Eric Florack on August 19th, 2007

Hey, Billy, as regards Vista… I tend to concur.  But you apparently have forgotten the first rule of Microsoft operating systems.  Never use version one of anything they produce. By chance, do you remember Windows Millennium Edition?  Case in

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Eric Florack on August 19th, 2007

I find myself amused by this Katie Hafner story in the New York Times today… And the impression that the story tries to leave his that’s the edits within Wikipedia we discussed here some day ago, were at its

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Eric Florack on August 19th, 2007

An excellent article today in The Guardian, of all places.  The Lede:

The writer Andrew Anthony was a committed member of the liberal left – until the attacks of 11 September, 2001. A veteran of CND and Nicaraguan solidarity

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Eric Florack on August 19th, 2007

Over at RedState, we hear that Mike Deaver has passed away.

deaver015.jpgApparently,  Mike was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last fall.  Frankly, I hadn’t even heard that, so was something of a surprise when I stumbled across the Red State

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davidl on August 18th, 2007

Barack ObamaThe man too dumb to be president stuck his foot in his mouth yet again: 

WAVERLY, Iowa (AP) – Democrat Barack Obama said Saturday the country faces an “an urgent moral challenge” to reduce reliance on oil and

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Eric Florack on August 18th, 2007

The Telegraph –The Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez has anointed himself president for life by proposing sweeping changes to the country’s constitution.

Setting out his plans for completing his socialist revolution in the oil-rich Latin American nation, he proposing radical

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John Hinderaker over at Powerline asks:

Is Bill Moyers the most contemptible man in American public life?

Perhaps, or perhaps not.  But if not, he is certainly emblematic for the always contemptible left.

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Eric Florack on August 18th, 2007

After years of being fed the line that bio fuels were the fuel of the future, and very green, it turns out that that’s not the case.  No surprise to us, we’ve been saying it for quite some time.  But

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Eric Florack on August 18th, 2007

There are some things I simply don’t understand, such as Popular Mechanics inserting itself into a political and social argument.  The magazine is perhaps best suited to discussions of how to create a gas saving RV out of a 1972

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davidl on August 18th, 2007

John EdwardsTammy Bruce is reporting that John “Breck Girl” Edwards’ campaign is short of cash.  Edwards has pulled out of Nevada and launched a first strike attack on Ann Coulter.   In case you get the two confused, Edwards is one with

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Eric Florack on August 17th, 2007

Over at the Captain’s Quarters:

Jeb Koogler, a staunch liberal at The Moderate Voice, has defended Hugo Chavez for a long time. He thought that Chavez intended to help the poor and downtrodden and made excuses for his tough

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Eric Florack on August 17th, 2007

This afternoon’s mention of my family’s loss of a beloved pet today, causes this article from Forbes (AP) to be even more painful:

As part of his plea agreement, Phillips signed a statement that said Vick joined in executing at

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Eric Florack on August 17th, 2007

As a presidential candidate, Democrat John Edwards has regularly attacked subprime lenders, particularly those that have filed foreclosure suits against victims of Hurricane Katrina. But as an investor, Mr. Edwards has ties to lenders foreclosing on Katrina victims.

The Wall

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Eric Florack on August 17th, 2007

I fear this will seem sappy. I’m sorry, it is what it is. You see, our house is suffering a bit of a loss, today. Ray, one of our family cats, is gone. In a lot of ways, he was

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davidl on August 17th, 2007

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Barack Obama:  He has interned in the Senate for three weeks.   He can locate Iraq on map in only two tries.  Let’s make him president.

Frank J. IMAO.

 

 

 

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