Daily Archives: September 21st, 2006 «

 

By any means necessary: Democratic desperation going into the fall elections

Posted by: ST on September 21, 2006 at 7:45 pm » 3 Comments

Jim Geraghty has the lowdown (real low) on some recent scandals involving staffers of Democrats or liberal bloggers strongly affiliated with Democrats – with all this effort to hack into the private information of their Republican opponents, these guys seem awfully scared, don’t they? See Kevin at Wizbang and John at Powerline for in depth [...]

 

Breaking: Bush and McCain reach deal on enemy combatant laws

Posted by: ST on September 21, 2006 at 2:51 pm » 4 Comments

Via MSNBC. No details just yet. Update I: Here’s new info from the story: Details on the deal were not immediately available, but Rep. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said it represented “very positive steps forward. Once everyone looks at it, we hope to come to an agreement.” He was meeting with McCain and Sens. Bill Frist [...]

 

Rangel condemned Chavez? BFD.

Posted by: ST on September 21, 2006 at 2:12 pm » 16 Comments

There are several posts out there in the blogosphere praising Rep. Charlie Rangel’s remarks in response to Venezeulan dictator Hugo Chavez’s insane speech before the UN yesterday (see video of Rangel’s remarks here). First, I want to post Rangel’s statement, and then my commentary will follow: I want to express my extreme displeasure with statements [...]

 

Bill Clinton’s claim on interrogation tactics: a flat out lie

Posted by: ST on September 21, 2006 at 1:51 pm » 6 Comments

But then again, what else have we come to expect from the serial liar? Via Reuters (emphasis added): “The president says he’s just trying to get the rules clear about how far the CIA can go when they’re when they whacking these people around in these secret prisons,” Clinton said in NPR’s “Morning Edition” interview, [...]

 

The increasingly popular Iraq war

Posted by: ST on September 21, 2006 at 10:27 am » 6 Comments

The number of people in favor of the Iraq war has actually increased over the last few weeks, according to a couple polls. Frank Warner has the details, and includes this spot-on commentary regarding the media’s lack of appropriately calling this an ‘increasingly popular war’: Tired phrase. I recalled yesterday that, over the last year [...]

 

A ‘nuclear 9/11′?

Posted by: ST on September 21, 2006 at 8:40 am » 3 Comments

Several readers have sent me this link from the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists that warns of the very real possibility of a nuclear 9/11: Prior to 9/11, most Americans found the idea that international terrorists could mount an attack on their homeland and kill thousands of innocent citizens not just unlikely, but inconceivable. Psychologically, Americans [...]

 

Space shuttle Atlantis lands safely

Posted by: ST on September 21, 2006 at 8:30 am » Comments Off

Excellent news!