Eric Florack on January 21st, 2008

Has anyone seen my butt? Must have frozen off during the night. 11 degrees, just now and the wind puts the feel at -11.

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  • Seen in a truck window: How good can any campaign finance reform be, that still lets John McCain in as President?
  • I use Bloglines. Used it for years and consider it part of my daily routine. They’ve got a new

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Eric Florack on January 20th, 2008

Jon Adler at The Corner, earlier today:

Last week Michael Gerson wrote a remarkably unserious column in which he suggested Fred Thompson lacked “moral seriousness” because he failed to embrace President Bush’s global AIDS initiative with sufficient vigor.  Looking

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Eric Florack on January 20th, 2008

I see you, Brian, and no, I do not agree that I’m being pushed off principle, here.

I reject the premise that the guy was innocent on several levels, but the most important of them is that I reject and

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davidl on January 20th, 2008

Jeff Goldstein, Protien Wisdom:

I will not, will not, vote for John McCain.

I will not, will not, vote for Mike Huckabee.

I will not, will not, vote for Ron Paul – unless he runs for Fuhrer. In

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davidl on January 20th, 2008

Michael Graham, National Review:

McCain is a weak candidate by any measure. Only once in his two presidential races has John McCain ever won a majority of the vote, and that was Michigan in 2000. He has yet to

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davidl on January 20th, 2008

Republicans have long been disgusted with Bill Clinton inappropriate behavior  and self-obsesssion.   Has it reached a a breaking point even among democrats? Jonathan Alter, Newsweek:

Prominent Democrats are upset with the aggressive role that Bill Clinton is playing in

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Eric Florack on January 19th, 2008

John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton criticized Barack Obama’s praise of the Republican Party and Ronald Reagan – an anathema for many Democrats, particularly union members considered crucial to winning Nevada’s Democratic caucuses Saturday.Obama responded by suggesting

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Eric Florack on January 19th, 2008

I note from a mailnote from John that he’s managed to snarf an interview with  Jonah on his book.

A snip:

Before we really get started, give us the Jonah Goldberg definition of fascism.

A short definition would simply be

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Eric Florack on January 18th, 2008
  • Sorry, Mark, I got your note just a few hours ago. No, my mind is intact, which in fact is the reason for my (Somewhat) belated response. I apparently have limits as regards how much sheer idiocy I will

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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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  • I see in Screw Up Your Life People Magazine Jenna Bush is getting married come this May. According to the story, they’re planning a small wedding at the Ranch.
  • I wonder if this moron is one of the ones they’ve

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davidl on January 17th, 2008

Barack Obama gives praises to Ronald Reagan:

Video:

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Transcript, via Open Left:

I don’t want to present myself as some sort of singular figure.  I think part of what’s different are the times.  I do think that for

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Eric Florack on January 17th, 2008

I commented last night on the state of Michigan, and the state of the economy there. Boortz did too, apparently yesterday noon time:

This is a state suffering under what people are calling a “single state recession.” The reason? A

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davidl on January 17th, 2008

Mike HuckabeeMike Huckabee, says:

‘The Lord Truly Gave Me Wisdom”

Well give it back, Mike.  You sure aren’t using any of it.   It one thing be given a gift.   It is altogether another, to actually use that gift.   It there

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