Daily Archives: September 19th, 2007 «

 

Will Republicans hold on to the WH?

Posted by: ST on September 19, 2007 at 11:27 pm » 4 Comments

This question, among several others, were ones John Hawkins surveyed select conservative bloggers on – you can read their responses to that question, as well as the rest, here. Here’s a snippet: 7) If Hillary Clinton turns out to be the Democratic nominee, which candidate do you think would stand the best chance of defeating [...]

 

Iraq news roundup

Posted by: ST on September 19, 2007 at 9:27 pm » 5 Comments

The latest: —- The far left is fuming over the failure of the Senate to pass the so-called “Webb amendment.” Iraq war veteran and Vets for Freedom Executive Director Pete Hegseth explains what the amendment was all about: Today Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) is introducing an amendment that-on the surface-looks good because the amendment would [...]

 

Breaking: Dan Rather sues CBS for $70 million

Posted by: ST on September 19, 2007 at 4:20 pm » 14 Comments

Via the NYT: Dan Rather, whose career at CBS News ground to an inglorious end 15 months ago over his role in an unsubstantiated report questioning President Bush’s Vietnam-era National Guard service, filed a $70 million lawsuit this afternoon against the network, its corporate parent and three of his former superiors. Mr. Rather, 75, asserts [...]

 

Outrage: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be escorted to Ground Zero? (MORE: COLUMBIA U WILL HOST AHMADINEJAD)

Posted by: ST on September 19, 2007 at 3:52 pm » 17 Comments

This is absolutely appalling: In a move that has stunned New York, the Bloomberg administration is in discussions to escort the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to ground zero during his visit to New York next week, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said today. The Iranian mission to the U.N. made the request to the New York [...]

 

Haditha: Dereliction of duty charges dropped against company commander

Posted by: ST on September 19, 2007 at 1:56 pm » 1 Comment

Another setback for the military-hating far left: (CNN) — The Marine Corps has dropped charges against the commander of the Marine company involved in the 2005 killings of Iraqi civilians in Haditha, Iraq. Capt. Lucas McConnell, who had been charged with dereliction of duty, was also granted immunity to ensure he cooperates with the investigation, [...]

 

Washington Post’s attempt at “factchecking” Fred Thompson falls short

Posted by: ST on September 19, 2007 at 11:34 am » 3 Comments

Way short. Back on September 7th, Fred Thompson made the following claim about our military: “If you look back over our history, it will not take you long to realize that our people have shed more blood for other people’s liberty than any other combination of nations in the history of the world.” For this [...]