Bush is standing by his decision on barring certain "allies" from being primary contractors rebuilding a country they didn't think was important enough to liberate from a brutal tyrant. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder apparently made some comments that "international law must apply to awarding of contracts." International law? International law dictates how the American taxpayers […]
From Friday's corrections page: An article in the special Flight section on Tuesday about the aviation designer Burt Rutan misidentified the university from which he graduated. It is California Polytechnic State University, not the California Polytechnic Institute. And don't you forget it! Go Mustangs!
The Supreme Court's decision is merely on the BCRA on its face. More lawsuits will come on the actual application of the law. The Supreme Court will likely revisit the case when someone is fined or prosecuted by the Federal Election Commission. I want to be one of those people. As Starr has said, individuals […]
Once again, the link to the decisuon itself is here. I haven't read the majority opinion, and I'm not going to, because on its face I believe it's bogus. There's no way that stifling criticism of federal candidates in the weeks leading up to election day is a boon for the democratic process. I've read […]
I just finished reading the much linked-to article by Frank Gaffney over at FrontPage magazine.com. It is extensive and convincing in making the case that Grover Norquist is assisting anti-American Muslim organizations with access to the president and hiding their ties to terrorists -- at home and abroad. Here's hoping the mainstream media picks up […]
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 today that people cannot purchase advertisements on TV, radio or in newspapers opposing or supporting candidates in the weeks leading up to an election. (I care less about the ban on unlimited soft-money donations to parties, though the way that restriction works is really stupid.) [Correction: Further research appears to […]
Lt. Col. Allen West will likely face some sort of administrative punishment, not a court-martial. Mr. Puckett said he was informed yesterday by the division's judge advocate that the hearing officer, Lt. Col. Jimmy Davis, recommended what is called Article 15 punishment, not a trial. Under this procedure, Col. West would appear before Gen. Odierno. […]
"The Daily Show's" Jon Stewart had this to say last week regarding the fraudulent Mideast peace plan. And I vow that as long as there are imaginary treaties, signed by pretend delegates to create hypothetical peace, this fake news show will be there to cover it. That's about the extent of the coverage that this […]
And we will have peace...at least until next year. Headline: Democrats meet for final debate of year The things are useless anyway, there's never anything new. Kerry: When I served in Vietnam... Gephardt: My dad drove a milk truck. Dean: As I was wearing my tinfoil hat last night, I received an interesting theory... Sharpton: […]
Companies from France and Germany, among other countries, are being excluded from competition for contracts to rebuild Iraq. Of course, apologists for the Axis of Weasels are decrying the move as counterproductive. Please, can someone explain to me using something I'd like to call "logic" why we should award contracts (after all, much of this […]