Category Archives: Current Affairs

TTLF: Price Of Gas Comes From…..?

This kinda makes sense, but, Liberals will still blame the wrong people (Patrice Hill, Washington Times Business) Attention American motorists: It is not ExxonMobil or Middle Eastern oil producers who are driving the price of gasoline you pay at the pump. It is shortages of gas and other problems at aging refineries in your neighborhoods. […]

Gratuitous Lindsay Lohan Post

For those who make it this far, I asked a prosecutor friend of mine what he thought of the case over a few beers. Now, he said that, while he does not know the full details of California law, in his state, she could be charged not just with the second DUI, which would not […]

What Happens When You Negotiate With North Korea?

Well, after you are done giving them something for doing something they were already supposed to be doing to start with, they want more July 21 (Bloomberg) — North Korea wants light-water reactors in return for dismantling its nuclear weapons program, the North’s top nuclear negotiator told reporters in Beijing after three days of discussions. […]

Iran Agrees To UN Inspections

Haven’t we heard this refrain many times in Iraq and North Korea, among others? VIENNA: United Nations nuclear inspectors who were banned earlier this year by Iran from visiting a heavy-water reactor will now be allowed to inspect it before the end of July, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday. In a further sign […]

John Does Suing TB Patient

Oh, wait, they are actual people? Goodness (CNN) — Eight people who shared a flight with tuberculosis-infected traveler Andrew Speaker on May 24 filed suit Thursday against him in a Canadian court. Canadian Press reported the suit, filed in Quebec Superior Court, seeks $1.3 million (Canadian $1.4 million) in damages. Speaker, a 31-year-old Atlanta, Georgia, […]

Demcrats And Legal Immigrants Not Happy With Shamnesty Bill

Morning, y’all, Jebediah here, and I just gotta say, who knew shamnesty would get this much opposition? (Washington Post) Democratic leaders across the country say their town hall meetings found voters angry over the Iraq war, while Republicans face wrath from those who think the immigration plan amounts to amnesty. However, Republican campaign staffers point […]

More Fallout From The Paris H Jail Stint

Doing a heck of a job Baca (Pasedena Star-News) Under renewed fire for freeing Paris Hilton, Sheriff Lee Baca faced racism charges Monday from the Rev. Al Sharpton, a lawsuit from a double-amputee incarcerated in the same jail as the celebrity heiress and a campaign to boot him from office. Baca has survived a barrage […]

Rev. Jerry Falwell Has Passed On. Pandagon Loves It

From CNN: Evangelist Jerry Falwell died Tuesday after he was found unresponsive in his office, an official at Liberty University told CNN. Falwell, 73, was rushed to a Lynchburg, Virginia, hospital, where he was given CPR. He will be missed. When all is said and done, he was a good man, who believed strongly in […]

URI GOP Group Booted Off Campus: Where’s The ACLU?

Apparently, 1st Amendment Rights only apply to certain groups (CNSNews.com) – The student senate at a Rhode Island college has drawn fire for disbanding the school's Republican group after the group refused to apologize for a satirical stunt designed to highlight political correctness on American campuses. The College Republicans at the University of Rhode Island […]

Thursday Linkfest: Dems Won’t Meet Gold Star Dad

Remember all the Democrats screaming and clammoring for President Bush to meet (for a second time) with Cindy Sheehan? All the protests, all the sit ins, the camping out near Bush's private home? So, how do they react when the shoe is partially on the other foot? (CNSNews.com) – Leading Democratic proponents of setting a timetable […]

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