Monthly Archives: May 2006

Chomsky is Chummy With Hezzbullah

Who was it who said that secular socialists wouldn’t ally with religious jihadists? Anchor: The leftist MARXIST Jewish American intellectual Noam Chomsky toured Al-Khiyam Prison at the end of his visit to Lebanon. He declared that the victory achieved by the … Continue reading

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President Bush Illegal immigration speech

It was compelling, and Bush did make a good case, probably one of the better speeches he’s given. I think he truly believes what he is saying, and he is going to stick by his principles hell or highwater. I … Continue reading

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Dan would Rather whine

I can’t believe he’s still going on about this, see Liz Strauss’ article or Dave Winer’s at Scripting News. Gosh, I guess I feel like one of those Ideological Partisans now….  Courage Dan, Courage.

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If Bush Sends National Guard to the Border

UPDATE: Anderson Cooper 360 covering this after next commercial break.  If as predicted President Bush does put National Guard or other armed forces on the border, then the left will dredge up an incident from the past. It involved a … Continue reading

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NSA teapot tempest update

The case of Smith v. Maryland in 1979, the U.S. Supreme Court said that the government could continue to use phone records, who called from where to where, at what time, for what length, for intelligence and criminal investigations without a warrant.

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China and Cuba to siphon off gulf oil

China and Cuba will soon be tapping the reserves of oil under the Gulf of Mexico within fifty miles of Key West, Florida. These reserves are off-limits to US oil drillers due to extensive no-drilling zones created by congress. It’s … Continue reading

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Children of lightning or Children of terror?

Mankind is ingenious at tapping the energy bounty provided by nature. From the first fire, to windmills, to water wheels, to today’s electric generating plants we have progressed from superstitious awe and deification of nature to harnessing it to our … Continue reading

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Nuclear updates

Nuclear updates Japan nuclear industry gets a win in court here. Here’s an update on China’s progress.

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NSA teapot tempest

The NSA call pattern tracking efforts are really a tempest in a teapot, and similar efforts have gone on a long time. There is much misreporting going on at USA today, either from ignorance or from a suspect “unidentified source”. … Continue reading

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Persistent Courage

Real courage takes persistence — it’s neither the bluster or posture of a moment, nor even the brave act of an instant as most people would picture it. Real courage takes fortitude, resolve, and a strength of character that few in … Continue reading

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