Daily Archives: January 3rd, 2006 «

 

Trapped miners

Posted by: ST on January 3, 2006 at 9:56 pm » 10 Comments

(Scroll down for a heartbreaking update) Here’s the latest from Reuters, and it’s not good news so far: TALLMANSVILLE, West Virginia (Reuters) – Rescuers searching for 13 men trapped in a West Virginia coal mine found one body on Tuesday in a race to bring out survivors after an explosion sent poisonous gas through a [...]

 

The most underappreciated story of 2005

Posted by: ST on January 3, 2006 at 9:19 pm » 2 Comments

…. is our economy, which has been sailing along nicely, unless you listen to the Democrats in Washington. Rich Lowry explains: The robust American economy is the great underappreciated story of 2005. Like the purloined letter in Edgar Allan Poe’s story, our superb economy is hidden in plain view, mostly ignored by a media that [...]

 

Abramoff pleads guilty

Posted by: ST on January 3, 2006 at 8:39 pm » 49 Comments

Just who will he take down with him? The usual suspects are foaming at the mouth that it will be Tom DeLay, but assuming that happens, he wouldn’t and shouldn’t be the only one. This chart breaks down how Abramoff spread the ‘wealth.’ Make the guilty pay. But ALL of them. Michelle Malkin has some [...]

 

Doin’ the happy dance :-)

Posted by: ST on January 3, 2006 at 6:40 pm » 19 Comments

Yours truly just found out today that she has been approved for the loan on the townhome she’s been trying to buy. How do you spell relief? L-O-A-N A-P-P-R-O-V-A-L! Got some blogging to catch up on, but gonna get some dinner first. Be back in a bit. Just wanted to share that news with ya’ll

 

Maybe “suicide bomber was too harsh?

Posted by: ST on January 3, 2006 at 12:07 pm » 14 Comments

Check out the write-up AP gives this photo: Um Nidal, mother of three Palestinian martyrs delivering a speech at a celebration at the18th foundation anniversary of Palestinian militant group, Hamas, on Friday Dec.30, 2005, in the Syrian capital, Damascus. Hamas organized a celebration at Yarmouk refugee camp southern Damascus with participation of 2000 palestinians.(AP Photo [...]

 

Busy morn

Posted by: ST on January 3, 2006 at 11:37 am » 7 Comments

Been a busy morning – will be back to blogging this afternoon or tonight. In the meantime, consider this an open thread.