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Why is the Bush administration bowing to an international court in a brutal double rape/murder case?

Those of you who are long time readers of this blog know I have defended the the President on issues many conservatives have felt like there was no defending Bush on – most noteably, the illegal immigration issue, but there have been others, too, like the UAE port deal. On another controversial issue, the Harriet Miers Supreme Court nomination, I didn’t support the President but I didn’t come down too harshly on him, either. My view of the President has generally always been that even though he sometimes may be wrongheaded about things, I believe his heart is always in the right place – as much as it can be for a politician. I don’t look at him as being a cold and calcuating individual, as I did Bill Clinton. When he advocates for something, or lobbies against it, I believe he’s got solid reasons for doing so......   [Read More]

Harry Reid: Another liberal free speech hypocrite

It’s bad enough that “Dirty Harry” Reid is a corruptocrat who, year after year, has gotten away with being one of the shadiest Democrats in Washington, DC, but it gets even worse when you find out that Reid, like so many other Democrats, is only a big defender of the free speech when he’s not the one who is being criticized, as you’ll see from this report from Brian Maloney, who himself was a target of Reid’s back in the late 90s......   [Read More]

Confirmed: Two arrested at Goose Creek traffic stop were part of terrorist plot

Rmemeber the story from early last month where, during a traffic stop in Goose Creek, SC, two men who were described by witnesses as being of “Middle Eastern descent” were arrested after police found explosives in the trunk of their car? Initially, indictments were handed down in Tampa against the two Egyptian nationals for “transporting explosives materials without permits.” .....   [Read More]

The revolution taking place in Myanmar

I’m a bit busy this morning, but wanted to link up quickly to Michael Goldfarb’s post at the Weekly Standard on the revolution happening in Myanmar, as he’s got the latest news. If you’ve read up on this story the last several of days, you’ll see how nasty it’s getting there, with the military beating up and firing on – and in some cases, killing monks and others who are protesting. Malkin’s covering the story as well, and has several links of interest related to what’s happening......   [Read More]