Daily Archives: February 1st, 2007 «

 

California Democrats in turmoil: Hispanic Caucus leader accused of sexism, SF Mayor admits to affair with married woman

Posted by: ST on February 1, 2007 at 7:54 pm » 12 Comments

Not one, but three Democratic women Representatives in Congress are openly complaining about Rep. Joe Baca’s alleged lack of respect for the women in the Caucus. Via Josephine Hearn at The Politico: A day after Rep. Loretta Sanchez resigned from the Hispanic Caucus charging its chairman had called her a “whore,” a pair of Democratic [...]

 

Al Gore nominated for Nobel Peace prize (UPDATE – RUSH NOMINATED, TOO)

Posted by: ST on February 1, 2007 at 6:19 pm » 12 Comments

LOL. Just one more reason not to hold the Nobel Peace prize – nor its nominating process – in high regard, especially considering past winners like Jimmy “give Hamas a chance” Carter and Yasser “friend of Jimmy’s” Arafat. Hat tip: EU Referendum, which has a hilarious graphic of Mr. Blowhard himself. Update: Heh – Rush [...]

 

NYT characterizes Biden comment as an “oops!”

Posted by: ST on February 1, 2007 at 12:47 pm » 10 Comments

Yeah, he didn’t mean to say it that way! Now, let me see – would they treat allegedly racist comments made by conservatives the same way? Absolutely not. Semi-related: With inconsistent positions like these, it’s no wonder the NYT isn’t doing so well. Prior: Joe Biden announces presidential intentions, then shoots himself in the foot [...]

 

Arkin keeps stepping in it

Posted by: ST on February 1, 2007 at 12:23 pm » 7 Comments

Sometimes you need to understand when to say “when.” Aparently, author of yesterday’s anti-troop rant, is not backing down. Check out his latest diatribe: I said I was bothered by the notion that “the troops” were somehow becoming hallowed beings above society, that they had an attitude that only they had the means – or [...]

 

Let it snow …

Posted by: ST on February 1, 2007 at 8:30 am » 12 Comments

We’re getting quite a bit of snow this morning, to change into a ‘wintry mix’ later today. I’m gonna get some pix a little later when my digital camera battery has charged up. Beautiful, but dangerous. PM Update: Sorry, ya’ll – can’t upload any photos today. I’m actually at mom and dad’s as I didn’t [...]