I didn't get to watch the Samuel Alito hearings again. Two 10 1/2-hour days in a row are draining. It should hopefully slow down a little after tomorrow and I can really dig into this stuff. I've managed to do a little catch-up blog and newspaper article reading and a couple of things strike me […]
Slate's Jack Shafer nails it with regard to the kidnapping of Christian Science Monitor stringer and kidnap victim Jill Carroll. Media outlets colluded to hold the news of her kidnapping secret for several days in an effort to gain her freedom. Sitting on newsworthy information is an unnatural act for most reporters�some would say unprofessional�and […]
Blogging may be light over the next few days as my workload at my paying increases substantially. I encourage you to check out the links on my blogroll -- especially Powerline and National Review -- for continuing coverage of the Alito hearings.
Make lemonade! NARAL's Goal: "To Convince Enough Senators That Alito Is Wrong For Our Country, We Are Setting A Goal Of Gathering 500,000 Petition Signatures To Deliver To The Senate." (NARAL Email, "Just 5 Days Left!" 12/5/05) NARAL's Result: "With The Help Of More Than 50 Volunteers We Were Able To ... Enter 2,000 Signatures […]
Byron York over at National Review had an excellent debunking of Sen. Ted Kennedy's "study" of Judge Samuel Alito's decisions. Especially amusing was these statements from Kennedy: n an era when too many Americans are losing their jobs or working for less, trying to make ends meet, in close cases Judge Alito has ruled the […]
I've already seen the Narnia movie, and nothing else in theaters right now interests me in the least. Having said that, there is yet another movie out based on a video game. The movie in question is entitled "Bloodrayne" and by all accounts the thing is a stinker. How much of a stinker? Well, it […]
Any NFL team that's thinking of drafting Marcus Vick might want to think hard and think twice.
I'd heard a brief mention of this last night on Matt Drudge's radio program as I was running to the store, but didn't see it running prominently on any Web site until this afternoon. Here's the big story that once again proves the utter contempt for privacy that the Chimpy McBushHitler administration holds: The Department […]
Local Democrat Rep. Bob "Castro's buddy" Filner met Lt. Smash. The result was predictable.
One of the adages that I often use as I make an effort to play well with others is: "Don't assume malice when stupidity will explain something." Case in point.