davidl on December 16th, 2007

Vin Suprynowicz asks “How many more will die in ‘gun-free’ zones before the media start asking why?

Police have identified Robert A. Hawkins, 19, as the assailant who killed eight people with a semi-automatic rifle (not an assault

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Memeorandum has several endorsements up today, from papers aroundthe country… mostly those “serving” in or near primary states.

I suppose it shouldn’t be a surprise to anybody, that almost universally.  The papers are putting their endorsements for the Republican nomination

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Eric Florack on December 15th, 2007

We are currently experiencing some RSS feed problems here at BitsBlog.

Since the feed has been working well for some months now, it’s my guess that we are simply overwhelming the linked with volume.  What we’re getting his timeouts at

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Eric Florack on December 15th, 2007

There’s an interesting discussion going on and just now a cross blog discussion about religion and politics.  The interested parties I’ve noticed thus far are Cassandra over at Villainous Company, and Bruce McQuain over at Q&O. In turn, the discussion

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Eric Florack on December 15th, 2007

Mike Pethar over at Jawa:

This week, a battle in the gender war was won by the women. The heraldic lion on the coat of arms of the Nordic Battlegroup has been castrated.

Ouch!

The armed forces agreed to

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Eric Florack on December 14th, 2007

I said yesterday morning that Major league baseball and its report that was issued yesterday about steroid use, was going to end up being a sham. They’d throw a few players under the bus, and that would be the end

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davidl on December 14th, 2007

Fred08 has issued the following apology:

From Karen Hanretty, Deputy Communications Director:

In light of Mike Huckabee’s heartfelt apology to Mitt Romney for making reference to Romney’s religion in the New York Times Magazine, we at the Thompson Campaign would

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davidl on December 14th, 2007

Yesterday I blogged about how Charles Krauthammer hammered Carolyn Washburn for hosting “[t]e worst debate in western history”    Picking up her own hammer, Michelle Malkin gives the school marm, Washburn, gives more of the Malkin treatment.

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Eric Florack on December 14th, 2007

December 12, 2007 — NY Post-ALBANY – A top state housing official – who is married to one of Gov. Spitzer‘s close aides – is set to quietly receive a $46,000-a-year pay raise, The Post has learned.Priscilla Almodovar, who

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Eric Florack on December 14th, 2007

It really has been mortifying to watch The National Review going supine for nothing but the value of winning the next election. That they would endorse Mitt Romney is just pathetic, and a glaring sign of the times. Kathryn Jean

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Eric Florack on December 14th, 2007

JOINT STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR RYAN C. CROCKER AND GENERAL DAVID H. PETRAEUS ON THE CAR BOMB ATTACKS IN MAYSAN PROVINCE

Posted: 13 Dec 2007 04:28 AM CST

JOINT STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR RYAN C. CROCKER AND GENERAL DAVID H. PETRAEUS ON

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Eric Florack on December 13th, 2007

The Sleeze just keeps pouring out of Spitzer’s office:

December 12, 2007 — NY Post-ALBANY – A top state housing official – who is married to one of Gov. Spitzer‘s close aides – is set to quietly receive a

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davidl on December 13th, 2007

Speaker Pelosi

If there is one thing I admire about Mrs. Pelosi is how clean her toes are: 

WASHINGTON (AP) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lashed out at Republicans on Thursday, saying they want the Iraq war to drag on

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Eric Florack on December 13th, 2007

Why on earth would Hillary Clinton be focused on Obama’s drug use, when Bill Clinton has a record of it, himself? After all, who was it who said of Cocaine…

“Gotta get some for my brother. He’s got a nose

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Eric Florack on December 13th, 2007

NEW YORK —AP- Judgment Day arrived for baseball’s steroids era, with the Mitchell report set to be released and posted on the Internet for all to see.Many questions from a decade of doping will be answered, but many will remain

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