Daily Archives: April 26th, 2007 «

 

Dems set to pander in tonight’s South Carolina debate (LIVEBLOGGING – UPDATE: “CAPTION THIS” ADDED)

Posted by: ST on April 26, 2007 at 6:59 pm » 43 Comments

ELECTION 2008: The Democratic Candidates Debate – 4/26/07 (Keep refreshing this post as I will be liveblogging the debate) CBS predicts that Iraq will be the issue which dominates tonight’s debate in Orangeburg, SC at SC State University. Did you get a chance to submit your questions for the candidates via MSNBC? The debate starts [...]

 

Really interested in “going green”? This is the vehicle for you

Posted by: ST on April 26, 2007 at 6:27 pm » 1 Comment

I know Al Gore drives Ford’s classy looking Mercury Mariner Hybrid, but once he gets wind of Ford’s latest enviro-friendly vehicle, I’m sure he’ll abandon the Mariner almost as fast he abandoned Joe Lieberman for Howard dean in the Dem campaign for the nomination back in 2003. Think that thing would get him to the [...]

 

Anti-Sarkozy forces in France paint him as a Nazi

Posted by: ST on April 26, 2007 at 4:39 pm » 3 Comments

Wow. Just wow. Of course, comparisons to Nazis happens too frequently here, especially from liberal icon George Soros and affiliated Dems/groups, but considering that this IS France we’re talking about here … I mean, you’d think they’d know the huge differences between Sarkozy and Hitler, to the point that it’s pointless to even compare them [...]

 

The Jessica Lynch story: Manufactured by the Pentagon, or by the press?

Posted by: ST on April 26, 2007 at 12:53 pm » 17 Comments

Outside of undermining Republican administrations, there’s nothing more the mediots love to do than to advance their pet causes via reporting news stories as an advocate would rather than how a straight news reporter is supposed to be trained to do. A glaring example of this is the media reporting on what happened to Pfc. [...]

 

Financial Times: “Carbon credits” projects don’t yield much – if any – benefit

Posted by: ST on April 26, 2007 at 9:16 am » 4 Comments

Why, imagine that! Companies and individuals rushing to go green have been spending millions on “carbon credit” projects that yield few if any environmental benefits. A Financial Times investigation has uncovered widespread failings in the new markets for greenhouse gases, suggesting some organisations are paying for emissions reductions that do not take place. Others are [...]

 

House Defeatocrats pass cut and run war supplemental

Posted by: ST on April 26, 2007 at 8:52 am » 16 Comments

And the Senate Defeatocrats are expected to pass it this week: WASHINGTON – The Senate is expected to pass a bill today that would order the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq to begin this fall. Last night, the House voted 218-208 to pass the $124.2 billion supplemental spending measure containing the provision. President Bush [...]