Eric Florack on November 26th, 2007

Bob Novak:

Who would respond to criticism from the Club for Growth by calling the conservative, free-market campaign organization the “Club for Greed”? That sounds like Howard Dean, Dennis Kucinich or John Edwards, all Democrats preaching the class struggle.

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Eric Florack on November 26th, 2007

Over at Right Wing News, our Fellow Swamp Stopmer, Sister Toldjah, notes the Eco-Nazis are at it again:

—- The SF Chronicle reported earlier this month that the Bay Area Air Quality Management District is considering a ban on the

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Eric Florack on November 26th, 2007

Word from MSNBC this morning, is that Trent Lott is going to resign very shortly.

Personally, I couldn’t be more pleased.  Here’s the guy that came out in support of Shamnesty, and when the people, including those in his own

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Eric Florack on November 26th, 2007

Sandy Levinson, of Balkinization :

According to a blog published by the New York Times, Hillary Clinton has told Iowa voters, â??I believe in the Second Amendment, and I donâ??t see any contradiction between the Second Amendment and laws that

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davidl on November 26th, 2007

Curt, Flopping Aces, notes:  

Paris burningThe religion of peace strikes again in France.  This time a couple kids killed themselves by riding stolen mopeds into a police car and the Muslims riot:

A cynic such as myself might think

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Eric Florack on November 25th, 2007

Fellow Swamp Stomper, McGehee:

Forget about the threat that mankind poses to the Earth: our activities may be shortening the life of the universe too.

Damned SUVs.

The startling claim is made by a pair of American cosmologists investigating the

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Eric Florack on November 25th, 2007

Dan Riehl observes:

The DesMoines Register discusses the pros and cons of Bill Clinton’s role in Hillary’s campaign. What Brazile alludes to warrants fleshing out. It may set the stage for some real fun, provided Hillary gains the nomination.

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Eric Florack on November 25th, 2007

I note Gauis at Blue Crab Blvd, noting a story on the AP wire…

The Associated Press is quick to clear Paul Bunyan of the dirty deed, but Babe the Blue Ox has been decapitated.

KLAMATH, Calif. – Babe

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Malibu-(LA Times)-The most destructive fire in Malibu in nearly 15 years raced through parched canyons Saturday, consuming 49 homes and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents.The so-called Corral fire burned 4,700 acres before the fierce Santa Ana winds

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Eric Florack on November 24th, 2007

Billy notes:

Rich Nikoley is barely hinting at the depth of my contempt for anyone entertaining the least infatuation with Barak Obama.

I actually have more respect for Rodham’s troops. At the very least: they’re committed ideologues and they’re not

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Eric Florack on November 24th, 2007

The San Francisco Chronicle has recently activated a devious system by which it deceives commenters on its website, SFGate.com. Here’s how it works:If you make a comment on an article posted at SFGate, and if the site moderators then subsequently

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Eric Florack on November 24th, 2007

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has lost his lead eight days before a referendum on ending his term limit, an independent pollster said on Saturday, in a swing in voter sentiment against the Cuba ally. Forty-nine percent of

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Eric Florack on November 24th, 2007
“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door,” he used to say. “You step into the Road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to.
–J.R.R. Tolkien

No,

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Eric Florack on November 24th, 2007

I note this morning by way of Memeorandum, that Australia has condemned itself to a labor government.  I suspect that by the time they figure out how badly they succeeded and damaging themselves will be too late.  The Belmont Club

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davidl on November 24th, 2007

From Investors Business Daily:

Leaders: Time was, a French leader who dared to defy that nation’s all-powerful unions could end up without a political future. Well, Nicolas Sarkozy stared down the mighty transport workers — and the union blinked.

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