Daily Archives: September 21st, 2005 «

 

So far, no commitments from Congress on pork cutting

Posted by: ST on September 21, 2005 at 10:37 pm » 2 Comments

On Sunday, I blogged about the “Porkbusters” campaign started by Glenn Reynolds and The Truth Laid Bear blog, which is an effort to get bloggers and blog readers from across the blogosphere to log the pork they have found in their respective state’s budget, post about it on their blog, email their Congressional representatives and [...]

 

Media Can’t Let Go Of Vietnam Comparisons

Posted by: ST on September 21, 2005 at 9:03 pm » 3 Comments

Check this out: Headline: Bush’s Words on Iraq Echo LBJ in 1967 WASHINGTON (AP) – Bush officials bristle at the suggestion the war in Iraq might look anything like Vietnam. Yet just as today’s anti-war protests recall memories of yesteryear, President Bush’s own words echo those of President Johnson in 1967, a pivotal year for [...]

 

Stupid Democratic party antics

Posted by: ST on September 21, 2005 at 8:27 pm » Comments Off

Just who is that man behind the mask? This is unreal: NEW YORK — Democrats sent a man wearing a President Bush mask to a campaign appearance for Republican Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday to remind him he can’t “run away from Bush,” the party’s state chairman said. “Mike, you know you love me,” read [...]

 

Bush-bashing and Clinton-drooling

Posted by: ST on September 21, 2005 at 8:23 pm » Comments Off

Not surprising, but nauseating nevertheless: New Orleans descended on New York for two concurrent concerts, dubbed From the Big Apple to the Big Easy, Tuesday night to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Big names such as Dave Matthews, Simon and Garfunkel, and Elton John filled the bills of the shows held at [...]

 

Landing gear issues with Jet Blue flight

Posted by: ST on September 21, 2005 at 8:09 pm » 2 Comments

Breaking news: A Jet Blue flight with 145 people aboard, which was flying from Burbank, Calif., to New York, will attempt to make a “soft landing” after it landing gear jammed. The Airbus 320 took off from Burbank Airport at 6:17 p.m. EDT, but turned around after its landing gear didn’t raise and was apparently [...]

 

Rita storm news tracker

Posted by: ST on September 21, 2005 at 7:52 pm » Comments Off

As you probably already know, Rita is now classified as a Category 5 hurricane, with winds of 165 MPH. Here’s where we can keep up on the latest news on the hurricane – that page will be updated regularly. Also, make sure to keep checking Jason’s blog for updates on the Houston area. Here is [...]

 

Remember this story?

Posted by: ST on September 21, 2005 at 7:23 pm » 3 Comments

On Friday, I blogged about two stories – one regarding Mahmoud Maawad, the 29 year old University of Memphis student (in the US illegally) who was arrested and held without bond after he was found to be in posseseion of the following: a pilot’s uniform, chart of Memphis International Airport and a DVD titled “How [...]

 

Hurricane Governors ratings soar – except for Blanco

Posted by: ST on September 21, 2005 at 12:14 pm » 11 Comments

Via Survey USA: Haley Barbour (R, Mississippi) +26 Bob Riley (R, Alabama) +21 Mike Easley (D, North Carolina) +19 Sonny Perdue (R, Georgia) +18 Rick Perry (R, Texas) +17 Kathleen Blanco (D, Louisiana) -22 I’m not sure if Gov. Blanco is eligible to run again, but if she is, she’s going to have a tough [...]

 

Sludge politics

Posted by: ST on September 21, 2005 at 11:30 am » 2 Comments

Seems two members of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee got themselves in a bit of trouble after admitting to obtaining the credit report of Maryland Lt. Governor Michael S. Steele (R): Two members of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee have resigned after admitting they obtained Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele’s credit report. Phil Singer, [...]

 

Rita now a Category 4

Posted by: ST on September 21, 2005 at 11:00 am » 3 Comments

And still strengthening. Here’s the latest projected path. If your city is in the projected path of Hurricane Rita, please pack up and go to a safer area. None of us wants to pick up a paper over the weekend and read about a massive amount of deaths from this hurricane. We want everyone in [...]