The Senate on Tuesday voted to allow Boy Scouts access to U.S. military bases -- a move prompted by the ACLU's crusade against the organization for being insufficiently PC. In a 98-0 vote, the Senate approved the provision continuing the hosting of Boy Scout events as part of massive bill setting Defense Department policy for […]
As NRO's Stephen Spruiell noted earlier this week, The New York Times screwed up, accusing the Bush administration of violating a non-existent court order. I alerted Spruiell that Editor & Publisher had repeated the Times' error. Unlike the Times, E&P has not made a correction. Yesterday, the falsehood spread when Fark.com, a combination news-link site, […]
The results of yesterday's election are in and Councilwoman Donna Frye will likely lose to former police chief Jerry Sanders in November. San Diego is a Republican town, and Frye was the only Democrat running -- it's unlikely that third-place finisher Steve Francis' supporters will go to Frye. Proposition A, which would transfer the Mt. […]
I'm skeptical that this Washington Post story on House Democrats' move to address retirement savings might eventually mean an alternative plan for fixing Social Security would be forthcoming. According to the article, Democrats continue to refuse to even discuss the issue until President Bush and the GOP vow to stop suggesting any form of voluntary […]
Jane Fonda is going to go on an anti-war tour. Fonda's announcement includes this "well, duh" statement: "I have not taken a stand on any war since Vietnam," she said. "I carry a lot of baggage from that." To quote the movie "Spanglish": "Sometimes low self-esteem is just good common sense."
San Diegans will pick a new mayor in tomorrow's special election. It's highly unlikely that any candidate will top the 50 percent +1 threshold needed to win the race outright. Which means another election will be held a month from now. San Diego's City Council is currently short 3 members -- the recently resigned Mayor […]
Today's New York Times has a piece under the heading "MILITARY MEMO" which expounds on the question in the headline "All Quiet on the Home Front, and Some Soldiers Are Asking Why." The Bush administration's rallying call that America is a nation at war is increasingly ringing hollow to men and women in uniform, who […]
This week's award goes to the junior senator from Massachusetts -- John Kerry. Democratic Sen. John Kerry urged the White House on Friday to release "in their entirety" all documents and memos from Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' tenure in two Republican administrations. "We cannot do our duty if either Judge Roberts or the Bush […]
The Los Angeles Times' media critic, David Shaw (who usually does good work), has gotten quite a bit of flak from the blogosphere because of his disdain for non-journalists practicing punditry. Unlike blogs, Shaw takes pride in the fact that reporters for newspapers have their work vetted by "four experienced editors" before going to press. […]
Democrat Party Chairman Howard Dean is trying to "reach out" to pro-lifers -- kinda. He discussed the abortion debate after a student questioned why the party was supporting Bob Casey Jr., a Pennsylvania Democrat challenging incumbent Republican Sen. Rick Santorum. The chairman tried to draw a distinction between Casey and Santorum, even though both men […]