July 25, 2005 – 8:06 am
Took almost a month, but the AP and Washington Post finally realized there had been a movement to sieze SCOTUS Judge David Souter’s house, persuant to the KELO v New London decision, with a hotel. Near the foot of an unmarked, dead-end dirt road sits a humble, mud-colored farmhouse more than 200 years old. A […]
July 20, 2005 – 2:12 pm
This old redneck is truly saddened by the demise of James Doohan, who played, of course, Scotty on the original Star Trek. The publicist for James Doohan says the actor who played Scotty on “Star Trek” has died at his home in Redmond, Wash. He was 85. The cause of his death was pneumonia and […]
July 18, 2005 – 7:44 am
Interesting: Journalist Robert Novak’s status as a CNN contributor will remain unaffected during a federal probe into the revelation of a CIA officer’s identity, executives at the news channel said Sunday. "I think we’re all aware that no one really knows what’s going on in the investigation of the Valerie Plame incident," said Jonathan Klein, […]
July 13, 2005 – 6:07 pm
I’ve been pretty out of the news blogging thing for about a week now, since I was on vacation. However, I have one question that may, or may not, have been ignored in the ‘sphere (I have only heard one person ask this on tv, so far): Who gave Valerie Plame’s name to Robert Novak? […]
July 2, 2005 – 10:43 pm
No, really, you gotta admire their targets Three nearly simultaneous blasts rocked downtown Pristina in Kosovo late Saturday, one of them targeting the United Nations mission headquarters, officials said. No injuries were reported. The two other blasts went off near a Kosovo government building and a building housing the offices of the Organization for Security […]
July 1, 2005 – 8:38 am
Breaking ranks with The New York Times, Time magazine said Thursday it would comply with a court order to hand over the notes of a reporter threatened with jail for refusing to cooperate with an investigation into the unmasking of a CIA operative. Smart move by Time to give this information up (via Fox). Protecting […]
June 26, 2005 – 11:21 am
You would think that this would be important news, wouldn’t you? During a tour of the U.S. prison for suspected terrorists on Saturday, House Republicans and Democrats, including one who has advocated closing the facility, said the United States has made progress in improving conditions and protecting detainees’ rights. (how the hell do they know, […]
June 23, 2005 – 10:41 pm
The AP almost gets this headline right: Supreme Court Rules Cities May Seize Homes. Though it could have read "Screw Homeowners" in Kelo v. New London. Cities may bulldoze people’s homes to make way for shopping malls or other private development, a divided Supreme Court ruled Thursday, giving local governments broad power to seize private […]
June 11, 2005 – 8:13 am
With a common voice and conciliatory words, President Bush and South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun expressed hope Friday that they can diplomatically persuade North Korea to forfeit its nuclear weaponry. During this whole issue, which goes back into the early 90’s, I think that everyone is missing the point. Just like with guns, it […]
June 7, 2005 – 7:53 am
Funny how so many on the Left wanted to go it alone and have bilateral talks with North Korea, such as Kerry, when, on the other flipper, they said it was so bad we were going it alone in Iraq. This must kill them: North Korea showed willingness in a meeting with the United States […]
