by Art Smith
Joined Blog 365 today (http://blog365.ning.com/) for the 2008 commitment to blog everyday of the year (Feb 29 is a day off). The beginning of the year is always a good time to make new commitments, and for The Conservative Reader, this is just one of a number of...
by Art Smith
At this writing, we have 4 days remaining until the Iowa Caucus. I plan to attend the Republican Caucus in my precinct, and I do not yet know who I will vote for… but I’m narrowing it down. Some background is in order. The Iowa Caucus is conducted every...
by Art Smith
This may be an interesting day. DHS says this information is still unconfirmed. WASHINGTON (CNN) — The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin Thursday citing an alleged claim of responsibility by al Qaeda for former Pakistani...
by Art Smith
I was not surprised but I was not expecting to start my day like this. Pakistan is going to be a mess. Obviously, Bhutto was the target, and the others are collateral, but I didn’t want to minimize all of the lives lost in this action. RAWALPINDI,...
by Art Smith
I’ve known about this for a while and kept forgetting to mention it… and now it’s here (Thursday morning). FAIR (Federation for American Immigration Reform) is sponsoring a 2-day talk show event (Des Moines Register article) in downtown Des...
by Art Smith
So, Christmas morning 2007 started with a bright sun on a cold, snow-less ground. We are staying with family and enjoying a pleasant and relaxing morning. Gifts were handled last night. My niece started off the time last night with a reading of the Christmas Story...
by Art Smith
In the Meet The Press interview on Sunday, after Russert plays Paul’s response on CNN regarding the Huckabee Christmas Ad, there is this exchange…MR. RUSSERT: Do you believe that Mike Huckabee is… REP. PAUL: Oh, I didn’t say...
by Art Smith
Yikes. The past few weeks have been very busy with preparations for Christmas at home, at church, at work (well, trying to get work done so we can get to our precious time off), and on top of that, I could probably lay out a list of other issues, but now that...
by Art Smith
Tim Russert appeared to hold the upper hand with Paul, although I only got to see part of the program this morning. I was surprised at how unprepared Paul appeared to be, or if he was prepared, how silly his position is on some of the questions. The fact...
by Art Smith
Some of the people at my church produced this video. I think you’ll like it!