scientists who questioned mankind’s impact on climate change have received death threats and claim to have been shunned by the scientific community.

They say the debate on global warming has been “hijacked” by a powerful alliance of

Continue reading about I Thought Scientists were So Open Minded….

davidl on March 12th, 2007

snark2.jpg

Like a lot of us here have said before, the whole issue of Anthropogenic Global Warming offers so many opportunities for political power that it has long abandoned its exclusive connection to science and gone into the realm of politics.

Continue reading about Snark of the Day: Martin A. Knight

Eric Florack on March 12th, 2007

McClatchy Newspapers -WASHINGTON – The White House acknowledged on Sunday that presidential adviser Karl Rove served as a conduit for complaints to the Justice Department about federal prosecutors who were later fired for what critics charge were partisan political reasons.

Continue reading about And What of It?

davidl on March 11th, 2007

Well first it was that Mrs. Clinton was making ludicrous comparisons to Lady Thatcher.   The Iron Lady never stood for office on her husbands coat tails.

Now either having given up on the comparison to Lady Thatcher, or finding it

Continue reading about What is Mrs. Clinton Smoking?

Eric Florack on March 11th, 2007

Captain Ed this morning brings up Kosovo.  He suggests that for the last eight years the United Nations is been doing nothing but shuffling paper and wasting time.  He quotes a WaPo article:

A year of contentious talks on

Continue reading about Kosovo And Iraq; Equal Opportunity Vs. Equal Outcome

Eric Florack on March 11th, 2007

AP-The cameras get turned on Michael Moore for a change at the South by Southwest film festival, where the documentary Manufacturing Dissent will have its world premiere.

The film from directors Rick Caine and Debbie Melnyk, playing March 10

Continue reading about Michael And Me. 

Eric Florack on March 11th, 2007

snark2.jpgThe snark of the day comes from Don Surber:

I am greatly amused by the whooping and hollering by the lefty blogs over stopping the Nevada Democratic Party from having a presidential debate on Fox News. Taking the Democrats off

Continue reading about Snark of the Day Goes to Don Surber