• What can be said about a group of politicians who are more concerned about being outmaneuvered politically, then they are about our troops in the field actually winning the war we sent them to?  Don’t worry much about it. The

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davidl on August 22nd, 2007

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[O]ur friends on the left side of the aisle loudly lament that America is seen as arrogant, a bully, an imperialist power meddling in the affairs of other countries… and then they turn around and tell the Iraqis who their

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Eric Florack on August 22nd, 2007

I had a chance, last evening, to sit down with the CIA’s Office of Inspector General post 9/11 report, here… (PDF)

The Democrats in Congress, forced its release in the intelligence budget for fiscal year 2008.

After reading the report,

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Eric Florack on August 22nd, 2007

Spiegel, having seen the light recently, has become a fountain of good information.

moose.gif Another example, this morning:

The poor old Scandinavian moose is now being blamed for climate change, with researchers in Norway claiming that a grown moose can produce

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Eric Florack on August 21st, 2007
  • John Venlet notes Ted Nugent is considering a run for Governor of Michigan. Interesting. He’s bound to do a better job than a long line of idiots we’ve had over there.
  • Bruce McQuain notes Putin is trying to re-write history.

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Eric Florack on August 21st, 2007

Dalrymple calls it:

In an effort to ensure that no Muslim doctors ever again try to bomb Glasgow Airport, bureaucrats at Glasgow’s public hospitals have decreed that henceforth no staff may eat lunch at their desks or in their offices

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Eric Florack on August 21st, 2007

John Fund, this morning:

Tonight, PBS will air “Gold Futures,” a film by Hungary’s Tibor Kocsis. The film focuses on residents in Romania’s Rosia Montana, a rural Transylvanian town, who are divided over the benefits of a proposed gold mine.

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davidl on August 21st, 2007

Ed Morrissey, Captain’s Quarters, examines Congress’ approval rating, or lack thereof:

Democrats have created a monster for themselves, and they seem unable to free themselves from their rut. They have accomplished almost nothing of their agenda, save a minimum-wage

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We’ve been saying for months now, that the push toward “environmentally friendly fuels” and all of that nonsense, didn’t make sense if it was you surely from an environmentalist standpoint.  We have expressed suspicion all this time that there was

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Eric Florack on August 20th, 2007
Yeah, I know, it’s been a while. Been really weird around here of late, and a lot more time intensive than I’d like. Some things have to suffer, I guess. Anyway, here’s a few:
  • fleiss.jpgThe latest feather in the cap

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davidl on August 20th, 2007

Glenn Reynolds has the lastest exciting episode of Name that Party.   View the video.

Hat tip:  Allah Pundit, Hot Air.

More, Don Surber.

 

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davidl on August 20th, 2007

The Reverend Al SharptonFor reasons beyond the realm of understanding., the New York Daily News, has seen fit to publish a list of demands by the ajudicated defamer, who uses the moniker the Reverend Al Sharpton.   In the article Sharptoin issues

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Eric Florack on August 20th, 2007

Noted on the AP wire, via Forbes this morning:

JERUSALEM – An animal rights group on Wednesday criticized a program on a Hamas-run television station in which a man swings cats by their tails and throws stones at lions in

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Eric Florack on August 19th, 2007

LOS ANGELES —FOX  A man who died at the home of action star Ving Rhames most likely did not die from bites from Rhames’ dogs, county coroner’s officials said Friday.

Jacob Adams, 40, was living on Rhames’ Brentwood property as

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davidl on August 19th, 2007

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My reaction to Goodman-like complaining is: It’s 2007, you live in the United States. You have a pen, phone and Internet connection. Stop whining. It’s unattractive. If you want to have an impact, just work. That’s how the guys do

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