Eric Florack on May 16th, 2008

Jason Riley at the WSJ, notes that illegal Immigration has disappeared from the election cycle radar screen, and wonders why. He concludes after examining the situation in some detail:

If American culture is under assault today, it’s not from

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davidl on May 15th, 2008

The debut column of the newest Townhall columist:

Fred Thompson from TownhallSecond, change – whether it “real change,” “bold change” or the “change we can believe in” variety others are selling – isn’t itself an innovative policy or a particularly strong leadership stance.

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Eric Florack on May 13th, 2008

Ed Morrissey:

I guess this means it’s on. O’Reilly gets the worst of this exchange for not comprehending that the Geneva Conventions bind nations to standards of conduct regardless of reciprocation and for many different kinds of detainees and

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davidl on May 10th, 2008

Romesh Ratnesar, Time, asks “Is It Time to Invade Burma?”

That’s why it’s time to consider a more serious option: invading Burma. Some observers, including former USAID director Andrew Natsios, have called on the U.S. to unilaterally begin air

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Eric Florack on May 9th, 2008

It’s amusing to watch this little trainwreck, and some of the comments on it, such as at TalkLeft:

This is the supposed Michigan compromise.

The state party’s executive committee voted today to ask the national party’s Rules and Bylaws

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davidl on May 2nd, 2008

DavidL's Breakfast ScrambleYou can do it.  We can not help:

May 1 (Bloomberg) — Home Depot Inc., the world’s biggest home-improvement retailer, will eliminate 1,300 jobs, close 15 stores and scrap plans for 50 more as the U.S. housing slump cripples

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