It wasn’t until shortly before I left work earlier this evening that I saw Internet reports about today’s tragic attack at Fort Hood, Texas. Initial reports identify the attacker as Maj. Nidal Hasan, a Muslim. As I drove home, the radio updated the story and you barely had time to react to the numbers – […]
The AP reported Saturday that newly released documents show that “Cheney told FBI he didn’t know who leaked Plame’s identity.” This really isn’t news, but it’s still on CNN’s front page three days later. The article is interesting because it weaves a story of suspicion and innuendo without telling you one important fact: Who did […]
The California gubernatorial race should be an interesting one next year. It appears that Republicans will have at least three good nominees to choose from in Tom Campbell, Meg Whitman and Chuck DeVore. What will the Democrats offer to voters? Jerry “Gov. Moonbeam” Brown. Yesterday, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom dropped out of the race, […]
Newt Gingrich needs to do a serious mea culpa. For those of you who haven’t been following the 23rd Congressional District in New York race, here’s a quick recap. The seat came open when President Barack Obama nominated the Republican who held the seat to be his Secretary of the Army. In response, the local […]
CNN Money has a list of 15 stressful jobs that pay poorly. Unsurprisingly, my old job was one of them: News reporter. According to the article, the median pay is $32,900 (I worked for far less) and 62 percent say their job is stressful. The other 38 percent are old, lazy and higher-paid. Is it […]
If you didn’t catch this when it first occurred earlier this month, head on over to Ezra Levant’s blog and listen to him and Mark Steyn testify before Canada’s Parliament regarding that nation’s “human rights” commission. Levant and Steyn acquit themselves well while appearing to a largely buffoonish group of censors. You’d think that a […]
Former Democrat vice presidential nominee and presidential hopeful John Edwards and his wife want to extend their 15 minutes of fame. Despite John Edwards' extramarital affair that rocked his marriage, his wife described their union as a "love story," albeit an unconventional one. Elizabeth Edwards told WJLA-TV in Washington late last week that she wants […]
After spending 15 years in the newspaper business, I can assure you that I’m familiar with obscene profits. Back in the days before Craigslist came along to decimate their lucrative classified ad sales, newspapers commonly turned 30-40 percent profit margins – and my meager paychecks were proof of that. So, when Democrats demonize the health […]
The head of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, Christina Romer, made a rather stunning statement today. The government's economic stimulus spending has already had its biggest impact and probably won't contribute to significant growth next year, a top White House adviser said Thursday. Christina Romer, the chair of President Barack Obama's Council of Economic […]
The Obama Justice Dept. announced yesterday that they would refuse to enforce federal drug laws as it relates to marijuana in states where they have passed laws allowing for the “medical” use of the drug. Federal drug agents won't pursue pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers in states that allow medical marijuana, under new legal […]