Category Archives: Current Affairs

Was Obama Reaching Out To Al Qaeda Pre-Election?

A big story in the Washington Times today, in which Powerline and Jammie Wearing Fool catch something disturbing According to GeostrategyDirect.com, a newsletter published by The Washington Times’ ace national security reporter Bill Gertz, “Diplomatic sources said Barack Obama has engaged several Arab intermediaries to relay messages to and from al Qaeda in the months […]

Get Ready For The National AGW Teach-In!

No. Seriously. Really. I’m not kidding (though I wish I was) We stand at a unique moment in human history. The window for action on global warming is measured in months, not years. Decisions that we make—or fail to make—in 2009 will have profound impacts not only for our children and grandchildren, but for every […]

How’s It Going Down At The Border?

Well, the answer to that is, there are more problems than illegals: Border Proves No Obstacle for Mexican Cartels Drug smugglers parked a car transport trailer against the Mexican side of the border one day in December, dropped a ramp over the security fence, and drove two pickup trucks filled with marijuana onto Arizona soil. […]

AGW Today: What’s The Punch Line?

From the world of AGW, Even left now laughing at global warming So-called “global warming” has shrunk from problem to punch line. And now, Leftists are laughing, too. It’s hard not to chuckle at the idea of Earth boiling in a carbon cauldron when the news won’t cooperate: Nearly four inches of snow blanketed the […]

Nanny City Declares War On Salt

Let’s see. Liberals complain about calling the War on Terror the War on Terror because terror is just too esoteric an idea. But, I suppose having a War on Salt is A-OK Singer Jimmy Buffett will never find his “lost shaker of salt” in New York City or any other place in the country if […]

ACLU Says No To Gitmo Detainees In Colorado

Aren’t you just thrilled that the ACLU assigns American rights to non-US citizens captured on the battlefields around the world fighting and wearing no uniforms? Politicians in Colorado are split over the chance detainees from Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, could be imprisoned at the Supermaxfederal detention facility in Florence. Some say Supermax can handle Gitmo suspects […]

Pelosi: No G’itmo Jihadis At Alcatraz

Let’s see: last week, cBS news had a storystating that Republicans were almost apoplectic in trying to make sure that the Guantanamo detainees were not brought to domestic soil. Yet, when it is Nancy Pelosi, what does cBS news do? Well, not bother covering the story, which was ignored by most major media outlets. Have […]

LA Debates Whether Riot Helmets Should Be Worn For Riots

No. Seriously. Liberal World intrudes: LAPD officer’s head injury raises debate over helmet use When local protests broke out this month over the Israeli invasion of Gaza, Los Angeles Police Department officials decided that officers at the scene should not immediately wear their riot helmets out of concerns the gear might escalate passions among the […]

Quote Of The Day For Barry’s Coronation

How sad is this? DemocratSinceBirth (that’s pretty sad to start with) I’m Wondering If I Should Go See The Inauguration At The Daytona Beach Bandshell They will have a jumbotron there. It’s a historical place. It’s about forty five minutes from my home. The last time I saw an event there was 92 when Bill […]

Obama To Order Iraq Withdrawl On Day One?

So says Axelrod Incoming White House senior adviser David Axelrod said this morning that President-elect Barack Obama will fulfill his campaign promise and begin on Wednesday the process of withdrawing America forces from Iraq within 16 months. “He believes that that is a reasonable timetable. We’ve moved a great distance from the time he started […]

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