Daily Archives: May 8th, 2007 «

 

Can’t get the President to agree with you the old-fashioned way?

Posted by: ST on May 8, 2007 at 11:45 pm » 15 Comments

Then sue him: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is threatening to take President Bush to court if he issues a signing statement as a way of sidestepping a carefully crafted compromise Iraq war spending bill. Pelosi recently told a group of liberal bloggers, “We can take the president to court” if he issues a signing [...]

 

From “Freedom Fries” to “Friendship Fries”: What a difference an election makes!

Posted by: ST on May 8, 2007 at 10:25 pm » 1 Comment

Absolutely love it (Hat tip: ST reader Lorica) Update: Here’s my lame attempt at altering the House cafeteria menu:

 

Book review: Caucus of Corruption

Posted by: ST on May 8, 2007 at 9:39 pm » 2 Comments

In the runup to the 2006 elections, the Democrats ratcheted up the rhetoric about the “culture of corruption” they believed was part and parcel of being a Republican, and at the same time tried to convince the American people that they were above all of that, and promised that – if elected to the majority [...]

 

Doing what they do best: The left foams at the mouth with outrage over a non-issue … again

Posted by: ST on May 8, 2007 at 8:42 pm » 12 Comments

Gosh, I’ve lost count the number of times they’ve done this. Is ad infinitum a number (heh)? Today’s big ‘controversy’ involved Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX), who, according to the insinuations by the Nutroots, is nothing more than a flaming racist because he quoted the founder of the KKK on the House floor – thus proving [...]

 

Terror plot on Fort Dix thwarted

Posted by: ST on May 8, 2007 at 3:06 pm » 34 Comments

Would have been on this story sooner, but I started having computer issues shortly after 9 this morning. A terrorist plot to kill soldiers at Ft. Dix has been busted: Federal investigators last night arrested six Islamic radicals who were planning a heavily armed attack against soldiers at Fort Dix as part of a jihad [...]

 

What Republicans can learn from Sarko’s victory

Posted by: ST on May 8, 2007 at 8:35 am » 8 Comments

Pundits, politicos, and bloggers are all buzzing about the French presidential election on Sunday which saw Nicolas Sarkozy, the conservative Frenchman, handily defeat his Socialist opponent Ségolène Royal. Sarko will be handed the reigns of power in about a week. Still up in the air: Whether or not Sarko will have a conservative government alongside [...]