Daily Archives: January 12th, 2009 «

 

Part two of 24, season 7 – Open Thread

Posted by: ST on January 12, 2009 at 7:18 pm » 10 Comments

Rick Moran wasn’t impressed, but I found last night’s “season opener” intriguing. Looking forward to part deux in 45 minutes. ST reader NC Cop thinks the writers are trying to turn Jack Bauer into a liberal: Did anyone catch Jack’s little “speech” while sitting in the back of the car with the FBI agent. “For [...]

 

Quote of the day

Posted by: ST on January 12, 2009 at 6:40 pm » 2 Comments

Jim Geraghty quips: It’s a good thing Hillary Clinton is busy preparing to be Secretary of State: Ms. magazine depicts Obama on the cover as Superman, with a t-shirt declaring, “This is what a feminist looks like.” My thoughts exactly, sweetie. Barack Obama: First female president of the United States? Don’t get jealous, now, Johnny [...]

 

More on Obama’s “climate czar”

Posted by: ST on January 12, 2009 at 12:34 pm » 4 Comments

I mentioned this briefly in a prior post, but the Washington Times has a more complete story today on the socialist ties of Carol Browner, Obama’s pick for “climate czar.” It would be being charitable to say that she’s to the left of most leftists when it comes to the environment and climate change (via [...]

 

National Safety Council: Ban all cell phone use in cars

Posted by: ST on January 12, 2009 at 10:17 am » 28 Comments

Via AP: WASHINGTON — A national safety group is advocating a total ban on cell phone use while driving, saying the practice is clearly dangerous and leads to fatalities. States should ban drivers from using hand-held and hands-free cell phones, and businesses should prohibit employees from using cell phones while driving on the job, the [...]