Archive for February, 2008

Use Your Day Wisely

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Do not miss this piece by Duane Patterson. Just a tease: Nancy Pelosi and the House Democrats wrapped up another busy three-day work week Thursday morning with a flurry of legislative action. She passed five bills naming post offices, created the official inaugural committee, and authorized the use of the Capitol Rotunda for the 2009 [...]

Why Southwest Airlines Rules

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Context here.

WFB RIP

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

One of the few people who has influenced me greatly died today. William F Buckley, Jr. — 1925-2008. More at National Review Online and The Corner. UPDATE: John O’Sullivan: When death came for him, said Churchill of George VI, “he came as a friend.” I think the same is true for Bill. All his ambitions, [...]

Mrs. Obama’s Thesis

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

Thoughts from John Derbyshire: On the other hand, the slight negative is negative because the thesis reveals a cast of mind that most voters find deeply unattractive. Plainly Mrs. Obama had that cast of mind in 1985. Recent remarks suggest she still has it. The fact that Barack Obama chose her as a wife and [...]

Obama and Terrorist Bill Ayers

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

There will be more on this connection: Someone who was at the 1995 gathering at Ayers’s house, Smith notes, “described Obama and Ayers as ‘friends,’ but there’s no evidence their relationship is more than the casual friendship of two men who occupy overlapping Chicago political circles, and served together on the board of a Chicago [...]

Why Obama Unnerves Me

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

Roger Simon: Support of Obama has become a religion. And now it threatens to take over the state. It’s not separated. And like most religions, it can mean different things to different people. Christ said “Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s” for a very good reason. I’m not a Christian but I thank him for [...]

What Media Bias?

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

Here is how Time describes the deaths of two police officers: Bush Motorcade Kills Cop and: Officer Killed Escorting Clinton

Could Iran Be Building An Atomic Bomb?

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Duh. Are Europeans this stupid, or is this just a bad German to English translation? ALARMING TEST RESULTS Iran Could Have Enough Uranium for a Bomb by Year’s End By Markus Becker New simulations carried out by European Union experts come to an alarming conclusion: Iran could have enough highly enriched uranium to build an [...]

Obama Worse Than Clinton?

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Evidence is coming in to say Yes: So, Obama’s campaign condemns the actions of the Weathermen — but he’s actually friends with two of them and they helped launch his political career. What a country we have, huh? Even a coke-snorting phony who’s tied to terrorists has an opportunity to be President. Who says this [...]

McCain v Obama

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Very interesting thoughts from Jim Geraghty: In other words, the only information most Americans have encountered regarding Obama so far has been gushing press coverage, and ineffective attacks on him from Hillary from the left. Conservatives have not, by and large, focused their ire on Obama… mostly because he ain’t her. Conservative red meat example: [...]