Eric Florack on February 24th, 2008

Now, perhaps it’s just me, but I’ve noted a trend that we should discuss as a nation… Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama seem to be fixated on the question “What can your country do for you?” They’ve apparently forgotten the

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  • Congrats to the Confederate Yankee Bob Owens, and his wife Christine on the birth of a daughter on Thursday. By the way, guys… after some serious research, we now know what causes things like this: Beer.
  • A nice Valentine’s

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Eric Florack on February 13th, 2008
  • So what happens if/when Barrack Obama gets into office? Are we going to see the race hucksters coming out of the oval office woodwork every time someone questions an action by Obama, and charging racism? Will we in fact see

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  • If anyone doubts there’s a rebellion within the Republican party against the Rockefeller Republicans, you’ll want to read this. Note the date on it, also. This rebellion has been coming for some time, now, people… it didn’t start with McCain…

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Eric Florack on February 8th, 2008

Someone at Fox posted these yesterday, so I’ll pass them along.

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And here’s the text.

First off, even absent any other source material, it sounds to me like the place is packed with McCain supporters. But add

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davidl on February 1st, 2008

As it stands, as of Noon 20 January next, well have a President who does not believe in personal liberty.  I find that thought more chilling than this morning’s ice storm.

I give B.J. Clinton, but not Mrs. Clinton, credit

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Eric Florack on January 16th, 2008

For all that I’m happy with John McCain’s loss in Michigan, last night, I will say to his credit he got one thing right; Michigan manufacturing… specifically the auto industry… won’t be coming back anytime soon. The unions and the

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davidl on January 13th, 2008

Scott Johnson, Powerline, has “The case against John McCain.” I’ll go beyond Rick Santorum, and I don’t trust McCain on foreign or defense policy either. McCain has the problem of letting extraordinary temper get the better of

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Eric Florack on January 12th, 2008

I’ve spent the morning hopping around the ‘sphere, and have noted a trend I’ve noted in previous election years…  I’m noticing how very much of the platforms of the Democrats is surrounded by guilt. Perhaps you’ve noticed it, too?

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Eric Florack on January 11th, 2008

Steve at OTB:

 Hillary’s Energy Policy

Well, one part of it at least. I don’t know what prompted me to go look at her plan, but I did. One thing that struck as a bit…well ignorant was this part,

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Eric Florack on December 29th, 2007

Scott Ott is formidable when he decides to get serious in his writing, as he does here.

The assassination of Benazir Bhutto has put on notice the leaders of every European nation.

Your secularism, your democracy will not stand. The

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Eric Florack on December 26th, 2007

Michelle, today:

Environmental busybodies never take a vacation. The lead letter on Christmas day at the San Francisco Chronicle echoed dim bulb Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels’ recent “Stop global warming and buy CFLs or Santa will DIEDIEDIE!

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davidl on December 26th, 2007

Flim flam artists are always trying to seperate a fool from his money.  

Case one, I ran with with this story on 28 October, but it bears repeating:

When Nomatter Tagarira, a spirit medium, claimed that she could conjure

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davidl on December 24th, 2007

Mrs. William ClintonIn 1992, B.J. Clinton campaigned on a “Middle Class Tax Cut.”

In 2000, John Edwards promised to make Christopher Reeves walk again.

Now Michael McAuliff, Daily News(NY), reports Mrs. William Clinton is promising “Elect me and oil prices

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Eric Florack on December 22nd, 2007

Billy;

While I do understand your disconnect here, give Reynolds a little credit… he’s clearly pointing at the hypocrisy of the whole thing.  That’s a valid angle as far as I’m concerned.  It’s certainly a comparison we’ve used often enough

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