Michael Totten reports from Iraq
Michael Totten is one of the few people visiting Iraq and writing about what’s going on there now.
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Rarae aves doin’ it
A friend sent me the following video, which amazed me at the same time it warmed the cockles of my susceptible sentimental heart. Perhaps this birdy theme will become a recurring feature of my blog, replacing for a time the … Continue reading →
Walpin: gone, but not quite forgotten—although the White House would like us to
Remember Gerald Walpin? The man the White House fired as AmeriCorps Inspector General when he had the audacity to investigate Sacramento Mayor (and Obama supporter) Kevin Johnson for his alleged mismanagement of AmeriCorps funds? The one whose firing the White … Continue reading →
Palin thread of the day
Humorist David Kahane has some good stuff on the Left’s rabid attitude toward Sarah Palin. Kahane also nailed it quite some time ago, one of the first who did.
Continue reading →First, they came for the auto companies
Next, the airlines?: Mr. Obama blabs about the evils of lobbying, but his administration is fast becoming the greatest fillip to lobbying ever seen. Ms. Varney has now horned in on the DOT’s action, forcing the airline business and all … Continue reading →
To ponder
Some time ago I took note of the following offering in a comment thread. It’s a Talmudic saying that goes like this: The truth is a heavy burden; only a few can carry it. Yes, indeed. When I did a … Continue reading →
Let’s hear it for the second stimulus
Let’s see if I’ve got this right: the first stimulus hasn’t worked. Whether that’s because it’s a fatally flawed concept or because—although it had to be passed so quickly that there was no time to debate it or read it—most … Continue reading →
Obama says: you want meddling? I’ll give you meddling
Only I’ll make Hillary do it.
Continue reading →Obamamites say: bounces off me and sticks to you
Obama and his supporters have milked, squeezed, massaged, and wrung out the old meme “It’s all Bush’s fault.” Sensing the public is getting a bit sick of the refrain, another has come to the forefront. It’s not exactly new, but … Continue reading →
Dr. Sanity opts for sanity
My friend, Sanity Squad colleague, and blogger extraordinaire Dr. Sanity is taking a long and perhaps permanent break from blogging. Please stop by, smell the virtual roses, and wish her well!
Continue reading →Obligatory Palin thread of the day
This’ll be short: reading about the Palin interview today, it strikes me that Palin really is a maverick.
Continue reading →I work and I work and I work…
…writing posts full of research and facts and critical thinking and well-reasoned discourse. At least, I try to. So where have a ton of hits come from today, according to my sitemeter? A search on Bing for images of “muffin … Continue reading →