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Obama and Biden To Sell Homes And Donate Proceeds To Help Fund Stimulus Package
on February 06, 2009
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The news item I would like to see, but never will:In a stunning announcement, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden announced that they were selling their mansions (photos), and will donate the multi-million dollar proceeds to the federal government to help fund the...
Are Anti-Palin Intellectuals Anti-Intelligence?
on February 05, 2009
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Every now and then, someone writes something that says exactly what I wanted to say had I said it. An article by Yuval Levin in Commentary Magazine, titled "The Meaning of Sarah Palin" so well expresses my disgust at the treatment of Sarah Palin, that...
Pro-Military Protestor Throws Shoes At Socialist Mayor
on February 05, 2009
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This is one of those man-bites-dog stories. We all know about the shoes thrown at George Bush, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, and yesterday at the Israeli Ambassador to Sweden.In Ithaca, NY, the prevailing power structure is represented by Socialist Mayor Carol Peterson. Last year Peterson...
Guardian Columnist Calls Out The Anti-Israel Left, But Not His Own Paper
on February 04, 2009
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The Guardian newspaper in Britain devotes endless articles and op-eds to criticising Israel. The paper is worth reading if only to keep up to date on what the anti-Israel left is thinking. Few if any columnists are more critical of Israel than Jonathan Freedland. Yet...
LEGAL INSURRECTION QUICK TAKES
Report Indicates Christian and Career Colleges Were Unfairly Targeted Under the Biden Administration
Daschle Withdraws – Yes We Can, Can, Can
on February 03, 2009
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Tom Daschle, under a cloud of income tax evasion, has withdrawn from consideration for the post of Secretary of Health and Human Services. Daschle could not stand the heat not only of his current tax problems, but also the exposure of his previous tax avoidance...
Most Offensive Photo Ever
on February 03, 2009
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I am warning you, do not click here to see one of the most fowl photos ever. That being the infamous "pigeon" smuggler, caught with his pants down. I would have posted the photo myself, but I would lose the few readers I have. ...
Tom Daschle’s Forgotten Tax Dodge
on February 03, 2009
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In the current controversy regarding Tom Daschle's failure to report income (and thereby evade the taxes on that income), Daschle has portrayed himself as the most honest person in America, who always intended to pay all the taxes he owes, and who simply made an...
Shoe Thrown At Chinese Premier – Bad Shot
on February 02, 2009
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A protestor in Cambridge, England, threw his shoe at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao today, missing by a few feet. The photo at right (Darren Staples/AP) shows the shoe being picked up by a security guard.The video, although not as dramatic as the Bush-Iraq shoe throw...
Rainforest Growth A Threat To Al Gore’s Pocketbook
on February 02, 2009
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As if it weren't bad enough that we are having one of the coldest winters in memory, the sea ice is at record levels, and hundreds of climatologists are questioning if not outright debunking Al Gore's hysterical predictions of global warming. Now, the rainforests are...
NY Times: Anyone Who Disagrees With Us On Immigration Is A Racist Xenophobe
on February 01, 2009
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Just when I was feeling a little bad about how the NY Times had to take out a subprime mortgage on its headquarters and is on the brink of financial ruin, the NY Times editors reminded me why I shouldn't feel bad. In yet another...
Turkey Looking Like The Next Iran
on January 31, 2009
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who heads an Islamist party, recently ripped into Shimon Peres, President of Israel at the Davos forum, telling Peres "when it comes to killing, you know well how to kill.” Peres gave it right back to Erdogan, accusing Erdogan...
Michael Steele
on January 30, 2009
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I Guess Any Publicity Is Good Publicity
on January 29, 2009
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At least they spelled my name correctly:Over at Legal Insurrection Blog, they've been banging the drum for Governor Blagojevich and against a guilty verdict on the Impeachment for quite some time. Blogger William Jacobson has been pointing out Ricky Hendon as a guy who has...
Blagojevich Convicted – Senator Says “It’s Bleeping Golden”; Obama’s Former Colleagues Say Everybody Knew About Corruption, And No One Did Anything
on January 29, 2009
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Despite an impassioned last minute closing argument, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was found guilty by the Illinois Senate on the Article of Impeachment. The vote was 59-0 to convict Blagojevich of the single Article of Impeachment for abusing power. Elements of the Article included alleged...
Blago’s Masterful Closing Argument – First Take
on January 29, 2009
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Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich just finished his closing argument in the Senate impeachment trial. In an impassioned argument, Blagojevich invoked images of his immigrant parents, the people he tried to help by providing health care benefits, and working families.Blagojevich followed a strategy of saving his...
Just Say No To The Flawed Impeachment Of Rod Blagojevich
on January 29, 2009
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I didn't expect to end up opposing the impeachment of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. When the news first broke that Blagojevich was charged, among other things, with attempting to "sell" Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, I was inclined to follow the media and pundits in...
