It seems like those peaceful Muslims are at it again. JOLO, Philippines -- Muslim rebels linked to al-Qaida beheaded at least two of the six Jehovah's Witnesses they kidnapped in the southern Philippines, a top army commander said Thursday. The heads of the two male hostages were found in an open air market in Jolo […]
Sometimes I wish I'd been struck in the head with a sledgehammer hard enough to make me believe crazy things could happen in this world -- I'd be able to predict things like this. Talk about a waste of time. Seriously, if the Saudis are going to sue us in United States' courts over Sept. […]
But the federal statute is amateur hour when compared to Vermont's Act 64. Both The Wall Street Journal and National Review address the absurdity of the law -- and the fact that the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled it Constitutional. From the Journal: This law doesn't just limit speech. It also creates a […]
Which means that tonight is going to be an interesting one at The San Diego Union-Tribune. *UPDATE* Guilty, Guilty, Guilty.
You knew the kinder, gentler Paul Krugman couldn't last. Just a few days after a thoughtful analysis of the country's economic situation, with nary a vicious attack in sight, Krugman returns to his old ways with today's piece in The New York Times. [D]on't tell, maybe they won't ask. That was the message of a […]
The peace-loving Muslims in Nigeria have sentenced a woman to death for having a child outside of marriage. But at least the court has some compassion. The judge said the stoning would not be carried out until Amina Lawal Kurami, 31, had weaned her eight-month-old daughter Wasila, which may not be for another two years. […]
Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer attacks the Times effort to classify former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger as part of a group opposed to attacking Iraq. The egregious part of the story was the touting of Henry Kissinger as one of the top Republican leaders breaking with Bush over Iraq. This revelation was based on […]
While Democrats are screaming to know how much influence Enron may have had on President Bush's energy policy, Time magazine reveals that -- oops the Clinton administration was listening to Enron too. Long before Cheney's task force met with Enron officials and included their ideas in Bush's energy plan, Clinton's energy team was doing much […]
After this announcement, I don't think it can continue to make this claim. Poll after poll shows a vast majority of Americans oppose same-sex marriages. Yet, this move by the Times puts same-sex ceremonies on the same level with traditional marriage and blurs the line. Just another step down the slippery slope of normalizing abnormal […]
Still no correction forthcoming on the Bush/Rangers faux pas. I'm thinking that if they were going to fix it, they'd have done it by now. Krugman's column today is the kind of thing that could eventually win him some awards -- if he'd stick with economic issues instead of partisan attacks he'd get farther...and I'd […]