I keep hearing the media say that Obama is “fear mongering” when talking about the stimulus plan. Here’s an example from today: The Note, 02/11/09: Fear Itself — A $3 trillion day, a bailout bust, as the president stokes fear to prod action So we are losing a record number of jobs, businesses are closing […]
Following the news on Michal Steele’s possible legal problems, National Review’s Steve Haywood tries to spin it into some sort of DOJ problem: <p>Not until you reach well down on the jump page do you learn this interesting little detail: “The U.S. attorney’s office inadvertently sent the confidential document, a defense sentencing memorandum filed under […]
It turns out that peanut company has a history of problems, but see if you can notice something interesting here: As far back as 2007, salmonella-laced products were shipped by a Georgia peanut company that knew the peanuts probably were tainted and sometimes after tests confirmed that contamination, inspection records show. Federal law forbids producing […]
90% of the work I do is in the open source software field. This blog runs off of open source software, as do most. It’s also turned into a multi-billion dollar industry. Imagine, software that is given away for free is now generating tons of revenue in a field that keeps on growing. I think […]
The Wasillia-billy is at it again. In Sarah Palin’s latest tirade, she once again aims at bloggers: Sarah Palin fired a new salvo in her war on the media, unloading in a new interview on her home state paper and “bored, anonymous, pathetic bloggers who lie.” Now how many lies do the blogs tell, and […]
The Guardian is reporting that the Obama team has signaled they may open some low-level diplomacy with Hamas: The incoming Obama administration is prepared to abandon George Bush’s doctrine of isolating Hamas by establishing a channel to the Islamist organisation, sources close to the transition team say. The move to open contacts with Hamas, which […]
It looks like what happened in Iraq is starting to spread: Afghanistan’s president has sent a list of demands to the United States government about troop conduct ahead of the arrival of more U.S. forces next year. President Hamid Karzai said in a speech in the capital Thursday that he sent the missive last month […]
Latinos is the fastest growing part of our population, so their vote is going to continue to grow in significance. That hasn’t mattered to the Michelle Malkins, Rush Limbaughs and Tom Tancredos of the world. They continue their demonizing of the Hispanic community through illegal immigration. Well it looks like some Republicans are worried about […]
The GOP is still going through their post-mortem and trying to figure out just how they became so insignificant, which is leading to even more problems: During a closed-door Republican Conference meeting on Tuesday, DeMint offered proposals to impose term limits on the Republican leader and to restrict how long members can serve on the […]
I never have liked Dennis Miller. His comedy always sucked, which is why he is now stuck being a butt boy for Murdoch and Co. In his latest sick attempt at humor, Miller says women on the left are jealous of Sarah Palin because “she has a great sex life”. Check it out: For all […]