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Losing on schedule

Thursday, June 30th, 2005

This is a great post from the Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler. Many of the Democrats, and also some Republicans are calling for “exit strategy”, “timetables”, etc for leaving Iraq. Setting a withdrawal deadline from Iraq is a stupid idea, and shouldn’t require any explanation as to why, but this does a good job […]

Out of left field

Thursday, June 30th, 2005

Didn’t even know this was a problem.
During just two days in late April, Border Patrol agents in south Texas detained 232 Brazilians who had entered the United States illegally. All told, more than 12,000 Brazilians have been apprehended trying to cross the United States-Mexican border this year, exceeding the number detained in all of 2004 […]

Moveon.org is useful after all

Wednesday, June 29th, 2005

In response to Bush’s speech at Ft. Bragg tonight discussing Iraq and why we are staying there, moveonpac.org has started a propaganda letters to the editor campaign. The really cool part is, they have automated the process so that you can write and send your letter with very little effort. They even provide […]

I’m sorry Justice Souter, we’re building a hotel

Tuesday, June 28th, 2005

This is hilarious. A developer in Weare, New Hampshire wants the city to seize Supreme Court justice David Souter’s residence so he can build a hotel there, citing the additional tax revenue it will generate.

Justice Souter’s vote in the “Kelo vs. City of New London” decision allows city governments to take […]

Closeup Video of 9/11 South Tower Collapse

Monday, June 27th, 2005

Oh, wow. I think I’ve seen the last part of this clip, but they didn’t show the first part on TV. This is the scariest thing I’ve ever seen.
[edit] as you can see from the Fox 5 logo, apparently they did show it on TV. I just didn’t see it.

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Durbinize, verb.

Monday, June 27th, 2005

Bill Yates has coined a new word, and I like it.
Durbinize, verb.
1. To make, either explicitly or implicitly, a moral, political, or factual equivalence between two situations which in reality have little or nothing in common. (After U. S. Senator Richard Durbin (D, ILL) who compared the alleged abusive treatment of a terrorist detainee held […]

Burning the flag

Monday, June 27th, 2005

Why do we need an amendment to ban burning the flag? I’d like to hear some good compelling reasons. If we are going to amend the constitution, it had better be good. I’ve heard some pretty good thoughts on why we don’t need it.
Mark Steyn writes in the Chicago Sun-Times:

…maybe […]

Eminent Domain

Friday, June 24th, 2005

I am not really bothered by the eminent domain decision. The reaction to it, however, has been entirely crazy! It’s been blown out of proportion I think. I agree with the reaction my local city government had: It will not really affect anything in Oklahoma City. From time to time over the years, property has […]

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