Those who preach tolerance have a hard time practicing it. The Daily Nebraskan reports that Nebraska assistant football coach Ron Brown was not called back for a final interview for the head coaching job at Stanford University because he's a Christian. In early January, shortly after Miami crushed Nebraska in the Rose Bowl, Nebraska football […]
Hey, kids! It's Friday. Do you know what time it is? It's Paul "Line 47" Krugman bashing time! In today's episode, Paul Krugman continues his sludge-throwing crusade against the Bush Administration and once again reveals himself to be an ignorant hack. [I] don't know if anyone has done a calculation, but it's obvious that the […]
CNN just showed some video of a Saudi telethon to raise money for the Palestinians. Why now? The Palestinians economic plight is not a recent development. The Saudi's have never really cared before. Despite their contention that this money is to go to economic development and rebuilding, it is really money for a war against […]
Well, it's looking like Fox News is really paying attention to the blogosphere. People have made the point that these are not really suicide bombers, because suicidal people aim only to kill themselves. Instead, it has been suggested, that they be called homocide bombers. Today, their "Fox News Alert" overlay refers to a "Homicide bombing […]
I've been waiting for the right time to use my hole card when it comes to the calls for raising the Corporate Average Fuel Economy in lieu of allowing oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The New York Times editorial page on Wednesday affords me just the opportunity. There are several things the […]
California Gov. Gray Davis' minions are giving his opponent in the upcoming election plenty of fodder. While Davis asserts that GOP candidate Bill Simon hasn't voted in many previous elections, Davis is going to get in trouble because he's ignoring the votes made by Californians. First, the State Board of Education is considering making changes […]
Told you so! As reported on OpinionJournal.com's "Best of the Web Today," the Southern Poverty Law Center says that Muslim extremists are finding common cause with their brothers-in-arms -- the Ku Klux Klan. The peculiar bond between white nationalist groups and certain Muslim extremists derives in part from a shared set of enemies Jews, the […]
I'm sure most have you have seen the old joke explaining various economic systems in terms of "You have two cows...." Well, if you haven't seen it yet, here's the Enron version: ENRON CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, accepting as payment letters of credit opened […]
Well, I generally don't check out MSNBC.com much, mainly because its layout is highly annoying, but also because every time I look at their "Opinion" page, the lead story is always from some whiny liberal. Anyway, I've decided I should visit more often, if only because the New York Times' Paul "Line 47" Krugman needs […]
Mickey Kaus has an excellent essay on the inaccuracies of "campaign-finance reform" proponents over at MSNBC.com. �If you do not � you are going to have a proliferation of these organizations. Republicans for Clean Air, Democrats for Clean Air, People Who Do Not Like Any Party for Clean Air, Liberals for Clean Air, Conservatives for […]