I’m Puzzled That Barack’s Puzzled
Odd, that someone of Obama’s education and political experience is “puzzled” that anything he has to say would not elicit some reaction. Worse yet, after taking such a strong position on Iraq and providing such a specific plan to withdraw troops...A Little History
Kind of a busy day today… but I was moved by reading Peggy Noonan’s column in the Wall Street Journal today. She provides a vivid memory of one man’s heroic experience during the attack on Omaha Beach. I can’t help but think of all of those...Jesse Helms – RIP
Former Senator Jesse Helms, Republican from North Carolina, passed away today at 86. He joins Thomas Jefferson and John Adams as great Americans who left this life on Independence Day. Helms held significant roles in Congress over the years, and helped move policy to...The United States Starts Year 233
This is going to be a great day! I liked Sister Toldjah’s emphatic “What a great day it is to be an American!”. I woke up with a sense of anticipation at what the next year in our nation’s history will be like. What kinds of decisions will we...Fred Thompson Speaking at National Right To Life Convention
Fred is speaking at the NRTL Convention right now (Thursday, 10:00 AM Eastern). You can see it here at TownHall.com. (Update 12:40 PM Eastern: Looks like they have a line of speakers before Fred hits the key note. Below is the recorded version… The introduction...
What If They’re Wrong?
I am surprised I didn’t see more blogs lit up over this today (Allahpundit over at Hot Air did hit on it, though). The Supreme Court was wrong. That is, Anthony Kennedy, who wrote the majority opinion in Kennedy v. Louisiana, was wrong. If you recall, Kennedy...Hit and Run and Ignore?
It took me a few days to figure out I could talk about this story without referring to the AP article… fortunately, a local newspaper (The Hartford Courant) web site covered the story along with the video. I’ve had several people mention this story to me...
A Brief History of Thatcherism
This month’s Imprimis features a speech by John O’Sullivan, executive editor of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and one-time special advisor to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. O’Sullivan’s speech provides a valuable lesson in the...Lieberman and YouTube
Wow! I totally missed the Lieberman confrontation with YouTube (owned by Google) until it was mentioned in an email exchange I had today. From CNN: In a Monday [May 19, 2008] letter to Eric Schmidt, chief executive officer of Google, Lieberman asked that YouTube...Stay in Touch
