Preliminary AP reporting suggests only 500-600 civilian casualties in Afghanistan. That’s a far cry from the thousands claimed by anti-war Leftists.
“Review: Afghan Civilian Deaths Lower” [via Drudge]
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Drug legalization advocate, Kevin Zeese points out that drug use doesn’t fund terrorism. Illegal drug use funds terrorism.
Millions of Americans spend billions of dollars on Ritalin for youth, Prozac and Viagra for adults, and caffeine, nicotine or alcohol, but none of these drug dollars fuel terrorism. Thus, it is not the drugs but the […]
The Weekly Standard’s blog parody is closer to reality than any of us really want to admit. [via InstaPundit]
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Libraries are taking a cue from bookstores. Just last week a group of Milwaukee librarians met with staff at the store I work at to learn how they could take things done in a Barnes and Noble and use them in public libraries.
“Carrollton Libraries Shed Bookish Image” [via Virginia Postrel]
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Artificial wombs open up a host of interesting what-if scenerios. What troubles me is the wanton use of human embryos in the research. At Cornell University, Dr. Hung-Ching Liu allowed embryos to live for six days in an artificial womb. Then the embryos were destroyed. The doctor who took an oath […]
Reporters at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have their e-mail filtered for explicit content. It may stop a lot of annoying spam, but it also blocks messages containing useful information.
“Make the World Go Away” (scroll down to second story)
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Bill O’Reilly bought the spin from the anti-drug ads during the Super Bowl. This is from a man who claims to live in a No Spin Zone. O’Reilly bought the line that American drug users are funding the terrorist groups out to destroy the U.S. That isn’t true. Sure, the Taliban […]
Basketball is the most international of American professional sports (soccer’s the most international, period). With lower ratings in the United States, it’s no surprise that the NBA looks to outside the 50 states for growth. What is surprising is possible NBA expansion in Europe within the next eight years. Commissioner David Stern […]
I’m pulling for Rep. John Sununu to beat Sen. Bob Smith for the Republican nomination for New Hampshire’s Senate seat. Both Smith and Sununu have good chances at beating Gov. Jeanne Shaheen. Smith is the same man who failed in his independent run for the Presidency, called his party “hypocritical,” and came crawling back […]
It’s bad enough that Milwaukee County Executive Tom Ament almost got away with lining his pockets with $2 million in pension money. When he was caught, he didn’t have the decency to resign. Now, he’s released his lawyers to stop a recall petition. Recall organizers say they have 85,000 signatures–73,000 are needed […]
Yesterday was Ronald Reagan’s 91st birthday. Peggy Noonan talks about him for NRO.
“On Reagan?s 91st”
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Andrew Sullivan’s new book club (less introspective and more global than Oprah’s) has pushed Robert Kaplan’s Warrior Politics up to #20 on Amazon.com’s bestseller list. Oh, the power of weblogs!
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If the IOC thinks they’ll be able to quell American patriotism during the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake, then they don’t understand Americans. Like it or not, Salt Lake will be covered in red, white, and blue. There will be chants of “USA, USA” echoing at every event site. Love of country […]
Critics have at it over those government anti-drug ads during the Super Bowl.
“White House Anti-Drug Ads ‘Super Bowloney’ Say Critics”
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Rep. Dick Armey (R-TX) opposes President Bush’s USA Freedom Corps, calling it “obnoxious.”
“Armey Opposition to Freedom Corps Not Threatening, Bush Says”
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