Archive for August, 2005
The Enemy Within
Wednesday, August 31st, 2005Within our prisons, that is. Oh, BTW: What’s the over/under on how long it will take before the ACLU files some kind of anti-profiling lawsuit?
Must Read From James Glassman
Wednesday, August 31st, 2005Don’t miss this article by Jim Glassman at Tech Central Station. Glassman calls the enviro-extremists on their disgusting exploitation of the Katrina suffering and combats them with something that is like garlic to a vampire — FACTS. This is definitely a clip and save article to share with friends that don’t “do” the internet. Prayers [...]
Ad Hoc
Wednesday, August 31st, 2005Obviously the Katrina relief efforts are dominating the wires and the airwaves. But here are some misc. items about which people might be interested: 1. Relativism It’s still about “rebels” and “militants” over in Iraq. So says the Chicago Tribune. What, pray tell, will it take for the Trib to start using the term “terrorists?” [...]
Trapped in the Past
Wednesday, August 31st, 2005The far left in New Yawk City: One year after large-scale protests at the Republican National Convention, the New York Civil Liberties Union issued a report on Tuesday criticizing police for using heavy-handed tactics it says resulted in hundreds of illegal arrests. Honestly, when you boil it down that article speaks at such high volumes [...]
Policies Matter
Wednesday, August 31st, 2005Your federal government is responding to the Katrina disaster with a modicum of common sense. That approach is a heck of a lot better than “price control.” For “price control” inevitably would lead to: (1) supply shortages, (2) higher relative demand, and therefore (3) much higher prices. Fortunately, however, we’ve come quite a long way [...]
Open Thread
Wednesday, August 31st, 2005Beyond Numbers
Wednesday, August 31st, 2005More than a hundred dead, just in Mississippi. 23,000 people staying in the Superdome have to be moved to Houston’s Astrodome, because of fears about the Superdome’s safety. Personal losses in the billions of dollars. Widespread looting, far beyond the control of the police. And it’s going to get worse. UPDATE: In the course of [...]
Katrina Update
Wednesday, August 31st, 2005LGF has various links to various relief agencies. Man, this one is like Hurricane Andrew and the Loma Prieta quake — combined. Unbelievable.
1972 Re-Visited
Wednesday, August 31st, 2005Here’s an interesting quote: So please tell us again, Mr. Nixon and Mr. McNamara, why we must stay in Viet Nam when we can’t win there? Why your obsession with the overthrow of a tin-pot tyrant led us down a path to the deaths of 58,000 Americans in a country that isn’t worth the life [...]
Cindy Sheehan’s Fourteenth Minute And Some Moving Words From Some “Non-Cindy” Parents
Wednesday, August 31st, 2005I know, Jayson said her 15 minutes were up, but I missed these posts at The Corner about the Cindy Sheehan appearance on NPR and it really does need to be mentioned. And yes, it does provide additional support for Jayson’s pronouncement. I have read many of the outrageous Sheehan quotes, but had not heard [...]
15 Minutes Over
Wednesday, August 31st, 2005and done. Next up: The remaining three and-a-half years of President Bush’s second term.
Gloomy and Depressed
Wednesday, August 31st, 2005Or not. Gee, only the highest reading in four years, huh? Hooverville.
Wait Until Next Year
Wednesday, August 31st, 2005Rudy G. says he’ll decide next year whether to run for Prez. Hmm. Fair enough, I guess.
2006
Wednesday, August 31st, 2005Democrat Candidate Recruitment Missouri State Auditor, Claire McCaskill, plans to run against GOP Senator, Jim Talent. McCaskill just lost a bid for an open gubernatorial seat by the margin of 51-48. Talent won his U.S. Senate seat against an incumbent — an appointed one, sure, but one with monumental name recognition — by the margin [...]
Chaos
Tuesday, August 30th, 2005Looting and rioting and death have come to the Gulf Coast and it does not appear that the chaos will end anytime soon. Michelle Malkin has a link rich post compiling the various Katrina stories from New Orleans. And the water continues to rise. UPDATE: I can’t help but worry that the worst flooding is [...]