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The Prez speaks on immigration

Posted by: ST on May 15, 2006 at 10:44 pm » 41 Comments

I didn’t watch it, because I mistakenly thought it came on at 9 ET, when it actually aired at 8 ET. Read a transcript of it here in case you missed it as well. The reaction from the conservative blogosphere is highly negative, as you’ll see from visiting Memeorandum. I’m too frustrated to comment on [...]

 

Monday open post

Posted by: ST on May 15, 2006 at 12:39 pm » 13 Comments

Since I’ve got a busy afternoon ahead of me, please consider this an open post to discuss the news of the day that I won’t have time to blog. Catch ya’ll later tonight.

 

The President’s immigration speech tonight

Posted by: ST on May 15, 2006 at 9:46 am » 23 Comments

Michelle Malkin writes about what the President will likely be discussing tonight in his speech on immigration and describes it as “too little, too late.” ST reader CavalierX says this is Bush’s “make-or-break border speech.” The big news of the day on Bush and immigration is his apparent plan to send the National Guard to [...]

 

Memo to the NYT/IHT: Trying to detect unusual calling patterns is not “eavesdropping”

Posted by: ST on May 15, 2006 at 8:34 am » 9 Comments

Our media continues to get it wrong on the topic of the NSA warrantless wiretaps/datamining program that was kicked into high gear after the 9-11 attacks. Check out the following headline: Bush Aide Defends Eavesdropping on Phone Calls Just as a reminder to the New York Times/International Herald Tribune reporters and editors, here’s what “eavesdropping” [...]