When they were young
Here’s a bunch of photos of familiar political figures back in their callow youths. Get a load of Dick Cheney in particular.
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Arizona, illegal immigrants, and welcoming the stranger
Arizona has just passed a tough anti-illegal immigration law, requiring: …state and local police to determine the status of people if there is “reasonable suspicion” that they are illegal immigrants and to arrest people who are unable to provide documentation … Continue reading →
Those computer models…
…may have overstated the case with the volcano and its effect on airplanes: Flawed computer models may have exaggerated the effects of an Icelandic volcano eruption that has grounded tens of thousands of flights, stranded hundreds of thousands of passengers … Continue reading →
It’s Patriots’ Day
It’s Patriots’ Day—the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, regarded as the official start of the American Revolution, although Massachusetts and Maine (once part of Massachusetts) are the only states that officially celebrate the occasion. Boston does so … Continue reading →
Obama’s belief in the power of words continues
One of Obama’s most enduring characteristics (one he shares with many on the left) has been his belief in the power of words [emphasis mine]: When the Right, in trying to figure Obama out, says “watch what he does, not … Continue reading →
Disturbing?
Any of you tech people got theories on what this might signify?
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…on the “dangerously delusional” and “self-indulgent irrelevance” of Obama’s nuclear summit.
Continue reading →Obama hasn’t been blaming Bush enough
Yes folks, you heard it here first—Obama’s polls are sagging because he hasn’t been blaming Bush enough: When Obama first arrived, he often arraigned his predecessor’s record. The first chapter of Obama’s initial budget document was “Inheriting a Legacy of … Continue reading →
More on Remnick and Obama
Here’s a long interview in the Telegraph with Obama biographer and New Yorker editor David Remnick. I already wrote about Remnick and his book here, but the interview provided a few more glimpses into the Remnick (and the general liberal/left … Continue reading →
NBC reporter notices Obama sometimes tells an untruth
Pigs fly, and NBC science reporter Jay Barbree is quite shaken when he notices a bold lie that Obama told. Fortunately for Obama, MSNBC’s Alex Witt jumps to the president’s defense and tries to mitigate the damage, as any good … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
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Continue reading →Will House Dems say “We don’t need no steenking budgets”?
This House of Representatives seems intent on making history, and it’s not a good sort of history. If passing a budget—or even proposing one—causes problems and the need for debate with opponents, then hey, why do it? After all, money … Continue reading →