Daily Archives: May 10th, 2006 «

 

Good news from Iraq

Posted by: ST on May 10, 2006 at 10:09 pm » 1 Comment

All Things Conservative points to the latest Brookings Institution Iraq Index, which contains some very positive economic information on the state of Iraq. Make sure to read Bill’s highlights from the Brooking’s PDF and when you have some time, check out the PDF in its entirety. It’s well worth the read. (Hat tip: Lorie Byrd [...]

 

House panel votes in support of bilingual voting

Posted by: ST on May 10, 2006 at 9:52 pm » 4 Comments

The capitulation continues: What was to have been a simple renewal of the historic Voting Rights Act has become snarled in the heated debate involving immigration issues. Conservative House members tried Wednesday to end a requirement in the 1965 law that bilingual ballots and interpreters be provided in states and counties where large numbers of [...]

 

Nobody’s talking about it but deficits are shrinking …

Posted by: ST on May 10, 2006 at 8:05 pm » 9 Comments

… as tax revenues continue to outpace spending. Willisms has all the details. So much for the ‘gloomy’ ecomony the Dems keep trying to tell us exists. Hat tip: Rob at Say Anything More: Via the AP: April Tax Revenue 2nd-Highest in History A flood of income tax payments pushed up government receipts to the [...]

 

Speechless

Posted by: ST on May 10, 2006 at 11:48 am » 20 Comments

Just got done reading this story (background here), and for the first time in a while I am simply speechless. The US Border Patrol is alerting Mexican authorities to the whereabouts of the Minutemen. I don’t know whether to scream or cry. Or both at the same time.

 

The NYT/CBS poll on the President and Congress

Posted by: ST on May 10, 2006 at 10:34 am » 9 Comments

The poll contains some bleak news for the GOP – but you won’t know until you click on the breakdown link for number of respondents how this poll oversampled Democrats heavily. Ankle Biting Pundits explains. I post this not to suggest that the GOP isn’t in trouble this election year (I think we can figure [...]

 

Democrats and ethics

Posted by: ST on May 10, 2006 at 9:52 am » 4 Comments

Don’t let ‘em fool ya into thinking they are ‘above it all.’ They aren’t: WASHINGTON — For the past year, Democrats have been jockeying for the high ground on congressional ethics, hoping a largely Republican lobbying scandal would help propel them into the majority come November’s elections. But the issue is proving to be a [...]

 

Ruling expected soon in California exit exam case

Posted by: ST on May 10, 2006 at 9:18 am » 9 Comments

… on whether or not students who failed the California High School exit exam will still be able to graduate from high school: For Elda Yanez, a tiny but determined 17-year-old, a court ruling to scrap the California High School Exit Exam for the Class of 2006 would mean just one thing. One immensely important [...]