Daily Archives: October 23rd, 2007 «

 

Rep. Pete Stark “apologizes” on House floor – House fails to come up with enough votes for censure

Posted by: ST on October 23, 2007 at 4:29 pm » 10 Comments

Disappointing and telling (the failure of the House to censure Stark, that is). As I said yesterday, I preferred that Stark not apologize outright for his remarks – after all, he shouldn’t have to apologize for something he clearly believes, and the remarks stand as a testament to the kind of jerk he is (and [...]

 

Islamofascism Awareness Week – Day 2

Posted by: ST on October 23, 2007 at 12:06 pm » 1 Comment

Robert Stacy McCain is all over it, as is Gateway Pundit. On the opposite end of things, Josh Marshall apparently doesn’t take Islamofascism seriously (surprise). Here’s a helpful flashback (and another here) of why you should take it seriously, Josh, as you seem sorely in need of a few reminders. Prior: Islamofascism Awareness Week starts [...]

 

Another Democrat Congressman visits Iraq, changes tune

Posted by: ST on October 23, 2007 at 10:31 am » 2 Comments

The Des Moines Register reports: Washington, D.C. – Rep. Dave Loebsack returned Monday from a trip to Iraq and said that conditions in once-violent Anbar province have improved since the Iowa Democrat’s last trip there earlier this year. “Certainly, in Anbar province, there’s no doubt some progress has been made,” said Loebsack, an opponent of [...]

 

Iraq: On good news, and how to declare victory (MORE: THE NYT WRITES THAT IRAQ IS “GETTING WORSE”)

Posted by: ST on October 23, 2007 at 9:04 am » 3 Comments

The latest: —- The American Thinker has two posts up today from embedded-in-Iraq blogger Jeff Emanuel. The first one is here, and the second part is here. Make sure to read them both, as they contain lots of encouraging news on the successes taking place in Iraq (especially since the start of the surge), as [...]

 

Southern California wildfires

Posted by: ST on October 23, 2007 at 6:31 am » 7 Comments

CNN reports that nearly 265,000 have evacuated from Southern California, which is currently being ravaged by wildfires: SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) — More than a dozen uncontained wildfires raged Monday across Southern California, threatening thousands of structures and forcing people to flee homes from San Diego to Malibu to Lake Arrowhead. Fire officials said more [...]