Daily Archives: November 11th, 2007 «

 

The skydiving former president

Posted by: ST on November 11, 2007 at 5:54 pm » 3 Comments

President Bush (the first one) went skydiving this past weekend – proving once again that age (he’s 83) is just a number … Here’s more, via CNN’s Political Ticker.

 

Somebody had to say it

Posted by: ST on November 11, 2007 at 3:42 pm » 8 Comments

Motor-mouth Chavez ran into something in Chile he likes to violently suppress at home: opposition (emphasis added): SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) – The king of Spain told Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to “shut up” Saturday during a heated exchange at a summit of leaders from Latin America, Spain and Portugal. Chavez, who called President Bush the [...]

 

The Falcons at the Panthers (UPDATE: PANTHERS LOSE 20-13)

Posted by: ST on November 11, 2007 at 12:23 pm » 18 Comments

Seeing as how the 2-6 Falcons have struggled this year, normally I would have written today that the Panthers (4-4) have a good shot at winning their game against them, but what with their QB woes – we still don’t know who the starting QB will be today – as well as their winless streak [...]

 

Sunday open thread

Posted by: ST on November 11, 2007 at 12:09 pm » 4 Comments

Sorry – thought I’d created an open thread for the weekend yesterday! My bad …

 

Celebrating America and what makes her so great

Posted by: ST on November 11, 2007 at 10:44 am » 15 Comments

Senator Zell Miller, who I quoted Friday, said it best at the 2004 Republican National Convention: “Never in the history of the world has any soldier sacrificed more for the freedom and liberty of total strangers than the American soldier. And, our soldiers don’t just give freedom abroad, they preserve it for us here at [...]