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Let me just say that I'm not outraged about The New York Times' revelation that the NSA has been eavesdropping on international phone calls without a court order. It's unclear whether or not this is legal, Fox News had on author and former investigative reporter Ronald Kessler who claims that it is legal. However, the […]

I don't know why I continue to deal with the unctuous piece of excrement that answers to the name Juan Cole, but when I saw an excerpt of his inane comments on the Iraqi elections on Kausfiles [who seriously needs to get better permalinks], I couldn't resist. The only way the vote will happen at […]

Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman is going to be on CBS's "60 Minutes" on Sunday and, in remarks released early to hype the show, Freeman appears to be anything but politically correct. “You’re going to relegate my history to a month?” Freeman asks Wallace. After noting there is no “white history month,” he says, “I […]

There are a lot of people who cringe at the phrase the "War on Christmas." It's a bit of hyperbole, which is always good to sell books or get TV viewers, however it does draw attention to what is a real issue: the continuing effort to remove religion in general -- and Christianity in particular […]

I know that's an inflammatory headline, but yesterday Senate Democrats decided to hold hostage a bill that passed the House by a vote of 431-1. The bill would create a federal program to store umbilical cords -- which are typically thrown away -- that can be used to successfully treat all sorts of diseases. Why […]

Yesterday, during an interview with Fox News' Brit Hume, President Bush offered the opinion that he believed Texas Congressman Tom DeLay was innocent of the money laundering charges he is faced with in Travis County, Texas. Now the Democrats have voiced their outrage -- and it makes Page A4 of the Washington Post. Democratic leaders […]

I've made this point repeatedly regarding the New York Times editorial page, but it applies to many other newspaper editorialists -- they are partisan, not principled. For the past couple years this has produced hypocrisy on the issue of judicial filibusters. Both the Times and the Minneapolis Star-Tribune -- among others -- have exposed themselves […]

I'm not talking about the football team, I'm talking about the state. I must confess that I haven't spent much time in the state. I lived in Aberdeen, Wash., for nearly two years, and I flew out of the Portland Airport a couple of times. I passed through the state on my way to that […]

For those of you who are wondering: "What can I get Matthew Hoy, my favorite blogger, for Christmas this year?" Well, you can find my Amazon wish list here. Of course, I always accept cash too, and you can use the Amazon or Paypal links on the left if you don't want to bother with […]

Here's another sunset shot from Carlsbad. This time we have a seagull. A couple of updated notes on the Olympus E-500: The high-speed CompactFlash card arrived in the mail yesterday, and I can confirm that using the HQ 1/8 setting, which gives you roughly a 2.5 meg file size, you can take photos at 2.5 […]