August 11, 2008 – 8:39 am
Has anyone bothered to tell these folks that it is Summer in the Arctic? Polar bears at this time of year should be out hunting seals on sea ice in the Arctic. But, due to global warming, Arctic sea ice melts earlier and to a greater extent than it has in the past. It’s what […]
August 11, 2008 – 8:24 am
As has been documented time and time again, Islamists are cowards and scum Afghan and U.S.-led coalition forces killed 25 Taliban insurgents and eight civilians after an ambush in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said on Monday. The issue of civilian casualties has led to a rift between Afghanistan and its Western allies with President […]
August 10, 2008 – 3:52 pm
The story Last month 25-year-old U.S. Army PFC Robin Long became the first war resister since the Vietnam War to be forcefully deported from Canadian soil and handed over to military authorities. Robin is currently being held in the El Paso County Jail, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, awaiting a military court martial for resisting the […]
August 10, 2008 – 10:59 am
Happy Sunday! Another great day in America, just a few weekends left till Labor Day. Hit the beach, folks! This pinup is obviously by Bill Layne, with a wee bit of help. What is happening in ye olde blogosphere? Powerline is covering “meaningless statements” in the Georgian-Russian conflict On a similar track, Maggie’s Farm asks […]
August 10, 2008 – 9:35 am
When Maureen Dowd decides to diss a Democrat, one who has had presidential asspirations and was, in fact, very popular in the Nutroots prior to Barry’s Messianic ascendancy, well, you know it just can’t be good. The substance of her column is The stunning admission Edwards made to ABC’s Bob Woodruff, and in a written […]
August 9, 2008 – 4:10 pm
Bats, anyhow At least 38 Warao Indians have died in remote villages in Venezuela, and medical experts suspect an outbreak of rabies spread by bites from vampire bats. Laboratory investigations have yet to confirm the cause, but the symptoms point to rabies, according to two researchers from the University of California at Berkeley and other […]
August 9, 2008 – 1:21 pm
I forget who as hoping that there would be a WordPress application released, but, I’m here to tell you it is available! Matter of fact, I’m using it to create this post. There is also one for those with Typepad, but nothing for Moveable Type yet.
August 9, 2008 – 9:33 am
Reuters: Random House pulls novel on Islam, fears violence Publisher Random House has pulled a novel about the Prophet Mohammed’s child bride, fearing it could “incite acts of violence.” “The Jewel of Medina,” a debut novel by journalist Sherry Jones, 46, was due to be published on August 12 by Random House, a unit of […]
August 9, 2008 – 9:17 am
Sigh GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, CUBA (Reuters) – Guantanamo’s only convict was moved to a prison wing all by himself hours after U.S. military jurors found him guilty of driving Osama bin Laden, his lawyers said. But if convicted Yemeni captive Salim Hamdan behaves, he’ll get to see as many as 10 movies before […]
August 9, 2008 – 9:05 am
Without preamble, The Right To Vote Much about the presidential election is up in the air, but one thing is certain: voters will have trouble casting ballots on Election Day. In a perfect world, states and localities would handle voting so well that the public could relax and worry about other things. But elections are […]
