davidl on January 2nd, 2008

Christopher Hayes, in Nation, writes of “Return of the Swift Boater:”

More than three years after John Kerry’s bitter defeat, at the dawn of what looks like a far more promising campaign cycle for the Democrats, the

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Eric Florack on January 2nd, 2008

OK, with the holidays, I freely admit being horribly behind in my reading..

Sister Toldjah, just before Christmas:

I read this blogpost by Michelle Malkin this morning about a fanatical black woman shouting down white people during an angry

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Eric Florack on January 1st, 2008

Fellow Swamp Stomper Blue Crab Boulevard:

The 2008 Tournament of Roses parade was, yet again, a huge success. Cindy Sheehan’s “Absolute Moral Authority”, not so much.

Those who spent New Year’s Eve camped curbside were joined at dawn by giddy

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Eric Florack on December 31st, 2007

I fully recognize that taking Paul Krugman down a peg or three is akin to arm-wrestling an infant. The contest can only go one way, Krugman’s going to loose…and the winner is invariably left with the task of dealing with

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Eric Florack on December 31st, 2007

Here’s a few posts from BitsBlog that caught my eye and my immediate memory, as I scanned over the posts from the last year.

Harry Reid,man of the land…. deal.
Barbara Boxer back in CAIR’s good graces
Joe Biden: Barack

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Eric Florack on December 29th, 2007

From Jawa:

As the Surge continues to work as planned desperate lunatic fringe lefties get more and more idiotic.

From CNN:

A group in Brattleboro is petitioning to put an item on a town meeting agenda in March that

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davidl on December 29th, 2007

Buried deep within the bowls of the  National Defense Authorization Act for 2008, was a provision to allow trial lawyers to loot funds intended to reconstruction of Iraq.    Don Surber calls this “Sue the victims.”    I just call

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davidl on December 29th, 2007

Speaker PelosiUtter and total green-eyed jealousy prevents me from posting Bryan’s, Hot Air, video tribute to Mrs. Pelosi’s Swamp,    Byran examines Mrs. Pelosi’s promises and provides a video score card, and does find one promise Mrs. Pelosi did keep. 

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Eric Florack on December 28th, 2007

Ah, yes, Ron Paul. Never have so many braincells been inactive for so long.

James at OTB:

The top story on Memeorandum this morning is a piece from Little Green Footballs entitled “Ron Paul Blames US Policy for Bhutto Killing.”

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davidl on December 28th, 2007

Victor Davis HansonPromoted, from comments.

We live in dangerous times and we need a leader who can make rational and sober assessments of the real world.   Sadly for us, we a have gaggle of candidates in both parties who either are

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Eric Florack on December 28th, 2007

A crazy day, yesterday. For yours truly, lots of irons in the fire, some web development, my day gig some home duities, but of course, as with all of us, yesterday, before I even started the day came the news

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davidl on December 28th, 2007

The Clinton’s have become prolific, albeit rather inept, liars.    Steve Gilbert, Sweetness & Light, compares Mrs. Clinton’s press release to her autobiography:

Mrs. William ClintonShe just can’t help herself:

I came to know Mrs. Bhutto over many years, during her tenures

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davidl on December 28th, 2007

Mrs. William ClintonAnn Althouse obviously has a much greater willingness to parse Mrs. Clinton in detail than I do.  Professor Althouse catches this snippet of Clintonspeak:

Writes David Linkin (linked by Stephen Kaus). He’s talking about Hillary Clinton in a

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davidl on December 27th, 2007

Speaker PelosiMrs. Pelosi, the inspiration for Swamp Stompers,  promised to “Drain the Swamp.”   Yet all Mrs. Pelosi has managed has to further infest the swamp.

Via, Memeorandum.David Broder, Washington Post, compares Pelosi’s over inflated claims of achievement versus her

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Eric Florack on December 26th, 2007

Via Memeorandum, I find this.. which I take as evidence that the left is still engaged in anti-Jewish knee-jerking. No wonder they like Ron Paul.

And yes, Miss Mannered, I mean you.

And no, this wasn’t your fisrt time

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