Archive for: August 2007August 31, 2007
He-eee was a friend of mine… (or, Jimmy Breslin shows his passion)Nuance:When anybody you elect tries to end the war, Bush blocks all intentions with a veto or threats of a veto that prevent it. And his Supreme Court is ready to validate whatever he does, this court … Gay Marriage and Iowa, cont.Yesterday’s post on an Iowa court’s ruling in favor of same-sex marriage (using, as its basis, a prohibition on discrimination based on sex/gender — and directly ignoring, it would seem, the on-point Baker v Nelson 409 U.S. 810 … a half-hearted attempt to reaffirm my conservative bona fides, 16If a restaurant won’t let me substitute a side of fries or a baked potato or even some cole slaw for a dainty little dish of fruit salad, I just get up and walk the hell right out. No offense to … I Hates Teh Lying Senators [Dan Collins]But I hates teh dirty copses, too. You may recall that just before Karl’s stellar performance, I was on stage linking the arresting officer in Senator Craig’s case to the sad spectacle outlined here. Having listened to the recording … August 30, 2007
“Judge strikes down Iowa’s same-sex marriage law”With the stroke of a pen, the wisdom of a single man makes it a civil “right” to call your union whatever you wish — against the wishes of the state’s electorate. Let’s hear it for the philosopher kings! … “Anatomy of a Tribal Revolt” (or, Big Storying, cont)Gary Schamburg emails:[...] if you read between the lines, there never was a true civil war in Iraq. Al Qaeda hoped to play on the fears of a fight between Sunn’i and Shi’ite, and our media played up those … BREAKING NEWS ON TRADING ROOM WIRES: Nerve gas found at UN Bldg [UPDATED]“Evacuations in progress. Still unconfirmed by any major media sources.” (h/t Old Texas Turkey, in the comments here). More as it develops (or fizzles). update: From ABC’s Brian Ross, writing for The Blotter:United Nations weapons inspectors discovered six … Former teen idol Leif Garrett comments on the WaPo story touting an unnamed official’s leaking of a “strikingly negative” draft progress report on the surge strategyGarrett: “I once had an unsourced leak myself, but a doctor at the clinic on Sunset was able to treat it with an aggressive regimen of hot compresses and ciprofloxacin. “It wasn’t until much later that I found out … “Marine to sue Murtha over irresponsible Haditha accusations”From Newsmax:If Marine Col. Jeffrey Chessani is exonerated of the charges against him he may haul Pennsylvania Democratic Congressman John Murtha, into court, suing him for libel, one of his lawyers told NewsMax.com. Brian Rooney, one of the attorneys at … More Big PicturingAn addendum to Karl’s post, courtesy Major General James E. Simmons, Deputy Commanding General for Support of Multi-National Forces, Iraq, [JS] who was yesterday interviewed by Hugh Hewitt [HH]. Here’s what he has to say about conditions … |
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