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  • On India and Pirates

    India plays for keeps : An Indian navy warship has destroyed a suspected Somali pirate vessel after it came under attack in the Gulf of Aden. INS Tabar sank the pirate "mother ship" after it failed to stop for investigation and opened fire instead, an Indian navy statement said. [...]
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    Posted: April 18, 2009, 12:29pm EDT
    by Buster

  • Democrats Ban Debate in Iowa House

    All for the unforgivable crime of expressing dissatisfaction with the direction of the State of Iowa. [...]
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    Posted: April 01, 2009, 11:41am EDT
    by Buster

  • Walgreen One-ups the Gov’t - Twice !

    We recognize and applaud the Walgreen Company for introducing free health care for the unemployed and uninsured, without government compulsion : Drugstore operator Walgreen will offer free clinic visits to the unemployed and uninsured for the rest of the year, providing tests and routine treatment for minor ailments through its [...]
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    Posted: March 31, 2009, 11:26am EDT
    by Buster

  • Abusing in the Name of Religion

    While Muslim leaders caution against stereotypes and point out that domestic violence happens in all cultures, some women's rights leaders worry that Islam is being used to justify violence against women. ...Islam dictates "uppity" women must be beaten, and it is the only religion - so far as we can [...]
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    Posted: March 30, 2009, 6:15am EDT
    by Buster

  • Pwn-a-Mac-nificently Misleading Headline

    We suspect the reason for this "rule" is every "hacker" would fall flat on their faces were they to attack a PC to which they didn't have physical access and was protected by a standard firewall in a Cable/DSL router. ... But we also wish to make the point the' [...]
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    Posted: March 19, 2009, 1:12pm EDT
    by Buster

  • Nationwide Tea Party

    From the Press Release : “Tea to Be Donated For Tax Day Tea Parties” Portsmouth Tea Company to Donate Tea NATIONAL- On April 15th the DontGo Movement ( www.dontgomovement.com ) in collaboration with Michelle Malkin, Top Conservatives on Twitter, and Smart Girl Politics will be hosting Tax Day Tea Parties [...]
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    Posted: March 04, 2009, 5:34pm EST
    by Buster

  • Sarah Palin Owes Back Taxes

    Palin owes back taxes for not living in the Governor's mansion and collecting a State of Alaska per diem for doing so : Gov. ...The Politico story about the survey said his situation echoed that of Tom Daschle, who had to step down as President Barack Obama's pick for health [...]
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    Posted: February 19, 2009, 6:31pm EST
    by Buster

  • An Ocean-sized Lie

    The QC Times then : Jennifer Figge’s spirit of adventure and ocean-sized work ethic remain part of our Quad-City fabric, nurtured in her Davenport childhood home and still apparent in her hometown’s school system, symphony and so many other places. ...And the African islands are about 500 miles off the [...]
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    Posted: February 12, 2009, 4:51pm EST
    by Buster

  • Octo-fare

    Suleman be able to turn a buck, the State of California should be in court this very minute suing Suleman and establishing a pre-emptive claim to any revenue Suleman is able to scare up for the purpose of repaying the State of California for the "welfare" Suleman isn't receiving at' [...]
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    Posted: February 12, 2009, 6:50am EST
    by Buster

  • Tom Daschle is a Tax Cheat

    Another Democrat who made a "mistake" on his taxes : ABC News has learned that the nomination of former Senator Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., to be President Obama's secretary of health and human services has hit a traffic snarl on its way through the Senate Finance Committee. ...Grassley’s position [...]
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    Posted: January 30, 2009, 9:18pm EST
    by Buster

  • NYSE Rescues Lee Enterprises

    Well, this came out of nowhere : The New York Stock Exchange relaxed listing requirements at the world’s largest equity market, reducing the minimum value companies must maintain to $15 million after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index’s worst start to a year. The reprieve, which lowered the requirement from [...]
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    Posted: January 23, 2009, 11:31am EST
    by Buster

  • ITR Yammering Away Again

    Li'l Eddie is at it again : Ed Failor Jr., who heads Iowans for Tax Relief, noted that President Barack Obama called in his inaugural address for greater transparency in federal government spending. ...We know they will just fall all over themselves to do just that, so we decided to' [...]
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    Posted: January 21, 2009, 8:05pm EST
    by Buster

  • Why Lee Enterprises is Doomed

    "Regarding debt, we are encouraged by the decision of the Pulitzer Noteholders to extend their waiver to allow time for us to complete negotiations with them and our bank lenders. Also, as part of our plan to return to compliance with New York Stock Exchange listing standards, we will ask [...]
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    Posted: January 20, 2009, 1:03pm EST
    by Buster

  • Bush is Evil

    There is no more shining example we can offer up about the general bias - which doesn't exist, by the way, if you ask the media - against President Bush and for President-elect Obama : Israel and Hamas separately declared ceasefires on Sunday, to the relief of Western powers that, [...]
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    Posted: January 19, 2009, 6:12am EST
    by Buster

  • Best Quote on Newspapers Ever

    There will be no further nominations : Newspapers took two cents of journalism and wrapped in ninety-eight cents of overhead and distraction. ...A one sentence summation of everything wrong in the newspaper industry today. [...]
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    Posted: January 16, 2009, 9:51am EST
    by Buster

  • Lee Enterprises Putting Lipstick on a Pig

    Here comes the Hail Mary pass from Lee Enterprises before bankruptcy proceedings can begin : Lee Enterprises will attempt to stay listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) through a reverse stock split that would convert as many as 10 shares of its struggling stock to a single share, [...]
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    Posted: January 16, 2009, 5:45am EST
    by Buster

  • Dr. Rob Enderle Speaks

    Boy, we sure are glad there are checks and balances in the MSM which bloggers don't have : Hormonal imbalance is a common symptom of pancreatic cancer and could signal that Jobs isn't done battling the often terminal illness, said Rob Enderle of the Enderle Group in Silicon Valley. "Steve [...]
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    Posted: January 14, 2009, 4:40pm EST
    by Buster

  • DM Register Publisher Interviewed

    Gannett, the Register's parent, does not have the debt that has hamstrung companies such as Tribune, McClatchy and Davenport-based Lee Enterprises. ...We are encouraged that it starts a trend of looking in the mirror which has been sadly lacking in the media since... well, ever. [...]
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    Posted: January 13, 2009, 5:51am EST
    by Buster

  • Newsweek Banned from Covering Apple

    Well, if we believe Daniel Lyons account of Steve Jobs that will be the reaction to this article : Compare Jobs's recent recklessness to the way Microsoft managed the delicate hand-over of the company from Bill Gates to Steve Ballmer. ...Ironically, it is Gates, his archnemesis, who will likely go down [...]
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    Posted: January 12, 2009, 8:56am EST
    by Buster

  • Truth Not Dead After All

    Hamas, the terrorist organization voted into power and into conflict with the democratically elected representative of the Palestinian people, the Fatah party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, is the bad guy. ... I know you don’t see it on CNN and on the front pages of any number of American [...]
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    Posted: January 11, 2009, 6:49am EST
    by Buster

  • Olmert Speaks Truth to Power

    Truth, media : Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday took the international community to task for criticizing Israel's war on the Gaza terrorist infrastructure and for demanding a ceasefire before its security goals had been met. "No country in the world, including those that preach morals to us, would [...]
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    Posted: January 11, 2009, 6:26am EST
    by Buster

  • Palestinians Keep Crying Uncle

    This one is rich : The Palestinian Authority president urged both Israel and Hamas to agree to an Egypt-brokered truce Saturday, but he singled out the Jewish state, saying it would be responsible for a "waterfall of blood" if it didn't accept the deal. ..."If any party does not accept [...]
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    Posted: January 10, 2009, 9:29am EST
    by Buster

  • Sucking up to Palm

    One would think Palm hosted the second coming of Jesus with their new "smart" phone, but that may not be the case : Carmi, I'm thinking Palm had to throw the 120-yard hail-Mary pass (that the Sooners didn't throw last night) to the end zone for the game-winning touchdown in [...]
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    Posted: January 09, 2009, 5:27pm EST
    by Buster

  • Lee Enterprises Amends Credit

    Louis Post-Dispatch, received an amendment on its credit facility, which will cancel a $500 million term loan and reduce its revolver to $375 million from $475 million in exchange for looser leverage covenants. Despite the amendment, the company said it will likely draw on its revolver to cover '09 loan [...]
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    Posted: January 09, 2009, 4:54pm EST
    by Buster

  • Economy Still Not as Bad as Reported

    Remember our prediction : the economy will be reported as the worst economy *ever* until Barak Obama is sworn-in as President, then only great economic news will be reported : The unemployment rate surged to its highest level in nearly 16 years in December as a deepening year-long recession forced [...]
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    Posted: January 09, 2009, 12:04pm EST
    by Buster

  • Ice Ice, Baby !!

    So say Mother Nature : Thanks to a rapid rebound in recent months, global sea ice levels now equal those seen 29 years ago, when the year 1979 also drew to a close. ... The data is being reported by the University of Illinois's Arctic Climate Research Center, and is [...]
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    Posted: January 08, 2009, 1:14pm EST
    by Buster

  • Powerful Editorial on Gaza

    We are angry at Hamas for forcing this war on us; for habitually using Gaza's civilians as human shields; and - in this latest outrage - for transforming a center where people had sought refuge into a shooting gallery and weapons depot. ...And we are fed up with media outlets [...]
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    Posted: January 07, 2009, 4:52am EST
    by Buster
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