The Associated Press is reporting that a helicopter spotted the flames that would become known as the Cedar Fire and called for water drops that could have extinguished or hindered the spread of the fire in those initial hours, but the request was nixed because the call came minutes after state safety regulations barred flights. […]
It's not really gloating, but I would like to point out to all of the Mac fanatics that every operating system has its problems.
Economic numbers are much better than expected, and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman cautions that this growth rate cannot be sustained. There's really little doubt that the economy cannot sustain an astronomic 7.2 percent quarterly growth in the GDP. So Krugman's not really going out on a limb, but there's also an admission in […]
On Fox News' "Hannity and Colmes" a couple of weeks ago our favorite New York Times columnist Paul Krugman accused Don Luskin of being a "stalker." Luskin went on a week later and asked for a formal apology. Of course, that's not gonna happen. Well, Luskin's first salvo over the "stalker" slander has apparently hit […]
Former President Bill Clinton, in an effort to keep himself relevant and in the news has taken to telling whoppers to get the media to notice him. First, Clinton has been telling anyone who will listen that he warned his successor, George W. Bush about Osama bin Laden and Bush ignored his wise counsel. Then, […]
In Tuesday's column, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman sought to defend himself against charges of anti-Semitism and distance himself Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Well, Mahathir let the cat out of the bag when he told reporters that Bush lied -- a theme common throughout the majority of Krugman's writings. THE President of the […]
When I drove into work today, I was amazed by the amazing amount of smoke as I passed through the Mira Mesa and Miramar areas. Even with the fire burning dozens of miles to the east, the smoke was so thick that every car had its headlights on -- it was as dark as a […]
It's ugly out there. Word in the newsroom is that Julian, a really nice little town, is in imminent danger of being wiped out by the blaze. Palomar Mountain is also being evacuated. Though the fire is apparently turning away from Escondido, the smoke there today was worse than yesterday. As I drove down from […]
There are none, and that's the point. Melanie Kirkpatrick has an excellent piece on South Korea's complicity in trying to keep the evil in the North quiet.
If you haven't checked out John Grisham's latest novel -- get it. Bleachers isn't one of his legal thrillers, instead it is the story of Neely Crenshaw, who returns to his hometown as the town's legendary football coach lays dying. The coach is loved for the success he brought to the small town, and hated […]