davidl on February 28th, 2008

DavidL's Breakfast ScrambleMaybe it was the fault of the building?

(CNN) — The building where a gunman killed five people at Northern Illinois University two weeks ago will be demolished, state officials said Wednesday

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s office confirmed

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  • http://bitsblog.theconservativereader.com/files/2006/12/bnr.jpgBilly

    “I’ve always believed that he’s the easier candidate to beat in the Fall.”

    (McPhillips: “Are The Clintons Over?”)

    I think his general position is correct: these people won’t be “over” until we see their boxes getting dropped into the

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Eric Florack on February 20th, 2008

Mark Steyn puts up a bit in McCleans, this norning, under tyhe header: “So what would it take to alarm you?”

Since Maclean’s got into a spot of bother with Canada’s “human rights” pseudo-courts, I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the

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Eric Florack on February 19th, 2008

Well, now… This was unexpected, but great news…

From the Shire Network Podcast:

Ezra Levant is our guest this week. Ezra is the former publisher of Canada’s Western Standard newspaper, who was famously hauled up in front of some

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  • Yes,I know, I didn’t comment last night as regards the Superbowl. I’m just as glad New York won. Not that I’ve ever been a Giants fan, but the last few seasons I’ve been less of a Pats fan, particularly since

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Eric Florack on February 3rd, 2008

We wrote here some time ago on the subject of one Lynne Stewart.

I see John Stephenson linking stories which suggest she’s about to be released. I’m with John, and Mchelle Malkin on this one.  Lynne Stewart should rot in

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davidl on January 30th, 2008

Wizard of Oz - twister

So uttered to me this morning.   The good news, is  that we don’t have Dorothy’s twister.   The bad news, it is far colder than a summer day in Kansas.   The morning fish wrapper said the peak wind speed should be

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One of the most amusing things about this election season is the creeping realization of the left that what we’ve been saying on the right about Bill And Hillary Clinton all these years was correct.  You can see the re-assessment

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Eric Florack on January 18th, 2008

I find myself in a bad situation. This is a hard thing to write.. and likely one of the hardest things to post in this blog that I’ll ever do.  I’ll set this up this way:

I said, back when

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  • Quite the shouting match going on over at Q&O, over that bit that Billy referenced earlier this morning. The subject? Well, I’m convinced about half of those involved don’t know and another 49% don’t understand it. For the first time

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davidl on January 16th, 2008

If me and Bit, have an advantage over Rush Limbaugh, we do not have to actually able to pronounce names, only cut and paste them.

On April 19, 1775, a musket shot was fired, which was heard around the World

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Eric Florack on January 15th, 2008

I can’t imagine that she figured on this:

 NEW YORK, N.Y. —The Politico- Dogged by continuing racial tensions around her presidential campaign, Hillary Rodham Clinton drew a smattering of boos on Monday when she spoke at a religiously tinged Martin

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davidl on January 13th, 2008

How Stalinist is it when the state hauls a citizen before an inquistion to force him to defend his right of Free Speech? Ezra Levant is forced to defend his freedom. Jim Addison, Wizbang, has the sordid details and

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Ben Smith over at the Politico notes that there’s been a lot the last 48 or so over charges of racism:

A series of comments from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, her husband and her supporters are spurring a racial

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davidl on January 9th, 2008

So at one point in this story do you know the media is treating the subject as if he may be guilty?  From the Associated Press, via Seattle Times:

A drifter charged with kidnapping a 24-year-old hiker led authorities

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