Associated Press headline, "Obama urges spending curbs, hands out $15 billion." After not quite a month in office, I've begun to change my opinion on the President. I thought at first he was a useful idiot, a tool of the powerful Democrat Spending Machine. I no longer think he's useful, and "idiot" may be too … Continue reading Obama Urges Spending Curbs for Somebody, But Not Him
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Binge Drinking Elephants
Just for the record, Paris Hilton has not admitted to helping binge drinking elephants in India. CORRECTIVE: Paris Hilton Story Nov 13 07:44 PM US/Eastern GAUHATI, India (AP) - In a Nov. 13 story, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that Paris Hilton was praised by conservationists for highlighting the problem of binge-drinking elephants in northeastern … Continue reading Binge Drinking Elephants
Government Fails to Stop Prayer
I chuckled at thsi story. Isn't it prohibited for the US Government to prohibit freedom of religion? They succeed often, but not this time. The graduating students stood up and prayed The Lord's Prayer and the crowd gave them a standing ovation. Earlier in the day, a federal judge had banned prayers from the ceremony … Continue reading Government Fails to Stop Prayer
What the Enemy is Doing
Beheading Christian schoolgirls. Jakarta - Seven suspected Islamic terrorists have confessed to beheading three Christian schoolgirls on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island, police said on Wednesday. The seven detained suspects confessed under questioning that they planned and carried out the October 29 beheadings in the Sulawesi town of Poso, police chief Lieutenant Colonel Rudi Sufahriadi told The … Continue reading What the Enemy is Doing
Peter Jenning's Faith
CharismaNow offers some insight into the faith of Peter Jennings before he died earlier this week of lung cancer. TV anchor Peter Jennings "was very interested in the Bible, very interested in the things of God," according to the daughter of evangelist Billy Graham. Anne Graham Lotz said she didn't know the longtime host of … Continue reading Peter Jenning's Faith
Cookie Grinches Aftermath
The cookie grinches still don't get it. I wrote about the problems facing Taylor Ostergaard and Lindsey Jo Zellitti here and how a radio station came to their aid here. According to an Associated Press story, the girls will pick up a check today from Denver radio station KOA to pay their legal costs. Wanda … Continue reading Cookie Grinches Aftermath
Kerry is Proposing a Draft?
According to an Associated Press story, John Kerry says that a "military draft could be reinstated if voters re-elect President Bush." Then he immediately flip flops and says Kerry would not bring back the draft. I suppose he's trying to do that fear-monger thing, making people think George Bush would reinstate the draft, but George … Continue reading Kerry is Proposing a Draft?
Liberal Bias and Sandy Berger
New York Times: Buries the story at the bottom of page A16. If you can't find the story, maybe it doesn't exist. Reuters: Berger and one of his lawyers said he inadvertently removed copies of a classified memo and his handwritten notes on the material he reviewed, but immediately returned them when he was told … Continue reading Liberal Bias and Sandy Berger
Senator's Plane Crash
The Associated Press reports that New York junior Senator Hillary Clinton narrowly escaped injury in the aircraft that she was piloting when she was forced to make an emergency landing in Southern Texas because of bad weather. National Transportation Safety Board officials have issued a preliminary determination that pilot error contributed to the accident, and … Continue reading Senator's Plane Crash
Coalition of the Wild-Eyed
New Video at George Bush's Campaign Headquarters, Coalition of the Wild-Eyed, makes the point that George Bush is steady leadership. Wild-Eyed rants are shown by Al Gore, Howard Dean, Dick Gephardt, Michael Moore, and John Kerry. Clips from the left-wing MoveOn.org that compare Bush to Hitler are included. Democrats are expected to see how silly … Continue reading Coalition of the Wild-Eyed
Breaking News: Kerry Makes Senate Appearance
That's funny; when Kerry appears in the Senate, it makes news.Of 132 votes in the Senate this year, Kerry has voted just 14 times, according to an Associated Press tally. Massachusetts Republican Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey last week called on Kerry to resign from the Senate because he's missed so many votes, but Kerry said … Continue reading Breaking News: Kerry Makes Senate Appearance
More Jobs, More Jobs, More Jobs
From the Associated Press - WASHINGTON - U.S. employers hired almost a quarter-million new workers in May, swelling payrolls by nearly 1.2 million for the year so far in a jobs market steadily gaining steam ahead of November's presidential election. Hmm... 1.2 million, divided by 5 months so far this year... 240,000 jobs per month … Continue reading More Jobs, More Jobs, More Jobs
Which one of you was Mom again? I forget.
This is the type of story that makes me wonder whatever happened to that comfortable nuclear nucular nuclear family. Ward and June never discussed issues like this.SAN FRANCISCO - A woman has no parental rights over the twins she was raising with her lesbian partner - even though she is the children's genetic mother, an … Continue reading Which one of you was Mom again? I forget.
Chasing the Wind 