Daily Archives: January 9th, 2006 «

 

Alito confirmation hearing

Posted by: ST on January 9, 2006 at 1:49 pm » 5 Comments

Townhall.com is the go-to source on all things Alito. Here’s the Alito confirmation hearing schedule. Opening statements are going on right now (or should I say “the posturing and grandstanding at the confirmation hearing has started”? ). Matt at Blogs for Bush is liveblogging it. Monday PM Update: Make sure to check out Michelle Malkin’s [...]

 

Dow breaks above 11K for first time since June 2001

Posted by: ST on January 9, 2006 at 1:40 pm » 9 Comments

Via Fox: NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average rose above the psychologically significant 11,000 point mark for the first time since June, 2001 Monday as stocks continued their recent rally. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 42.51 points, or 0.39 percent, at 11,001.82, after climbing as high as 11,003.50 just after 1 [...]

 

Liveblogging the 2006 RNC Blog Row in DC

Posted by: ST on January 9, 2006 at 10:29 am » 1 Comment

The RNC is holding what they call a “Blog Row” in DC right now – Ian at the Political Teen is amongst the invitees and is liveblogging the event. Check his post often for updates. My friends at Blogs for Bush (Matt Margolis and Mark Noonan) are liveblogging as well. Check their main page often [...]

 

Joe Klein: How to Stay Out of Power (and undermine the war in the process)

Posted by: ST on January 9, 2006 at 9:49 am » 76 Comments

Joe Klein, no friend of the administration, writes a critique on Democrats who he thinks are playing too fast and loose with national security issues: House minority leader Nancy Pelosi, the California Democrat, engaged in a small but cheesy bit of deception last week. She released a letter, which quickly found its way to the [...]