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Archive | August, 2010
Will Obama Out-BS Bush on Iraq?
Popcorn sales are soaring across the nation because Obama will give a live Oval Office speech tonight on the U.S. victory in Iraq. I’m disappointed that Obama will not be giving the speech after climbing out of a jet wearing a flight suit, like George W. did with his “Mission Accomplished” speech in 2003. I […]
9/11 as Government Blowback Day
Some church in Florida is planning on celebrating 9/11 by burning hundreds of Korans. Perhaps this will be the launchpad for bonfires across the nation of any book suspected of Muslim tendencies. There’s a different 9/11 celebration going on in San Diego. Lawrence Ludlow emailed me about “Government Blowback Day.” I don’t know if Lawrence […]
The Crime of Lying to the FBI???
Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich is a four-star sleazeball. But the feds had their chance to put him away and they failed to convince a jury on all charges except lying to the FBI. This is one of the “crimes” that best illustrates the mirage of the Rule of Law in the U.S. FBI agents […]
James J. Kilpatrick, RIP- the Conservative Literary Path Not Taken….
[updated at the bottom]James J. Kilpatrick passed away yesterday at the age of 89. In his prime, and in his top notch writing, he was one of the best conservative stylists of the late 20th century. He gracefully combined earthiness and erudition to connect with Americans far and wide. When William F. Buckley passed away […]
A Web-Only Solution for Federal Agencies?
Today’s Dilbert should cheer up American newspaper executives. Is there any way to also get most federal agencies to go “web-only”?
How We Brought Freedom & Prosperity to Afghanistan
posted online today by the Future of Freedom Foundation, from the May issue of Freedom Daily – BRINGING FREEDOM & PROSPERITY TO AFGHANISTAN by James Bovard The Obama administration is seeking to rechristen the Afghan debacle it inherited from the Bush administration. Obama’s efforts to legitimize the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan simply ignore the previous […]