edited by: Art Smith,
Iowa Editor
Senate Blocks GOP Effort to Include Census Citizenship Question
Senate Democrats on Thursday rejected a GOP attempt to require next year's census forms to include a question about citizenship status -- an effort opponents called anti-immigrant.
The proposal by Republican Sens. David Vitter of Louisiana and Robert Bennett of Utah was [...]
This whole Fox versus the White house has brought to my mind the story given by Billy Joel on the origin of "Only the Good Die Young."
There appears to me to be some parallels and I find the dichotomy hilarious.
First listen to Billy Joel.
I have this mental picture of [...]
Three weeks the number one book on the New York Times Best Seller List and they don't seem to be interested in reviewing it?
Sounds like my kind of Book
A Personal Message from Michelle MalkinDear Reader,
I'm so proud to announce that my new book, Culture of Corruption, is #1 on [...]
For one [...]
Why are these meetings brimming with so much anger? Because Republican Astroturfers have joined the same old right-wing [...]
Why are these meetings brimming with so much anger? Because Republican Astroturfers have joined the same old [...]
Can YOU identify?
In the Cartography of the Family Landscape
It seems there are some in our Democratic Party controlled Congress who trhink that Guns are ICKY.
So they figured out how to elimate the ability of at least SOME Lawmakers from being armed.
Just slip a positon in spending bills prohibiting the use of funds for purchase of firearms,
Cross Posted at : Hot Issues From Linn County Iowa
One of the aspects of Cosmic Synchronicity, is the same message keeps popping up.Update: Is this the next step?
Obama: I will ease post-9/11 scrutiny of Islamic charities
The Holy Land Foundation funneled millions of dollars to Hamas, but so what? What could go wrong?
"President Obama to American Muslims: I will ease the impact of post-9/11 scrutiny of charities," by Michael Saul for the [...]
They say you often don't realize how important some things are until they are GONE.
We better start paying attention, because there are some very important things , that the Powers in Office, seem to find inconvenient.
This in from the incomparable Captain Ed Morrissey over at Hot Air
Speaking in passing today with a friend who has been following my Posts, I told him that I would welcome comments.
He then mentioned the registration form in the comments window.
So THAT must be the bottleneck on comments here?
I can understand why some may not wish to fill in their Name, [...]
Newspeak a creation in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. it's characteristics are
The purpose of Newspeak was not only to provide a medium of expression for the world-view and mental habits proper to the devotees of IngSoc, but to make all other modes of thought [...]
On the House side, at least one U.S. congressman is also asking questions, and with good reason. Even before receiving his notice from Chrysler, Florida Rep. Vern Buchanan was told by [...]
A Moment of Silence and Peace for the Next Few Days in Respect for the Fallen
Arlington (Trace Adkins)
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from
time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants
Operation USO Care Package
PO BOX [...]
The Worm Ouroboros (1922) is a heroic high fantasy novel by Eric Rücker Eddison. The book describes the protracted war between the domineering King Gorice of Witchland and the Lords of Demonland in an imaginary world that appears mainly [...]
Upon being informed that a newspaper had printed his obituary, Mark Twain is reported to have said
The rumors of my Death have been greatly exaggerated.
I am beginning to feel that way about the GOP.
We are continuously hearing about the demise of the Republican Party.
Are the [...]
While Harry Truman did say, "The Buck Stops Here" in some cases the Buch never makes it to the Oval Office.
There has been a lot of excitement over the buzzing of high rise buildings in New York City recently by one of the Air Force 1 aircraft for a [...]
How did we come to a day when a Russian TV network would appear to be acting in a professional manner, and CNN would be acting like Socialist Attack Dogs?
Technorati Tag::Tea Party ****DHS Report ****AOL ****Right-Wing Extremists ****[...]
If you are thinking, "That doesn't look like the Tea Party "I" went to."?
It isn't,
I got curious and [...]
I use the term "epicycles" as an example of an extremely complex convoluted method to force reality into conformance with a desired outcome.
This is a not uncommon occurrence in human endeavors and if the initial starting point of the paradigm is invalid the results can be bizarre [...]
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[...]Just a little tidbit forwarded to me
by my friend Gunnery Sargent M Spragg Rtd
The Sack Lunches I put my carry-on in the luggage compartment and sat down in my assigned seat. It was going to be a long flight.. 'I'm glad I have a good book to read [...]
If [...]
This is a post in solidarity with Iowahawk and Joe 'the Plumber' Wurzelbacher
Iowa Hawk's orignating post is as follows
First, a pre-emptive apology for the intentional non-humor to follow. I promise that all future non-humor will be strictly unintentional.
We've all witnessed a lot of insanity in American [...]
My Nominee for the 2008 Stuck On Stupid Awards
Is Congressman John Murtha
When I first read about this, Courtesy of the Associated Press
Murtha: Western Pa. 'racist' but Obama should win
By KIMBERLY HEFLING – 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. John Murtha said [...]
