Monthly Archives: July 2005 «

 

MA birth certificates: the slippery slope connection

Posted by: ST on July 29, 2005 at 12:49 pm » 20 Comments

First, my thoughts on gay marriage, for those who are new to the ST blog. The definition of marriage has been defined throughout the ages as a union between a man and a woman. Whether over the centuries men were marrying little girls, or at the times when it was only whites who could get [...]

 

He predicted it would happen

Posted by: ST on July 29, 2005 at 11:59 am » 18 Comments

Michael Graham, conservative writer and radio talk show host, has been suspended from his job at WMAL in DC without pay for comments he made on the radio and in a piece he wrote for Jewish World Review in which he harshly criticized Islam. La Shawn Barber linked up to the piece yesterday. In it, [...]

 

Chris Matthews: We were once ‘insurgents’ too!

Posted by: ST on July 29, 2005 at 9:33 am » Comments Off

Jeff Goldstein notes an interesting exchange from last night’s Hardball with Chris Matthews: From last evening’s “Hardball w/ Chris Matthews” comes this bizarre bit: Shortly after New York Times columnist Bob Herbert condemned the US for forcing democracy on Iraqis “at the point of a gun,” Democratic strategist Hillary Rosen had this to say: “There’s [...]

 

Iconic women-there are none?

Posted by: ST on July 29, 2005 at 9:01 am » Comments Off

Charmaine Yoest is wanting suggestions from blogosphere readers in an effort to assemble a gallery of iconic women … this, in response to comments by the creator of ABC’s much-touted upcoming series “Commander-In-Chief.” Post writer Lisa de Moraes reports that show creator Rod Lurie: … thinks it a shame there are no “iconic” women in [...]

 

Nah, there won’t be any abortion litmus test

Posted by: ST on July 29, 2005 at 8:38 am » Comments Off

Nope, not at all: A group of female Democratic senators said yesterday that they will vote against Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. unless he vows to uphold abortion rights. Yesterday’s comments exceed previous posturing by Democrats calling on Judge Roberts to state his position on settled cases, a practice that previous high court [...]

 

Light blogging day

Posted by: ST on July 28, 2005 at 6:09 pm » Comments Off

Was an extremely long day at the office – I’m home now, and storms are brewing (literally) outside, so I’m going to log off just now. If I do log back on later this evening, it will be in order to finalize my ideas for the new blog design, so I won’t be doing any [...]

 

Judge William Young is the REAL maverick

Posted by: ST on July 28, 2005 at 9:33 am » 3 Comments

In case you haven’t heard by now, the US District Judge (John Coughenour) in Washington state who sentenced Ahmed Ressam to a 22-year prison term yesterday for attempting to bomb Los Angeles International Airport in what’s been referred to as the thwarted millennium attack had some rather harsh words to say regarding the Bush administration’s [...]

 

The beauty that surrounds us

Posted by: ST on July 27, 2005 at 8:50 pm » 5 Comments

Just chillin’ tonight and taking an evening break from the crazy world of politics. Glass of wine on one side of my keyboard and a sleeping, purring kitty on the other. Tonight I was headed out the door to pick up some groceries when I noticed the most beautiful butterfly sitting on the shutters right [...]

 

Nadagate: Just the facts

Posted by: ST on July 27, 2005 at 1:09 pm » Comments Off

All you need to know about Nadagate via Frank J. at IMAO. Those who are humor-challenged, please don’t visit the above link

 

Retired schoolteacher to airline: don’t feel me up!

Posted by: ST on July 27, 2005 at 10:59 am » 12 Comments

Here’s one woman who I bet would be staunchly on board with profiling: A federal jury in Green Bay is expected to begin deciding today whether a 62-year-old retired tech school teacher is guilty of assault for grabbing a female airport screener’s breasts at the Outagamie County Regional Airport in September 2004. Phyllis Dintenfass of [...]