Posted by XT on May 21st, 2008 in Round Up
John McCain is looking for a running mate. Is there anyone he could pick that wouldn’t make him look like he’s sold out everything he’s ever stood for? Nope, didn’t think so.
Oh, the difference a few votes on the SCOTUS makes.
The Opinionator thinks conservatives shouldn’t look for “the next big thing” - what [...]
Posted by XT on April 22nd, 2008 in Round Up
American women are making history, but not in a positive way. Life expectancy is falling:
The trend appears to be driven by increases in death from diabetes, lung cancer, emphysema and kidney failure. It reflects the long-term consequences of smoking, a habit that women took up in large numbers decades after men did, and the [...]
Posted by XT on March 18th, 2008 in Round Up
Rev. Jeremiah Wright has his defenders - and they say he’s being lynched. But not to worry, Barack Obama will talk about race. Then all will be well with the world. Except for that other stuff.
The Federal Reserve bailout of Bear Stearns is raising some eyebrows, but President Bush says it’s a [...]
Posted by XT on March 13th, 2008 in Round Up
News
The Carlyle Group discovers what it’s like to have your assets seized.
Gerard Geraldine Ferraro has resigned from the Hillary Clinton campaign. Which is news in and of itself because how can you resign from a position you claim to never had had? Mrs. Ferraro’s pettiness isn’t winning any new friends - [...]
Posted by XT on March 12th, 2008 in Round Up
Geraldine Ferraro sticks by her guns - Barack Obama is nothing without his pigmentation. I think she may be the source of this transcript - or maybe just the questions. For the record, I don’t think Ferraro is a racist - but this is a stupid remark worthy of much scorn. But [...]
Posted by XT on March 6th, 2008 in Round Up
Barack Obama doesn’t like to lose. Neither does Hillary Clinton.
Florida and Michigan want to be heard. The Times has a list of things they want to hear.
Will the battle over teaching evolution be won by exploiting the ignorance of people who oppose it?
When conservatives defend liberty, should they first ask whose liberty is [...]
Posted by XT on March 2nd, 2008 in Round Up
Ralph Nader should still be relevant? I agree. He should go back to writing books and protecting consumers and get out of the politics biz.
As rough as I’ve been on Hillary Clinton, she has no reason to hang her head. My classes have spoken about how odd it is to read about [...]
Posted by XT on February 26th, 2008 in Round Up
The missing emails at the White House have been found - at least some of them have. But calm yourself:
McDevitt, who formerly oversaw many of the White House’s computer systems, said he oversaw a wide-ranging study that found e-mail missing for hundreds of days from January 2003 through August 2005. He also told the [...]
Posted by XT on February 7th, 2008 in Round Up
Can you imagine that George W. Bush is trying to break federal law to prevent anyone from knowing what he’s doing?
The west is changing.
The GOP is locked in a civil war over St. John McCain. Or is it all about my g-g-g-g-generation?
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Posted by XT on February 6th, 2008 in Round Up
We start with the LA Times tells us that Senate Republicans are blocking the economic stimulus package.
President Bush’s final federal budget shatters the idea of Bush the spendthrift.
It’s rare, but winter tornadoes are not unheard ofand rarely is the damage this widespread.
Remember the poisoned pet food? Indictments are forthcoming.
One of the dumbest things I’ve [...]