Daily Archives: August 10th, 2010 «

 

Charlie Ra-Ra-Rangel’s defiant speech on the House floor

Posted by: ST on August 10, 2010 at 7:08 pm » 6 Comments

Hmmm. Wonder if anyone at the NRCC is creative enough to work portions of Rangel’s speech into a campaign ad or two? Ed Morrissey has much, much more on Rangel’s House tap dance from earlier today.

 

Paterson offers Ground Zero mosque developers state $ to move location

Posted by: ST on August 10, 2010 at 5:35 pm » 8 Comments

Via the AP/New York Post: ALBANY – New York Gov. David Paterson offered state help Tuesday if the developers of a proposed mosque near the site of the Sept. 11 attacks agree to move the project farther from the site. Paterson, a Democrat, said that he doesn’t oppose the project as planned but indicated that [...]

 

Ppl Press

Posted by: ST on August 10, 2010 at 5:10 pm » Comments Off

Republicans Faring Better with Men, Whites, Independents and Seniors

 

USA Today

Posted by: ST on August 10, 2010 at 5:08 pm » Comments Off

Federal workers earning double their private counterparts

 

Please tell me this is an oversight. The Taliban isn’t terrorist?

Posted by: Phineas on August 10, 2010 at 1:48 pm » 16 Comments

Otherwise, I really, really want to hear the reasons why the State Department left the Taliban off the list of terrorist groups: A new State Department report designating terrorist organizations notably excludes one group: the Taliban. The U.S. has been fighting a war in Afghanistan for almost a decade aimed at “defeating the Taliban,” Taliban [...]

 

John Fund

Posted by: ST on August 10, 2010 at 12:29 pm » Comments Off

Hillary for Vice President?

 

Fox News

Posted by: ST on August 10, 2010 at 12:28 pm » Comments Off

Students at Lincoln Memorial Told to Stop Singing National Anthem

 

Gallup

Posted by: ST on August 10, 2010 at 12:27 pm » Comments Off

GOP Maintains Lead on Generic Ballot for Congress

 

Your stimulus dollars at work

Posted by: Phineas on August 10, 2010 at 11:26 am » Comments Off

Sean Mahoney is running for Congress from New Hampshire’s 1st district and has a question for incumbent Carole Shea Porter (D-Gimme Your Money): Just what did we get for all the debt incurred with the $787 billion stimulus package your party passed? To provide an example from their own district, Mahoney tells the tale of [...]

 

Plane carrying former Senator Ted Stevens, others, goes down in Alaska (UPDATE 3: RIP, SEN. STEVENS)

Posted by: ST on August 10, 2010 at 10:23 am » 4 Comments

Via @AP: JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – A plane believed to be carrying eight people, including former Sen. Ted Stevens, crashed in southwest Alaska and rescue crews were trying to reach the wreckage early Tuesday, authorities said. Alaska National Guard spokesman Maj. Guy Hayes said there were possible fatalities. Five good Samaritans were on scene early [...]