Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin made the following statement on "Fox News Sunday": First, let me say there are only four that are truly contested. Four judicial nominees who have been rejected by the Senate at this point and have been resubmitted by the President. That's never been done before. False. Untrue. First, let's outline what […]
Last week's report in Newsweek that alleged a U.S. interrogator at Gitmo tossed a copy of the Koran in the crapper has turned out to be "innaccurate." This development comes after the report apparently was resposible for riots in Afghanistan and Pakistan which left four dead and more than 60 injured. Let's set aside the […]
From a press conference on Nov. 21, 2001 and recounted in a letter in this month's National Review magazine. Perhaps because of all the attention given the nomination of John Bolton, and of would-be federal judges, we have not heard much about Gen. Peter Pace, President Bush's choice to head the Joint Chiefs of Staff. […]
Today's Washington Post has an article showing that "memorial" Web sites of jihadis in Iraq list a majority of Saudis -- many of them college students or from wealthy families. This tells us a couple of things. First, the complaints by much of the American and European left that the hatred of America is due […]
To counter Paul Krugman's dishonesty, the New York Times gives us John Tierney.
We here at Hoystory wish a happy birthday to the world's greatest niece! We here at Hoystory realize that moving can be a pain. However, it has been several weeks since we have received photographs or videos. There is a rumor that Maddie has begun to master bipedal motion, but video evidence is needed to […]
GOP Sen. George Voinovich of Ohio suggested that had nominee John Bolton had a short fuse that would have got him fired in the private sector. This analysis of what is a fireable offense in the private sector comes from a man who hasn't held a private sector job since 1967.
In a debate on the Senate floor yesterday over judges and filibusters, the "dean" (read: "old fogey") of the Senate, Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia lectured majority leader Sen. Bill Frist on his legacy. His position drew a pointed caution from Senator Robert C. Byrd, Democrat of West Virginia, a former majority leader and […]
It appears as though CBS has chosen to use the editing technique favored by the late night comics for a less-than-comedic effect. According to former federal judge and special prosecutor Ken Starr, a Monday evening CBS News report that characterized him as being opposed to the nuclear/Byrd option on filibusters was, in fact, creative editing. […]
I'm just not sure which one of those three things New York Times columnist Paul Krugman believes Social Security to be -- it changes at least once a week. Krugman's column in today's New York Times slams Wal-Mart for its low wages and laments the fact that Wal-Mart workers will depend heavily on Social Security. […]