Daily Archives: March 22nd, 2007 «

 

Friday open thread

Posted by: ST on March 22, 2007 at 10:52 pm » 18 Comments

I’m getting this one started a little early as most of the day tomorrow I’ll be away from the computer. In fact, the next couple of days I’ll primarily be blogging in the evening as ‘real life is intruding’ (how dare it do that! ). Here’s your Thursday night video flashback. These days this song [...]

 

Goremobile: Gotta luv it :)

Posted by: ST on March 22, 2007 at 10:40 pm » 7 Comments

Henry Payne writes about the Goracle’s vehicle of choice – and how much it’s costing taxpayers. Bbbut of course he’s doing it to ‘help save the planet’ – I’m sure.

 

Revealed: The real reason behind the Dem push on Attorneygate

Posted by: ST on March 22, 2007 at 9:55 pm » 8 Comments

For the last couple of weeks, the news outlets have been saturated with stories on the eight fired US attorneys, stories which included wild speculation and accusations from (mostly) Democrats that the President has ‘abused his power’ and ‘we want to get to the bottom of this’ yada yada. We already know that one of [...]

 

Big news in Iraq: Three major terror busts

Posted by: ST on March 22, 2007 at 9:05 pm » 4 Comments

US officials are saying Iran and Syria connections have been ‘exposed.’ Via ABC’s The Blotter: U.S. forces have arrested the two leaders of the network believed responsible for the brazen raid in Karbala by terrorists disguised as Americans, in which five U.S. soldiers were kidnapped and later killed in January, U.S. military officials said today. [...]

 

The House Democrats’ cards are falling, falling

Posted by: ST on March 22, 2007 at 8:27 pm » Comments Off

The verdict’s in: House Democrats have been a miserable failure so far because they’ve been outsmarted by the Republican minority, especially on the biggest issue: Iraq. Same same for the Senate, thanks in large part to stellar leadership of the smart-as-heck Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Is it just me, or does it seem like Republicans [...]

 

One city in NC that gets it

Posted by: ST on March 22, 2007 at 4:51 pm » 1 Comment

Let’s hear it for the Thomasville, NC city council! They recently voted 6-1 to continue to allow prayer at City Council meetings, effectively telling the ACLU to stick it. Hat tip once again to ST reader ChefJeff.

 

Mediot meltdown over Attorneygate continues

Posted by: ST on March 22, 2007 at 11:57 am » 4 Comments

Mark Finkelstein at Newsbusters catches CBS anchor Harry Smith and WH press sec. Tony Snow sparring over Attorneygate on this morning’s Early Show, and it got so bad at one point that Snow accused Smith of coming at him like a partisan rather than a reporter. Tony, don’t you know by now that they’re one [...]

 

Marine pilot honored by Britain

Posted by: ST on March 22, 2007 at 11:49 am » 2 Comments

Awesome story: (CBS) A lot of American tourists come to London hoping to catch a glimpse of the Queen. But Maj. William Cheserak is no tourist: He’s a hero, CBS News correspondent Mark Phillips reports. Cheserak, a U.S. Marine pilot, was honored on Wednesday in a way no American has been since the Second World [...]

 

Remaining Duke lacrosse charges to be dropped?

Posted by: ST on March 22, 2007 at 11:27 am » 8 Comments

Thanks to ChefJeff for the tip. Via Drudge: REPORT: All charges may be dropped as early as tomorrow in Duke Lacrosse rape case, FOXNEWS reports… ‘We will be hearing a dismissal in the coming days,’ MORE… The rape charges were dropped back in late December. The remaining charges are kidnapping and sexual offense. I’ve got [...]

 

Don’t these guys ever remember what they say?

Posted by: ST on March 22, 2007 at 11:23 am » 1 Comment

McQ documents in detail yet one more instance of Democrat hypocrisy, this time on extending the normal 15 minute vote time to longer in order to defeat a bill. Oh well, I guess it can be somewhat understandable to forget something you said three years ago versus something you said a few days ago.