February 6, 2005 – 11:29 pm
For those who saw the Super Bowl, you may remember the Anheuser-Bush add that honors our brave men and women in the military. Whether you did or did not see it, the link for the AB site that has it is here, Hero Salute. I shall not download a copy and post on my site, […]
February 5, 2005 – 5:32 pm
Seems that the Germans now want a piece of reconstucting Iraq. Guess they are having some monetary issues now that the money train, otherwise know as Oil for Food, has dried up. While we welcome more involvement from the Germans in training Iraqi Security forces, I would hope that they do not expect any sort […]
February 3, 2005 – 5:29 pm
Does this sound familiar? An administration official said, "There’s a substantial chance that by March, the Republicans will be attacking the Democrats as socialists and Democrats will be accusing Republicans of wanting your grandmother to survive on cat food." That was November, 1998. Clinton was pushing for Social Security reform. Sounds a bit like the […]
January 30, 2005 – 1:21 pm
Courtesy of Day by Day, and Instapundit
January 29, 2005 – 11:34 am
Courtesy of Krakatoa at The Zoo, comes a story of a Hollywood celeb using her fame to do good: Hollywood siren Sharon Stone, more used to the film studio than the business stage, stole the limelight with an impromptu fundraiser at the World Economic Forum that secured one million dollars in aid to Africa. Seizing […]
January 23, 2005 – 7:31 pm
An interesting study, submitted for thy approval (courtesy of Incessant Rant). The 2004 Tax Freedom Day study. According to the study, North Carolina is number 32 on the list, with our Day having been on April 6th. Overall, the true Tax Freedom day is April 11th, the earliest it has been since 1967. Since I […]
January 23, 2005 – 9:02 am
Some good news from Iraq: The Iraqi translator who identified Saddam Hussein when the dictator was captured has registered to vote in the Jan. 30 Iraq election. Acting as a civilian translator for U.S. troops massed a few miles south of Tikrit in December 2003, the Iraqi-American known as Samir told the cowering man to […]
January 22, 2005 – 5:57 pm
From World Net Daily: Former President Jimmy Carter has been linked with a key figure in the U.N.’s oil-for-food scandal by the group leading the nationwide effort to evict the United Nations from American soil and halt U.S. funding of the U.N. Move America Forward today will call upon Carter to provide a full accounting […]
January 21, 2005 – 9:14 am
From MSNBC: Aid groups warned on Friday it might be too soon for the U.S. military to scale back its emergency operations for Asia’s tsunami victims, while an informal cease-fire between Indonesian troops and rebels appeared to have collapsed, threatening to derail relief efforts. Following a U.S. announcement on Thursday that American forces would begin […]
January 19, 2005 – 9:15 am
I’m talking about normal problems, not the biggies, of course. Work issues, spousal issues, getting dog poo on your new shoes. Uh uh. Nope. Doesn’t hold a candle to this: A 63-year-old man who hasn’t slept for more than two decades has been told there is nothing wrong with him by doctors. Ukrainian Fyodor Nesterchuk […]
