November 2, 2009 – 8:52 am
Regardless of any issues with the Afghanistan election, Karzai is the winner Afghan election officials canceled a presidential runoff and proclaimed the reelection of President Hamid Karzai on Monday, a day after Karzai’s top challenger declared he would not take part in a second round of voting scheduled for Saturday because of a persistent risk […]
November 1, 2009 – 10:19 am
After using 2009 as The Year We Exploded The Deficit, Democrats are getting a bit uneasy over their election prospects. First they had their Porkulus, then the Omnibus, the $3.5 trillion 2010 budget, and the coming massive health system overhaul and global warming tom-foolery. But, hey, they did manage to cut several defense initiatives (just […]
October 31, 2009 – 8:18 am
As I always say, if you want the truth from the NY Times, check the Saturday edition. The editors all slip out for an early Martini, leaving time for those who believe in journalism to write and post their stories. Witness The best symbol of the $787 billion federal stimulus program turns out not to […]
October 30, 2009 – 3:33 pm
CBS News may be somewhat toeing the Barry Line today, but, here is what they had to say last night Watch CBS News Videos Online The White House just seems to be pulling their numbers out of their, um, posteriors New job numbers from businesses, contractors, state and local governments, nonprofit groups and universities were […]
October 30, 2009 – 10:00 am
For those of us who are from the Northeast, we know what Mischief Night is. Essentially, the night before Halloween is a night to play some practical jokes on people, create a little havoc. Flaming bags of dog doo on the door step. Dog poo or shaving cream under the car door handle. Removing a […]
October 30, 2009 – 8:07 am
The ACLU releases a gently chiding news release regarding a law that Obama just signed President Obama today signed into law a Homeland Security appropriations bill that grants the Department of Defense (DOD) the authority to continue suppressing photos of prisoner abuse. The amendment, which would allow the DOD to exempt photos from the Freedom […]
October 29, 2009 – 8:58 am
Food for thought #1 Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson issued his second apology in 12 months Tuesday and was told to stay away from the team while the NFL and the Chiefs complete their investigation into his use of a gay slur. As Johnson was releasing his apology, a national gay rights advocacy […]
October 28, 2009 – 4:09 pm
“Change doesn’t come from Washington. Change comes to Washington.” “It’s time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative. That will demand new thinking and […]
October 28, 2009 – 8:12 am
So much for the Biden plan (BTW, did you know Biden is polling way lower than Cheney did?), because the United Nations has no other areas around the world where human rights are violated A U.N. human rights investigator warned the United States Tuesday that its use of unmanned warplanes to carry out targeted executions […]
October 27, 2009 – 8:47 am
In the war of words that the White House started, Fox News is up 9%. And CNN? They’ve dropped 68% in prime time. And they are dead last among cable news networks, including Headline News. Ratings should get really fun when they start including the cable business news networks. So, what to do? Let Crazy […]
