The transfer of power has happened, and Iraq has taken control of its own destiny. NATO has agreed to help fund training for Iraqi security forces. Finally, they expect Saddam Hussein to be on trial within two weeks. It is … Continue reading
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Apparently, no pollster really has a clue who’s going to win the election… I can tell you for a fact, that Real Clear Politics is going to be a very frequent visit for me as new polling data comes out; … Continue reading
Is by doing what they did yesterday and kicking the absolute shit out of the coronated ones in the Bronx. Ahhhh, the Yankees fans… Easy to find. They’re the ones saying the game was meaningless. It’s only meaningless when the … Continue reading
Random Nuclear Strikes: Hitler Hysteria So, MoveOn.org has an ad contest, gets entries that directly compare Bush to Hitler, and that’s OK. An appeals court judge goes off on a rampage and compares Bush to Hitler, and that’s OK. But … Continue reading
Hey shmucko… Yeah you… The shmuck who couldn’t wait to tout Airhead America’s ratings numbers, produced by themselves… Well, here’s Arbitron’s take. You’ve heard of Arbitron, right? The company that does the real ratings standards for radio? The ones advertisers … Continue reading
I could just write a whole blog about the media. It would be fun. It would absolutely be easy. Only problem? You’d be able to write it before I did. What is the media making a huge deal of right … Continue reading
Okay, for all the libs (key word here, libs) who think Bill Clinton never told a lie (you know who you are), and think George W. Bush never tells the truth (you’re probably the same folks): Clinton first linked al … Continue reading
“Since 1948 it is we who demanded the return of the refugees… while it is we who made them leave…. We brought disaster upon … Arab refugees, by inviting them and bringing pressure to bear upon them to leave…. We … Continue reading
How Saudi Arabia deals with terrorists. Yahoo! News – Saudis Offer Militants One-Month Amnesty JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia announced a limited amnesty Wednesday for Muslim militants who surrender in the next month, saying they will not face the … Continue reading
AP: The effect is mind-numbing. It’s like being locked in a small room with a very gregarious man who insists on reading his entire appointment book, day by day, beginning in 1946. New York Times: “sprawling, undisciplined and idiosyncratic in … Continue reading
Congratulations to Mike Melvill and the rest of the crew of Spaceship One. I’m impressed, but I’m even more impressed by the fact that a private company managed to do it without massive governmental funding. This is a huge step … Continue reading
Yahoo! News – Al-Qaida: Saudis Aided American Abduction Al-Qaida: Saudis Aided American Abduction 28 minutes ago By SALAH NASRAWI, Associated Press Writer RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – The al-Qaida group responsible for beheading an American engineer said sympathizers in the Saudi … Continue reading
Sorry I don’t have a heck of a lot of time to write more, but I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to wish everyone a happy Father’s Day! Have a good one!
So it’s Saturday again, which means it’s time for another weight loss update! Here goes… Starting: January 19, 2004 Weight: 351 BMI: 47 Today: June 19, 2004 Weight: 292 BMI: 38.5 Weekly Weight Loss Total: 3 pounds. Overall Weight Loss … Continue reading
Don’t get your hopes up, though. They’ll still parrot all the “unilateral claims” from every mouthpiece wanting to make one. But it is a start…
“The (current) rise of the right in America started in the ’60s [as a reaction to] the civil rights movement, the women’s rights movement, and the gay rights movement. Then later, the Berlin Wall fell and they had [few] identifiable … Continue reading
Interesting… My wife pointed out that the doctor on Extreme Makeover tonight seems to have a case of selective political correctness disorder. He’s said the words African American about a million times, but has yet to use the word caucasian, … Continue reading
Apparently, the whole “Dave Winer is an Asshole” meme is far-reaching, making the main page on Yahoo! this afternoon: Yahoo! News – Blogger Criticized for Pulling Service Thu Jun 17, 8:57 AM ET Add Technology – AP to My Yahoo! … Continue reading
Disclosure information from Opensecrets.org… This chart relates the quality of disclosure of campaign financing for George W. Bush and John F. Kerry… Does anything catch your eye?