To our independence we owe that our first among firsts President, George Washington, labored to keep a poorly supplied army in the field. George Washington had at his back a Jew, Haym Solomon, largely responsible for obtaining crucial funding. (See below) Now we have as President a man of another [...]
Daniel Kurtzman offers 10 reasons why Sarah Palin decided to resign: "4. Her daughter Bristol is actually having Alex Rodriguez's baby. ... 1. She didn't resign at all. It was an elaborate hoax pulled off by Tina Fey."
ANCHORAGE (The Borowitz Report) -- Moments after Alaska' [...]
I usually do some fancy post for the 4th of July, but Sarah Palin's reasons for moving forward with what she believes best for America is the most contemporary reminder one could read. So, please read it all. She's a straight-shooter (who can really shoot!), so take her [...]
Question: Who were the three representatives of New Hampshire in the Continental Congress who signed their names to the Declaration of Independence?
I am in serious need of some lead-based therapy right about now. [...] Alaska Governor Sarah Palin gave a rambling farewell to the Governor’s Office, announcing that she would not be a candidate for re-election in 2010 and also announcing that she was stepping down as Governor effective July 26th. Left unanswered was the critical question of who would now be watching the [...]
Her speech showed how good she is, how real she is.
No notes, no teleprompter either. From the heart. I almost cried when she said "The world needs more Trigs" to keep us oriented to the important things. The "elites" don't get it - nor do they' [...]
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He thinks so deep that he studies Urdu poetry. No doubt.
That Urdu poetry might be why he is becoming such a screw-up. An overdose of Urdu poetry is known to be dangerous and I know why: I have read more [...]
She didn't say why she decided to step down, but the surprise announcement stirred speculation that she would focus on a bid for the 2012 Republican nomination for president.
The former Republican vice presidential candidate made the announcement' [...]
Sarah Palin plans to step down as governor of Alaska, KTUU-TV reported Friday.
Palin, the Republican vice presidential candidate in 2008, won't finish out her first term' [...]
My own opinion of the matter is in the comments thread of the post.
BUT - here's the most intriguing idea, at the [...]
Billions and billions of Indian sodomists are off the hook. What a relief.
Betsy, with more on Ricci:
As people celebrate the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor simply because of her ethnic background and not because of her judicial background, we know that giving people [...]
The Beatle Juice concert scheduled for tonight at 6:00 p.m. at Nicholson Stadium has been postponed to Sunday at 6:00 p.m due to the threat of t-storms. They are a great band, and I hope to see you there.
[...]Despite the anti-progress wing of the City Council, the city is receiving payments from the state and Trinity on properties to be developed in the Hamilton Canal District.
I keep hearing grumbling from a certain set of commenters about how this is some big real estate giveaway to Trinity and [...]
I wish I had something clever and snarky to say…. but the headline just steals my thunder…
MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities say two professional wrestlers found dead in a low-rent hotel in the capital may have been drugged to death by female robbers.
Autopsies are being performed on the two [...]
Conservatives think liberals are stupid. Liberals think conservatives are evil.
Charles Krauthammer, via a piece at Classical
[...]I was pleased to participate in the groundbreaking for the Methuen Readiness Center recently. We had Major General Joseph C. Carter, the Adjutant General of the Massachusetts National Guard on hand, as well as Congresswoman Niki Tsongas and Lt. Governor Tim Murray. The project has moved along due to the [...]
For more than [...]
As the Division of Insurance and MassPIRG do verbal battle over the state of auto insurance premiums in the Commonwealth, I did started to wondering -- what ever happened to the predicted Armageddon that was going to follow "managed competition?"This commercial was designed for the radio. The graphics were added just for YouTube.
Also, According to the Bangor Daily News Maine elementary schools don't have the right to keep boys from using girls bathrooms. What makes this particular case interesting was that the school was having the boy' [...]
Boston- Representative Jeffrey Davis Perry (R-Sandwich) voted against the State Budget last week stating that, "Our solution to the fiscal crisis is to increase taxes on sales, meals, telecommunications, alcohol, satellite television, hotel stays, nursing home residents and fees at the Registry. This is very" [...]
h/t to Tiger for this series of photos from Afghanistan from the past couple of days. God bless 'em and protect them. Here's one of the pics (note the pup keeping an eye on the photog):
Celebrate the 4th.