Monthly Archives: July 2008

Obama, Thy Name Is Vanity

Charles Krauthammer has another fantastic opinion piece, which is his norm, up at the Washington Post, which has many progressives apoplectic, which is their norm. WP – The Audacity of Vanity  Barack Obama wants to speak at the Brandenburg Gate. He figures it would be a nice backdrop. The supporting cast — a cheering audience and […]

SM Friday: Goracle – Hey, I’m Still Relevant Here! Hello?

  There are lots of things Surrendie loves: some good brie, French bread, a nice Bordeaux, pre-emptive surrender. One of his others is when a port-sider decides to extend their 15 minutes with some sort of craziness, such as with Cindy Sheehan, Wes Clark, and now, Al Gore. Though, Surrendie is conflicted, as he has […]

Brain Slugs We Can Believe In

Via Katie Favazza at Right Wing News and her own site.

AGW Today: Burgers, Sundance Kid

The Economic Times – Burgers to blame for most of the global warming A report by the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has stated that 18 per cent of greenhouse gases are coming from animal agriculture – meat and dairy, used in making burgers. According to Environmental News Network , the 408-page report […]

Will Cheney And Bush Kill Themselves To Keep Control Of WH?

No. Seriously. Welcome to the Reality Based Community Take Your Paws off the Presidency! Does the Bush administration have a secret succession order that bypasses Congress? Suppose the worst happens, and the next terrorist attack hits Washington hard, taking out the president and the vice president. What happens next? New Yorker writer Jane Mayer’s new […]

Obama’s 3 Ring Iraq Trip

Early morning thought: will those on the Port side accuse Obama of going to Iraq for a photo op? IHT – Media stars will accompany Obama overseas Senator John McCain’s trip to Iraq last spring was a low-key affair: With his ordinary retinue of reporters following him abroad, the NBC News anchor Brian Williams reported […]

Mo Dowd: Where’s Ur Funny Bone, Barry?

To follow up with my earlier post, you just know it is getting bad when the Left Wing Queen Of Snark, Mo “woo woo woo woo woo” Dowd, takes of bit of Barack Obama. NYT – May We Mock, Barack? At first blush, it would seem to be a positive for Obama that he is […]

On The Road Again

Vacation time! Posting will be light for about a week. Time for some sun, beach, surf, and golf. Driving to see the ‘rentals in New Jersey. BBL.

Barry: Cartoon Insulted Muslims

Now, would that be the moderate ones, who we rarely hear from, but supposedly are against extremist Islamists, or the Islamists themselves? You know, the ones that say that Islam is a religion of peace, and will kill you if you disagree Democrat Barack Obama said Tuesday that the New Yorker magazine’s satirical cover depicting […]

Court Says US Can Hold Islamic Nutjobs

If I had the time (getting ready for vacation!!!!!), I’d do a dumpster dive, but, we’ll take the left wing seething as read (NY Times) President Bush has the legal power to order the indefinite military detentions of civilians captured in the United States, the federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., ruled on Tuesday in a […]

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