Eric Florack on October 23rd, 2007

Let me tell you how my life was changed by an episode of “Walker, Texas Ranger.  ”

(Long Silence)

So, you will forgive me if the impression that I leave his than I am less than impressed with Chuck Norris

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John Zogby of Zogby International, who has been working awfully hard way to lose credibility of late, has decided to inform us of the most recent poll he’s run, which suggests that over half of America would not vote for

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Eric Florack on October 21st, 2007

Mark Steyn today:

steyn22.jpgLast Thursday, Nancy Pelosi, as is the fashion, used the phrase “the children” like some twitchy verbal tic, a kind of Democrat Tourette’s syndrome: “This is a discussion about America’s children … We could establish ourselves as

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Eric Florack on October 21st, 2007

The London Times reports a cat may end up getting between Hillary Clinton and the White House…

AS THE “first pet” of the Clinton era, Socks, the White House cat, allowed “chilly” Hillary Clinton to show a caring, maternal side

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Eric Florack on October 18th, 2007

Heh.

WASHINGTON-(AP)- The Democratic-controlled House failed on Thursday to override President Bush‘s veto of a politically popular children’s health bill, and the White House instantly called for compromise talks on a replacement.

“As long as the bottom line is

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Eric Florack on October 18th, 2007

Little Green Footballs is passing along an AP report that says Sam Brownback will be dropping out of the presidential campaign on Friday. The problem, according to another report, is money.

Says LGF:

And then there were eight. (If you

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Eric Florack on October 17th, 2007

Froomkin:

A defensive President Bush insisted that he was still relevant this morning in a news conference dominated by his bitter complaints about the Democratic Congress.

Asked how he found himself vetoing a children’s health insurance bill that had passed

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Eric Florack on October 15th, 2007

One of the best indications that there is problem in a particular subgroup in this country is when they start fighting amongst themselves.  That situation has long since started developing on the left.  Today’s evidence:

In this corner, the champion

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Eric Florack on October 15th, 2007

From the WaPo, this morning:

The U.S. military believes it has dealt devastating and perhaps irreversible blows to al-Qaeda in Iraq in recent months, leading some generals to advocate a declaration of victory over the group, which the Bush administration

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Eric Florack on October 14th, 2007

O, yes, good old Libby. She is once again showing her concern for her fellow man.  (think about it)

I swear I’m worried about McQ. I’ve always thought of him as a sort of rational voice for his side of

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Eric Florack on September 16th, 2007

Well, the WaPo seems to think so, anyway:

By Michael Abramowitz and Dan Eggen

Washington Post Staff Writers
Sunday, September 16, 2007; Page A02

Michael B. Mukasey, a former federal judge regarded as an expert on national security issues,

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Eric Florack on September 2nd, 2007

Captain Ed gets a second link from me today. The first was because of stout agreement.  This second one, not so much.

It’s doubtful that any newspaper outside of New York City could raise this question, but the Times

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Eric Florack on August 14th, 2007

An interesting morning, as I do my morning routine. A slower news day than some, so the ‘sphere has some time to wallow in Karl Rove’s departure on 8/30 from the WH.

The amount of leftist vitriol being pointed to

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