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President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Clinton chief of staff Leon Panetta to be director of the CIA. You can find Panetta's bio here. Panetta's only relevant experience appears to be two years in the Army with no readily apparent combat service. I think Panetta would be a good choice for just about any post […]

NBC didn't have Keith Olbermann in the studio for this evening's Wildcard game in San Diego. Instead, they had former Detroit Lions GM Matt Millen providing "insightful" commentary. Yes, the same Matt Millen who did more to drive Detroit into the ground than the Big 3 automakers combined. In other news: Chargers win!

The Huffington Post has an article up attacking Al Gore and his global warming alarmism. Go read it before it's gone.

The California legislature's runaway spending spree of the past decade -- with the assistance of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gov. Gray Davis before him -- has brought us to the point that the state is going to run out of money. In the midst of a housing market that is in the tank and an […]

Here's hoping that 2009 is better than 2008 -- but don't hold your breath. For a little tickle of the funny bone, I offer you this from Iowahawk: Iowahawk Guest Opinionby Rosa OrtizChief of Housekeeping StaffEstate of Caroline Kennedy Buenos dias! I am Rosa. I twelve years work for Senora Caroline Kennedy and her family […]

Washington lobbyist Vicki Iseman filed suit today against The New York Times over the February 21 hit piece that alleged she was carrying on an extramarital affair with GOP presidential candidate John McCain. The 36-page complaint charges that the story implies an “unprofessional relationship” between Iseman and McCain. Both Iseman and McCain denied any improper […]

An 86-year-old World War II vet has managed to get a busybody from California's nanny state on his back. Shasta County health officials are cracking down on an 86-year-old disabled World War II veteran who has been selling homemade fruitcakes for more than a decade. The Department of Environmental Health cites an obscure law banning […]

The New York Times has come in for a lot of criticism over the years here at Hoystory and the paper has earned every pixel. But that doesn't mean that all criticism of the Gray Lady is valid, so here's the post where I defend the Times. The Times attacker is Charles Kaiser over at […]

This is a few weeks old, but it's some great Christmas cheer.

It looks like Al Franken may very well manage to steal Minnesota's Senate seat from Norm Coleman. I encourage you to check out this article by John Lott which has various visual aids -- the ballots themselves -- which demonstrate the depth of the thievery. For example, who gets this vote: You can see on […]