Talk about being removed from the real world:
It really does seem a bit odd that a mayor with a 67 percent approval rating should be forced from office because of a term limits law. I suppose I understand the theory that presidential-level term limits serve as a check on tyranny, but there doesn’t seem to […]
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has some explaining to do. Mary Anastasia O’Grady reports that her name was mentioned in captured files from Colombian insurgent group FARC:
[Colombian Sen. Piedad Cordoba] met at the Venezuelan presidential palace with FARC leaders last fall. From that meeting the rebels reported that “Piedad says that Chávez has Uribe going crazy. He […]
I don’t have anything to say about the death of Sen. Jesse Helms. I just never paid much attention to him. I probably bought into the idea that he was a white Southern racist and anti-gay. On the former his history is more complex.
Even with the controversy Helms generated it’s terrible for some Helms hater […]
Doe Kos know any conservatives? Does he want to? Probably not since he thinks we’re all “neanderthals.” And doing so would mess up the prejudices he has towards us.
If anyone is scared of the “other” it’s Kos and his ilk.
I’d go into a long, drawn-out post countering every single Kos claim, but he ain’t worth […]
Today at the Conservative Bloggers Briefing Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) talked to us about his “roadmap” that addresses out-of-control spending, entitlement reform, and tax reform in a comprehensive way. He told us the federal government is on a path to taking 40 cents out of every dollar just to pay for all programs. Echoing Fred […]
Congress and the administration and the Congress are finally making progress on revamping FISA. Under the plan the sticking point about giving telecoms retroactive immunity would be handed over to a federal court. I’m not too sure about this. It seems like a cop-out, and giving the judicial branch a portion of the legislature’s power. […]
It bugs me when technology fans love the fact new people are using technology even if it doesn’t offer much value. Take for instance Micah Sifry who is fawning over two Congressmen Twittering with each other. It’s interesting that two Congressmen are using the text-messaging tool on the house floor, but their back and forth […]
The Senate Democrats’ solution to high energy prices is higher taxes. A vote might come today:
With gasoline prices topping $4 a gallon, Senate Democrats want the government to grab some of the billions of dollars in profits being taken in by the major oil companies.
Senators were to vote Tuesday on whether to consider a windfall […]
Soot might be the problem with melting Arctic ice. That means being obsessed with reducing carbon dioxide might not be most effective means of solving the problem.
“Impure as the Driven Snow” [via hunter @ Redstate]
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Quick-thinking Mike Huckabee helped a choking Republican:
Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee did more than just give a speech at the North Carolina Republican Party convention. He also may have saved a life.
State GOP spokesman Brent Woodcox says the former Arkansas governor did the Heimlich maneuver on Robert Pittenger, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, […]
The life cycle of Scott McClellan’s book is going longer than I expected. Bob Dole launching a few artillery shells keeps pundits talking about it even longer. I’d say that would bother the White House, but they seem like it’s their job to do nothing to improve their boss’ poll numbers.
And please no nonsense about […]
As I suspected Scott McClellan’s What Happened isn’t much. From Kimberly Strassel’s review:
Grievances against former White House colleagues animate much of “What Happened.” Mr. McClellan’s broader theme, about dysfunctional politics, fades away. He shows no interest in examining, say, the partisan underpinnings of Joe Wilson’s public criticism of the Bush administration. And the former White […]
What’s there to add about Scott McClellan’s new book? All the excerpts I’ve read seem to only say what President Bush’s critics have been saying throughout his Presidency: Bush lied, people died; Iraq was a war of choice not necessity; blah, blah, blah. McClellan doesn’t add anything new. My lack of insight matches McClellan’s. It […]
The Colombia free trade pact remains stalled in Congress while Colombia’s president Alvaro Uribe has made concession after concession to win over Democrats. He’s extradited right-wing paramilitaries to stand trial in the U.S. on drug charges and didn’t intervene when his cousin was arrested. The LA Times editorial board noticed Uribe’s efforts probably won’t help […]
Sen. Ted Kennedy was taken to the hospital because of “stroke like symptoms.” Say a little prayer for him and his family.
“Kennedy Rushed to Hospital with Stroke Symptoms”
UPDATE: The Huffington Post has some details of Kennedy’s hospitalization and this quote from Sen. John McCain:
Senator Kennedy’s role in the U.S. Senate cannot be overstated. He is […]
