Eric Florack on August 30th, 2007

Hmmm.

Captain Ed, and James Joyner both note that Richard Jewel has died… kidney trouble, and complications from diabetes,  apparently. He was only 44.

Richard Jewell will always stand up my mind is a prime example  of how someone’s reputation

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davidl on August 30th, 2007

Ann CoulterAlberto Gonzalez was never my idea of a conservative, not much of an administrator, and a horrid politician.  Still, people the sane side of Charles Schummer can view Gonzalez as a nice guy in the wrong job.

I’ll skip past

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davidl on August 30th, 2007

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[The democrats are] thinking of making it a misdemeanor to be a US Senator or Member of Congress.

Then all of the Republicans will be forced to resign. The Democrats, en masse, will announce that they deeply apologize, but that

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davidl on August 30th, 2007

As to the consensus within the scientific community on the theory of anthropogenic global warming, there simplly isn’t any.   So reports Michael Asher:

Of 528 total papers on climate change, only 38 (7%) gave an explicit endorsement of the

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Eric Florack on August 30th, 2007

The Jawa report, yesterday:

Last April, the Thai government passed a law banning open-field trials of genetically-modified (GM) crops. Greenpeace was elated.

Recently, it was reported that the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry was going to seek cabinet approval for a

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Eric Florack on August 29th, 2007

Because of other commitments, today, I was unable to comment on this in a timely fashion. Perhaps it’s a good thing I didn’t, because the story updated itself, getting even better. I’ll cut right to the update :

WASHINGTON -AP-

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Eric Florack on August 29th, 2007

molly-hear-me-roar.JPGThis would  be Molly…on her back, mouth wide open, on the bed, in front of the TV, reacting to the batteries in the TV remote being worn out again.

Just one of those chance shots.
Too bad, really, that I

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Eric Florack on August 29th, 2007

The Federal election commission, today put up a press release which I found interesting..interesting enough that I will forward it along in total, below the fold:

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davidl on August 29th, 2007

Tucker Carlson

Tucker Carlson opined both on Larry Craig and his personal experence.  Listen to the video clip.   Pay attention to end.  Now ask yourself, what would be the leftstream media’s reaction  if a Jerry Falwell, or Rush Limbaugh had admitted

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Eric Florack on August 29th, 2007

I’ve been watching this nonsense with Larry Craig, with a somewhat jaundiced eye.  Personally, my estimate is that he has approximately 48 hours to be a senator.  Perhaps decision will occur over the weekend to be effective on Monday, but

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Eric Florack on August 29th, 2007

I made a change in the way WordPress handles text formats last night. at that time, everything looked OK.  After coming home from work this afternoon I noticed a number of things I was dissatisfied with. I’ve changed it back. 

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davidl on August 29th, 2007

Joihn Edwards estate

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards told a labor group he would ask Americans to make a big sacrifice: their sport utility vehicles.

The former North Carolina senator told a forum by the

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Eric Florack on August 29th, 2007

Captain Ed’s questions, this morning seem reasonable:

Right at the beginning of the post, I’m going to state that I find Larry Craig’s conduct in the Minneapolis-St Paul Airport reprehensible. I find his conduct during his arrest even more so,

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Eric Florack on August 29th, 2007

McQ passes something interesting:

Look like a bit of a breakthrough at Purdue:

Researchers at Purdue University have further developed a technology that could represent a pollution-free energy source for a range of potential applications, from golf carts

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Eric Florack on August 29th, 2007

Ragnar Danneskjold, from The Jawa Report gets today’s “Snark of the Day” award…snark2.jpg

He quotes Ace’s comments on Larry Craig, and tops it with the headline:

Ace on Larry Craig (not literally)

Ummm… Yeah.

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