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But how will it play in Peoria?
I’m not commenting on this piece of Legislation one way or another. However, to the extent that (1) it involves a big fight between the Democrats and one of their strongest constituencies, (2) the...
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Is the Rush thing going to be another Democratic fiasco?
I’ve kept quiet about the phony “Phony Soldier” attack against Rush because others are exposing the Dem’s idiocy much better than I could and, up until about five minutes, I didn’t feel I had anything...
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Feeling quite guilty in retrospect
Back in 1991, I was a good, unthinking liberal soldier. I was appropriately horrified when George Bush nominated Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court and was just thrilled when Anita Hill fortuitously...
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Giving aid and comfort to the enemy today and yesterday
During any other war, the following list that Vasko Kohlmayer complied would show treasonous conduct. In this War, it’s politics as usual: • They have repeatedly conceded defeat in Iraq with Harry Reid...
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The MSM’s Rush Limbaugh horror story
Both the MSM and Democratic Senators are trying to co-opt the Rush Limbaugh letter story for Democratic ends. It’s worthwhile taking a step back, to the beginning of the entire affair, to understand...
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Harry Reid is doing some game playing to force the DREAM Act through Congress
I’ve got to run to a couple of meetings this morning, but wanted to alert you to the fact that Harry Reid is trying to get a cloture vote (that is, he’s trying to shut down debate) on the DREAM Act...
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Another Bush victory
For a lame duck President, Bush is still adept at getting what he wants: The White House said it expects Michael Mukasey to be sworn in as attorney general Friday after the Senate confirmed the retired...
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Ending earmarks
Earmarks are ugly. Even described in assiduously neutral government language they sound like nasty end runs around review and fairness: Earmarks are funds provided by the Congress for projects or...
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The failed Democratic anti-Surge
I’m not giving away anything by quoting here the concluding paragraph from Noemie Emery’s long and fascinating article about the Democrats’ desperate and, at the moment, unsuccessful anti-Surge efforts...
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A worthy cause for Congress
Here’s the mission: UNIFY ALL PRO-VICTORY REPUBLICAN IRAQ VETERANS RUNNING FOR CONGRESS IN 2008 Whether Soldier, Sailor, Airman, or Marine, we all shared a common goal in Iraq: victory. As Republican...
View ArticleCarly Fiorina — with luck, California’s next U.S. Senator *UPDATED*
[I didn’t take notes at the meeting I’m about to describe. If you were there and did take notes or have a better memory than mine, and if you find any mistakes in what I wrote, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND...
View ArticleIn November, it’s all about the conservative Congressional body count *UPDATED*
My mother has announced her voting position this November, and it can be summarized as “a plague on both their houses.” A Democrat since she came to this country, she is disgusted by the Obamites, and...
View ArticleWorst campaign ad ever?
Some ads are so bad they’re good. And some ads are so bad . . . they’re just really, really bad. Lisa Murkowski’s first stab at her write-in campaign seems to have fallen into the latter category....
View ArticleYour Democrat government at work
I think Nancy’s new motto should be “La, la, la! I caaan’t hear you!”
View ArticleAnother good reason to elect ex-military people to political office
I am something of a sybarite. Not in a big way, but in a little way. I like two creature comforts: a very comfortable bed (a liking that grows more important as I get older and suffer from fairly...
View ArticleDemocrat priorities
We’re looking at a potential financial meltdown, and the lame duck Congress manages to find the time to send Obama a bill to mute the volume on TV commercials. Is it any surprise that Americans are...
View ArticleAmusing New York Times headlines
Although Congress is in lame duck mode, it’s still a Democrat-led Congress in both houses, so much so that Dems can, technically, pass anything they want without Republican votes. That’s why I found...
View ArticleSomething very, very weird is going on in Washington *UPDATED*
Are the wheels coming off the bus, or are we witnessing the most brilliant, and dangerous, political theater in our life times? Here’s what it looked like a few days ago: the President caved on...
View ArticleIt takes a bureaucracy to kill a bureaucracy
Years ago, NPR did a story about the disgraceful way in which President Bush used executive orders to circumvent Congress. Shame on him! Sadly, I can’t find that story (although, maybe, if I had the...
View ArticleEric Cantor
My well is dry today, as you’ve probably noticed, but I can highly recommend this article about Rep. Eric Cantor. Hat tip: Soccer Dad, who isn’t blogging right now, but who is still paying attention....
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