-AFP- Economists are hastily upgrading their forecasts for the US economy after a series of surprisingly strong reports suggesting the so-called “soft landing” may be over and growth is accelerating.
Over the past week, surprises have come in stronger-than-expected reports
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A very self-important college freshman attending a recent football game took it upon himself to explain to a senior citizen sitting next to him why it was impossible for the older generation to understand his generation. “You grew up in
Today is federal holiday, a unique one. Today is Martin Luther King Day, the only oficial national holiday in honor of a single person. George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are forced to share one holiday, President’s day. Millions of living

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It seems everybody is blogging about Chuckles, a.k.a. Charles Williiams. Hard to find anything unsaid about Chuckles.
Five Iranians were picked by the U.S. military in Iraq. Not much is being said about
* Still spending a good deal of time with the new TV. Watching the playoffs, mostly. One point of annoyance we have found, is that the brand name of the TV is so recent, that nobody’s got remote programming codes
Word from Jon Swift that Michael Ledeen Is Dead.
No confirmation as yet.
What in the world is Chuck Hagel smoking?
I’ve got a small newsflash for you, Chuckles; When you see the usual left the suspects singing your praises about your current anti- Bush position, it should be the first indication
The Washington Post reports this morning on a blogger who decided to write a post about one of the customers he served at work and got fired over the aftermath. Two days before Christmas, Chuckles of Freelance Genius (real name
Connect the dots. A good news/strange news story from Missouri. The good, two kidnapped boys were found and returned to their familes.
KIRKWOOD, Mo. (AP) – The safe return of two kidnapped boys – one missing for four
I suspect that Bit was more that a little bit heart broken to see Cynthia McKinney leave Washington. McKinney is a full fledged moonbat and provided plenty of fodder for the board.
Good news, Wisconsin has elected a replacement for
I confess, the events in the Duke rape case are breaking too fast for me to keep pace. In any case, the story has mainstreamed. This one is too juicy on which to pass.

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The persecuting
As Ed Bruce once sang, Billy… if it was easy, everyone would do it.
It was so easy, and so they called YOU? I mean, that’s mildly insulting, if you think on it.
Bottom line: If they called you,
There new critter foiund in Mrs. Pelosi’s Swamp, Charlie Tune, It seems like the minimum wage bill passed by the House under a closed rule which forbides amendment, exempts American Samoa. Mrs. Pelosi’s bill applies to every American territory save
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Pictured left is Senate Leader Dirty Harry Reid’s best friend, Pork.
Two days ago, Dirty Harry lied:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today delivered the following remarks on the Floor of the United States
Yes the first escort has changed her story, yet again. I think by this stage, it no longer matters what her story is, because none of her verisions are credibile. Even the New York Times is piling on the escort
