Daily Archives: September 20th, 2006 «

 

“Many” US couples seek embryo screening to select the sex of their child

Posted by: ST on September 20, 2006 at 8:27 pm » 5 Comments

Performed in 9% of all embryo screenings last year, according to a recent survey: Boy or girl? Almost half of U.S. fertility clinics that offer embryo screening say they allow couples to choose the sex of their child, the most extensive survey of the practice suggests. Sex selection without any medical reason to warrant it [...]

 

House panel stands with Bush on detainee interrogations

Posted by: ST on September 20, 2006 at 8:08 pm » 5 Comments

A refreshing change from the grandstanding going on in the Senate. It wasn’t easy, though. Reuters reports: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In an abrupt reversal, a U.S. House of Representatives committee narrowly voted on Wednesday to endorse President George W. Bush’s plan for tough interrogations and trials of foreign terrorism suspects after Republicans rounded up enough [...]

 

Lamont campaign’s new ads against Lieberman call him a “turncoat”

Posted by: ST on September 20, 2006 at 7:48 pm » 6 Comments

Via AP: Lamont’s campaign is spending $93,000 this week on a series of statewide television ads that call Lieberman a “turncoat.” One ad suggests that Connecticut residents should wear their coats inside-out to protest Lieberman’s general election campaign. Lamont predicted the ads will appeal to his base and undecided voters. “It was a humorous look [...]

 

Pollwatching

Posted by: ST on September 20, 2006 at 7:32 pm » 1 Comment

Real Clear Politics has up to date information on the latest polling news for Senate races that will be decided this fall. Scroll down on that page and look on the left hand side for polls on Governors races. Maybe I’m missing it but I’ve not seen anything for House races there. If you find [...]

 

How dare the bastard!

Posted by: ST on September 20, 2006 at 6:18 pm » 13 Comments

Just got done watching the lowlights from Chavez’s speech to the UN today. The bastard has some nerve stepping on to American soil and calling the President “el diablo” repeatedly right after holding up his ‘recommended’ reading of a book (Hegemony and Survival) by America hater Noam Chomsky! And shame on the worthless pieces of [...]

 

Arizona 9-11 Memorial

Posted by: ST on September 20, 2006 at 3:47 pm » 8 Comments

You have to see it to believe it. Disgusting. Too bad there’s no one in Arizona who was willing to do the right think like Gov. George Pataki did in NY when he heard about ‘certain plans’ for the 9-11 memorial in NYC. Hat tip: Allah

 

Wednesday open thread

Posted by: ST on September 20, 2006 at 2:23 pm » 8 Comments

Have at it, ya’ll

 

MSM continues to push the “Southern women are turning from Bush” angle

Posted by: ST on September 20, 2006 at 10:13 am » 7 Comments

I blogged about this back on the 7th, and I see that the DNC’s faithful in the media are still barely containing their glee at the thought of Southern women turning their backs on the President and Republicans in the coming fall elections. Case in point, Good Morning America’s Friday segment which featured three Southern [...]

 

WaPo continues to carry the water for James Webb

Posted by: ST on September 20, 2006 at 9:35 am » 4 Comments

Remember macacagate? The WaPo milked that one for all its worth, including the featuring of a three page puff piece on the ‘victim’ in macacagate: S.R. Sidarth, who is working on candidate Webb’s staff in order to get him elected this fall over Senator George Allen. This, after Allen apologized numerous times in the span [...]