June 30, 2006
France Decides To Run Apple
Apparently France has followed through on it's threat to force Apple computer to make it's iTunes songs compatible with any other company's digital player.French lawmakers gave final approval Friday to government-backed legislation that could force Apple Computer Inc. to make...Blubbering bin Laden
So what's gotten into Osama bin Laden? He's got a new video out, but we're raising the flag and calling bull. It has to be fake, because on the tape the mastermind of 9-11 is...in mourning? What on earth is...The ACLU Freaks Out
The U.S. Government may be subjecting terrorists to MRI scans during interrogations. The heart bleeds... Rumor has it, though, that the ACLU may sue to have tinfoil hats issued....Just A Minor Correction
With, what is sure to be unbelievable fanfare and continuous coverage...USA Today is now retracting part of their story about NSA phone call databases. Nothing serious, mind you, just some minor details, such as say the actual companies involved in...June 29, 2006
America "Has A Treaty" With Al Qaeda
The Supreme Court, with Justice Stevens representing the international vangaurd, attempted to carry al Qaeda across the finish line today. The Court ruled, 5-3, that the Bush administration could not establish military tribunals for the al Qaeda detainees at Guantanamo,...That Awful Bush Economy
Apparently rocketed to 5.6% in the first quarter of this year, exceeding the 5.3% that was expected.The economy sprang out of a year-end rut and zipped ahead in the opening quarter of this year at a 5.6 percent pace, the...June 28, 2006
Texas Redistricting, A Moderate GOP Victory
The ruling coming down from the Supreme Court today about Texas redistricting served as a mild victory for Republicans. Tom DeLay, whom the left has targeted ceaselessly for orchestrating the redistricting plan, which gained Republicans six news seats in Congress,...Freedom Tower
Looks like they finally have a design. NEW YORK (Reuters) - The redesigned Freedom Tower at Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan, planned to become America's tallest building, will be a monolithic glass structure reflecting the sky and topped by a...June 26, 2006
Better Than A Foreign Intelligence Service
They've cracked the database of secret U.S. government phone lines. They've harassed top state officials. They instigated a wide scale panic as the U.S. initiated the ground war in Iraq. And they did it all during dinnertime...Yes, it seems that...June 22, 2006
Kim Jong-Il's Missile
So Kim Jong-Il, who, by all appearances is still looking like he wants to be the villain in the next Bond film, wants to fire his missile.That's the consensus from just about every source on the globe, except of course,...June 21, 2006
Blogging Shall Return
Sorry all. We've been having a bit of a medical situation here the last few days. Blogging has had to take a back seat.But we promise to return very shortly and provide the same obnoxious and hopefully illuminating commentary as...June 18, 2006
Still Turning
It's been a crazy weekend, mostly because, we were sick for all of it. Apparently the world is still turning though, as a quick look on Drudge showed that the immigration bill has all but died in the House, Nestle...June 16, 2006
Bill Clinton, Weatherman
The other day when Bill Clinton, at a Democratic fundraiser in Florida, used the dread of approaching tropical storm Alberto to accuse Republicans of being able to control the weather we kind of blew it off as more hot air...June 15, 2006
Spam Will Survive
We get lots of spam email. Yes, even in spite of the filters. We suppose it's fairly typical. The titles are vague or SHOUTING or awash in spelling errors, or the sender is someone who's name makes perfect sense, such...June 13, 2006
"A Great Eye, Lidless, Wreathed In Flame"
Is it any coincidence that CBS News is still covering this story about the discovery of Hobbits?We think not....How Karl Rove Stole Fitzmas
It seems that Patrick Fitzgerald will not indict Karl Rove regarding the CIA leak investigation into who outed Valerie Plame. (via Drudge) STATEMENT OF ROBERT LUSKIN, ATTORNEY FOR KARL ROVE Tue Jun 13 2006 07:14:31 ET Washington, DC—Robert Luskin, Attorney...It's Not A Hurricane, But You Should Panic Anyway
Is it just us, or does anyone else find it more than a little creepy how disappointed journalists are that the "1st Named Storm" of the season is apparently not going to form into a hurricane?...June 12, 2006
Rove Strikes Again
The attendees of the YearlyKos convention in Vegas decided to have a Tin-Foil Hat contest. Priceless...just priceless. (h/t HotAir)...June 09, 2006
Norway Is Under Attack
From meteorites. Apparently one ripped into the northern part of the country yesterday with an explosive force of the Hiroshima bomb.As Wednesday morning dawned, northern Norway was hit with an impact comparable to the atomic bomb used on Hiroshima.At around...June 08, 2006
Zarqawi Is Toast
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaida's leader in Iraq who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings, has been killed in an air strike, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Thursday, adding that his identity was confirmed...Actually, The U.N.'s Role Is Not A Secret
It's funny. We don't often think of ourselves as "middle America" or any other prefixed or hypenated American really. But we suppose in a technical sense we do qualify for a few.In this capacity, citizen blogger, we obviously do qualify...June 07, 2006
It Seems A Prison Term Has Coattails
That or everybody sees right through the Democrats' "Culture of Corruption" line as more of a tale about pots and kettles.Republican wins contested California raceA former Republican congressman narrowly beat his Democratic rival early Wednesday for the right to fill...They Really Need A New Motto
Did Google just admit to being evil? Google Inc. co-founder Sergey Brin acknowledged Tuesday the dominant Internet company has compromised its principles by accommodating Chinese censorship demands. He said Google is wrestling to make the deal work before deciding whether...June 06, 2006
The Poor Lads, They Just Wanted To Farm
At least that's where the media appears to be going with this teary-eyed story they're constructing in an effort to shine the light everywhere but where it needs to be regarding the massive terror arrest in Canada the other day.Indeed,...June 04, 2006
Who Would Have Thought?
A forty-two year old woman has sex with her husband, but does not use birth control because of "a sudden rush of passion," gets pregnant, and then proceeds to blame the Bush administration because she "had to" go and have...Some Marked It With Somber Reflection
Though the Chinese government decided to mark the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre by hauling dissidents away.Chinese police tore up a protester's poster and detained at least two people on Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Sunday as the country marked...June 03, 2006
Bitter Much?
It's amazing really. Democrats never ever, ever lose elections. Was the 2004 Election Stolen? Republicans prevented more than 350,000 voters in Ohio from casting ballots or having their votes counted -- enough to have put John Kerry in the White...June 02, 2006
A Heartfelt Gesture
CBS news has an amazing report about a U.S. soldier who attempted to visit injured CBS news reporter Kimberly Dozier. Apparently the soldier had met her before while he was recovering from an injury. It seems the soldier approached her...June 01, 2006
The Endless Summer...May Be Ending In Europe
It seems that European discontent is on the rise, despite the fact the continent is innundated by tourists. But as tourists seemingly note, it's the weather, the history and the countryside that beckon, not any shining city on a hill,...