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A new CBS News Poll shows Bush at all-time low approval ratings of 34%, and that they think he is doing a poor job in the war on Terror in a 51% to 43% margin.
However, newsbusters.org points out the following about the poll:
“Total Republicans” contacted: 272 unweighted and 289 weighted.
“Total Democrats” contacted: 409 unweighted and [...]
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A woman in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, recently had her house broken into and items from her purse stolen. The police were able to apprehend the culprit rather quickly, however. He left his parole and probation cards behind in the woman’s house.
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The “Lie of the Day” is a regular feature on The Laura Ingraham Show. I would like to nominate She Who Must Not Be Named for today’s Lie of the Day for this comment about Karl Rove: “He spends more time thinking about my political future than I do.”
Riiiight.
Link via Drudge
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The Saudi’s are getting blown up again. Al Qaeda is going back to its roots of blowing things up with multiple attacks on symbolic targets, this time oil. We just got gas below $2 on Route 18 down in Jersey, too!
Here’s my advice to the Saudi Royal Ruling Family:
If you don’t want terrorism, stop training [...]
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I’ve recently begun reading the book Scalia’s Dissents, which gives a good insight into the judicial philosophy and influence of Justice Antonin Scalia. One of the areas that struck me was his contribution to the definition of the terms “Originalism” and “Textualism”. These judicial philosophies found their expression in Scalia, and he has done more [...]
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I support free speech. Any suspension or removal from office should be done through the political process. BUT, Powerline’s title says it. This is merely the latest idiotic comment from London Mayor Ken Livingstone.
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Rocky Point has faded into our memories since closing in 1996. Thankfully, those memories are being preserved thanks to the internets. Turn down the volume if you’re at work when checking out Joe Nisil’s Rocky Point site for some pretty cool pics of Rocky Point in its heyday as well as in 2001. This link [...]
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Today’s edition of New York’s best newspaper has a special piece on the worn out American flags scattered throughout New York city. Unfortunately this shame is not limited to the city.
As an anecdote, there is a house in my family’s neighborhood in Rhode Island which displays a tattered American flag. Of course the flag is [...]
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Australia’s Medway Golf Club recently refused entry to former President Clinton. The club stated that they could not deprive their paying customers of a round, even for an ex-President. I especially appreciated the reaction of club members to the news:
“We would have played with him — golf, that is.”
-Lorraine Bramley, club member
“”We can’t deprive the [...]
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It’s pretty cool when Air Force One flies over your campus. As a Notre Dame student, I was fortunate enough to see Air Force One fly by the Golden Dome on a number of occasions. President Bush frequently visits the South Bend area, or Michiana to those in the know. I suppose this is because [...]
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Earlier today I outlined my trepidation with jumping on the bandwagon for being against the UAE port deal. Turns out that another element was introduced to my thinking. Rush Limbaugh is coming out, if not in favor of the deal, at least not opposed. His points are interesting, and should be carefully considered. Rush is [...]
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She Who Must Not Be Named reiterated her opposition to school choice on Tuesday. Her reason for opposing this common sense reform? In her own words: “So what if the next parent comes and says, ‘I want to send my child to the School of the Jihad? … I won’t stand for it.”
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John Bolton took some U.N. folk to a Knicks game here in NYC last night. Bolton’s hope was to remove the diplomats from their “bubble” so they could get a taste of America. I’m not sure it worked.
Chinese Ambassador Zhang Yishan described his approach to the evening: “Forget about the security, forget about the peace, [...]
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I’ve followed with interest the debate over the Dubai company purchasing ownership of the company that currently manages American ports. I have to admit, I’ve found myself to be rather conflicted on the whole issue. The national security component is still being handled by the Coast Guard, and the pro-free trade side of me is [...]
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A law has been passed making abortion illegal in South Dakota. The purpose of the law is to directly challenge the Supreme Court to re-rule on the constitutionality of abortion.
While I certainly agree wholeheartedly with the law in question, I think it is a mistake to attempt to pass these laws at this time. The [...]
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Not exactly. This is picture of Stanford’s recently fired mascot passed out on the floor after getting wasted during the first half of a basketball game. Apparently, her blood-alcohol content was measured at .157.
Stanford has a tree for a mascot because it is politically incorrect to have an Indian. Fear not, a new tree will [...]
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Back in the late 1990s, Republicans were terrified of the gun issue, often highlighting their support for modest gun control. The tables have turned. Democrat Senate candidate Bob Casey is making it known that like Senator Santorum, he opposes gun control. While this should help Casey politically with the middle of the road types in [...]
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To expand on Mike’s post from the other day, bipartisan anger has erupted over the Dubai, UAE port deal. I find that the immediate negative reaction to this is both good and bad:
We’re sensible in that we have a knee-jerk distrust of Middle Eastern nations that appeared 18 times in the 9/11 Report concerning funding [...]
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Roger Stone at the New York Observer has a pretty good take on the similarities between the pre-1968 Richard Nixon and sore loser Al Gore. Stone contends that the similarities suggest AL Gore is well positioned to run for President again and that he would be formidable in a Democrat primary against She Who Must [...]
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Congratulations to Boston’s Archbishop Sean O’Malley, who has been elevated to the rank of Cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI. Cardinal O’Malley has had a very difficult time leading the Archdiocese of Boston following the horrible and tragic priest abuse scandal there, and coming on the heels of the resignation of Cardinal Law. The simplicity in [...]
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For the first time in your lives Red Sox fans, you know what those shiny things on Mr. Steinbrenner’s fingers are. They’re called World Series rings. You get one of those when you win the World Series. Please notice that Mr. Steinbrenner is wearing World Series ringS. That “S” is to indicate the plural of [...]
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Governor Ed Rendell (D-PA) says he will veto legislation requiring voters to prove that they are who they say they are before they can vote. Why is it always Democrats who oppose requiring people to prove that they are who they say they are before they can vote? When it comes to voter fraud, it [...]
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I recently ate lunch at a pub near my workplace which I refer to as my “secure undisclosed location” and struck up a conversation with the bartender. Little did I know I would treated to a peep show into the mind of a European leftist. Two things struck me as odd. First, the liberal habit [...]
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This has to be one of my favorite times of the year. The snow is starting to melt, spring is on the horizon, and hopefully will bring with it warmer weather, and most importantly, Pitchers and Catchers have reported to Spring Training. As I eagerly await that first pitch on Opening Day, all I can [...]
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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the first major abortion case of the newly-constituted Roberts Court. The case in question deals with the Federal Partial Birth Abortion Ban, which was struck down by a Nebraska court almost immediately after the law was passed. This could be the first case that places limits on abortion [...]
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A deal was recently made whereby control of six American ports would be given to a company from the United Arab Emirates. I have opposed this deal since the news broke. Maybe I should reconsider. Today we learn Jimmy Carter is defending the Bush administration over the deal. Now we know this is a bad [...]
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For those of you from RI, or who have lived in or near RI for a period of time, a recent article has Donald Trump wanting to build a casino, in, of all places, Johnston, RI.
I don’t know if words can do this story justice. One of my favorite quotes from the article:
”This would [...]
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The latest Rasmussen poll shows an essentially unchanged Senate race in Pennsylvania with our boy trailing by 16 points, 52%-36%. Hopefully, Casey will open his mouth at some point this year. If that happens, the race tightens due to each candidate’s respective campaigning skills. To his credit, Casey is still mum. Until further notice, this [...]
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This post generated much discussion but has been pushed into the archives. I’m reposting it for those who want to continue the discussion. Click here to skip the post and go directly to the comments section.
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Last week, the Republican National Committee asked 31 cities to enter bids to host the 2008 Republican Convention. Chicago has already bowed out. This morning,WABC Radio’s Andrew Wilkow made a pretty compelling argument for San Francisco. Just imagine the liberal moonbat shenanigans the entire country would witness. If political points can be scored by showing [...]
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