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Things Only A Woman Could Say … And Get Away With
on November 18, 2008
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Great article about the sufferings of Single Young Males:Adding to the bitterness of many SYMs is the feeling that the entire culture is a you-go-girl cheering section. When our guy was a boy, the media prattled on about “girl power,” parents took their daughters to...
Gregory B. Craig — The Change We Have Been Waiting For
on November 17, 2008
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Obama has named Gregory B. Craig, Bill Clinton's former lawyer from the impeachment hearings, as White House General Counsel. Craig also succeeded in taking Elion Gonzalez back to Cuba, and represented Kofi Annan in the UN Oil-for-Food scandal.The Obama administration is looking more and...
Should General Motors Go Chapter 11?
on November 17, 2008
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An Op-Ed in today's Wall Street Journal argues that Chapter 11 bankruptcy is a better alternative to endless bailouts. UPDATE: Here is another view, arguing that Chapter 11 would be a "death knell" for the US auto industry. UPDATE No. 2: Another article arguing in...
The “War on Conservative Talk Radio”
on November 17, 2008
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Interesting article at American Thinker makes the point that opponents of conservative talk radio do not need the Fairness Doctrine, which Obama has asserted he does not support. Instead, the likely vehicle for restricting conservative talk radio will be the "localism" doctrine, which Obama openly...
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You Heard It Here First
on November 16, 2008
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History tells us, however, that economic redistribution plans fail because the producers of society would rather not produce, than have the fruits of their production taken away and given to others. Obama can raise the tax rates on income, but he cannot force people to...
Michael Steele — Some Common Sense Talk
on November 15, 2008
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Michael Steele, the possible new Chairman of the Republican National Committee, has some common sense thoughts about the country, the election, and the future. The audio is here....
Will Law Professors Boycott The Inauguration?
on November 14, 2008
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As reported in many blogs in August 2008, the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) came under intense pressure to move its annual convention, scheduled to start January 6, 2009, away from a hotel owned by a contributor to the pro-Proposition 8 campaign in California....
Empty Lives, Empty Heads
on November 13, 2008
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"In jest there is truth"[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3_95F5e-Ac]...
Washington Job-Feeding Frenzy
on November 13, 2008
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Think a change of administration only matters if the incoming President can pass legislation? Here is a list of Justice Department jobs from the "Plum Book" which are filled at the discretion of the President. While legislation is important, these positions and hundreds more, will...
“Palin Lied, People Died” And Other Media Fictions
on November 11, 2008
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The widely reported news that Sarah Palin didn't know Africa was a continent has been revealed to be a hoax. The news "source" supposedly inside the McCain campaign was an impostor, who even created a phony research institute to give legitimacy to his claims, and...
Is It Time For Conservatives To Sit Down In The Snow?
on November 11, 2008
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Conservatives face a choice. Yield to "progressive" policies which, once implemented will take a generation to undo, or stand on principles of free enterprise, individual liberty, and capitalism? Giving in is much easier, but in the long run more costly. We can learn a lot...
Playing Politics With The News Again: The Times Waits Until After The Election To Reveal Secret Operations Against Al Qaeda Leaders
on November 09, 2008
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The New York Times has revealed that since 2004 United States special forces and the Central Intelligence Agency have been carrying out secret attacks on Al Qaeda throughout the world, including in Pakistan. According to the article, the US military "used broad, secret authority to...
Red State / Blue State
on November 08, 2008
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The University of Michigan has an interesting set of maps colored red and blue depending upon how you look at it. While the country went blue (Democrat) on a state by state basis, on a county by county basis this still is a red (Republican)...
What Would The Democrats Do If The Roles Were Reversed?
on November 08, 2008
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Ever wonder what the Democrats would do if roles were reversed, and Republicans had swept a Democratic President ouf of office and taken control of Congress? James G. Wiles, in Farewell To Sweetness & Light has some astute observations, and some advice for the outgoing...
Dick Morris on Rahm Emanuel
on November 08, 2008
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"Rahm is for Rahm." Sounds like Obama has found a kindred spirit.[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzFLmIUVCk8]...
Why Is Obama Picking On Nancy Reagan?
on November 07, 2008
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What did Nancy Reagan ever do to Obama to deserve being mocked at Obama's first press conference? Not only inappropriate, but telling. UPDATE: Obama apologizes.[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59XB68F54kA]...
