davidl on January 8th, 2008

Gloria Steinem gives the gender feminist moo of the day in the New York Times.

So why is the sex barrier not taken as seriously as the racial one? The reasons are as pervasive as the air we breathe:

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Eric Florack on January 8th, 2008

Hume last night:

An inmate in the Pueblo County, Colorado jail who was injured during his second escape, is suing the county and several officials because the jail was not secure enough to prevent him from breaking out.

A local

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Eric Florack on January 8th, 2008

So, New Jersey has ‘apologized’ for slavery, says Michelle Malkin.

They’re not sorry for repealing the death penalty against the wishes of victims’ families of all races and backgrounds, but New Jersey lawmakers are offering an apology for slavery centuries

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Eric Florack on January 8th, 2008

Doctor Thomas Sowell is always a great read. Today’s no exception. (Real Clear Politics)

By far the best presentation as a candidate, among all the candidates in both parties, is that of Barack Obama. But if he actually believes even

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Eric Florack on January 8th, 2008

In reading this bit last night from ABC’s blogs, I got to thinking a bit more about this Hillary Clinton tear festival we were all treated to repeatedly, yesterday.

Let’s look at the quotes from that scene:

“It’s not easy,

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davidl on January 7th, 2008

Roger Clemens (><img border=Roger Clemens (Roger Clemens compiled a life time record of 354 wins to 184 losses.  You don’t win that many ballgames without being competitive.  Well Clemens may be retired, but he is still competitive.  Clemens have filed a defamation lawsuit against his

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Eric Florack on January 7th, 2008

After many weeks on hold, I’m re-starting the Nightly Ramble. Reasons are many but the bottom line is that there are a lot of subjects I want to touch on but don’t want to write it all out… I’d rather

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davidl on January 7th, 2008

Mrs. William ClintonMrs. Clinton, as quoted by Ben Smith, Politico:

“It’s not easy.”

Did B.J. ever promise you it would be easy?

Funny Mrs. Clinton, just a mere week ago, you tried to sell Iowa a bill of goods promising all

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Eric Florack on January 7th, 2008

I’m not sure what to make of this:

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (CNN) — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination was her own fault, the country’s president, Pervez Musharraf, said in an interview that aired Sunday on U.S. television.

“For standing

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Eric Florack on January 7th, 2008

I asked earlier this morning, when we might see some of the expectation lowering dance being done by Hillary Clinton. The answer to that question came somewhat faster than I expected, if the rumor mill is any guide… and

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Eric Florack on January 7th, 2008

You’ll forgive me, but I find it hard to take seriously, calls for sanity from someone flying the flag of John Edwards…. or just about any Democrat these days, for that matter.

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davidl on January 7th, 2008

Mrs. William ClintonHere is a reminder of why Bob Shrum is a highly paid political advisor, from the New York Daily-News:

The Clinton industry, encrusted with the beneficiaries and acolytes of the first and probably only Clinton presidency, has turned Hillary

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Eric Florack on January 7th, 2008

I’m going to pass along some extended quotes that caught my eye over the weekend.

During the thousand years that included the careers of the Frankish soldier and the Polish king, the Christians of Asia and Africa proved unable to

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Eric Florack on January 7th, 2008

Feet first

Yeah, that’s what I said.  Weird collection. It’s from an outfit called “World Wide Fred”

No, I’m not getting anything for the mention; it just struck me as interesting.  BBCT: SimpleBits.

I gather they’re all made from recycled truck tires…

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Eric Florack on January 7th, 2008

In kicking around the blogs today, particularly the leftie blogs, I’m seeing a word that is often used and usually misunderstood, or at least ill-defined in context.

The word is “Change”.  There seems to be an almost universal cry for

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