Archive | January, 2009
Son of Hamas Leader Speaks Out Against Group
I saw this on Fox today but forgot about it until I saw Ace’s post. We’re not talking about some lowly guy here. Mosab Hassan Yousef is the son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, one of the Hamas organization’s most influential leaders. Yet the younger Yousef has converted to Christianity, lives in the United States, and [...]
Puke: McConnell To Preach Unity with Dems
2. January 2009
Because that whole bipartisan Kumbaya schtick has worked out so well for our party’s last presidential nominee. The GOP’s leadership has a fever and the only prescription is more bipartisan bullshit that’ll assure even more time in the wilderness. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will be on different networks Sunday, [...]
Denver Schools Chief to Be Appointed Senator
2. January 2009
Michael Bennet, the superintendent of Denver’s public schools, will replace Sen. Ken Salazar (D-CO) in the U.S. Senate when the incumbent becomes Interior Secretary for the Obama Administration. Governor Bill Ritter, a Democrat, will reportedly make the announcement on Saturday. While Bennet has no legislative experience, he does have strong connections to Colorado’s political establishment: [...]
Report: Paterson Will Pick Princess Caroline
2. January 2009
But of course. What other qualification could you possibly need for the U.S. Senate besides being the daughter of a former president? Officials say the daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy will be the governor’s choice to fill the New York Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton. Two people close to [...]
Panel Created by Congress: Let’s Raise Fuel Taxes!
2. January 2009
Great idea, because there’s nothing Americans need more at this point than to pay 50% more tax on fuel than they’re already paying. It’s not like they’re already having a tough time financially, right? WASHINGTON (AP) — A 50 percent increase in gasoline and diesel fuel taxes is being urged by a federal commission to [...]
The Ever-Classless Kathy Griffin on Hecklers
2. January 2009
Yes, I know that I’m terribly late to this story but consider this: It only hit the Drudge Report and New York Post today. So it’s still ripe enough to make a post out of. So there. Comedienne Kathy Griffin may be doomed to life on CNN’s S-list after answering a heckler with a shrieking, [...]
Sri Lankan Forces Capture Rebel Capital
2. January 2009
Rebel forces in Sri Lanka were dealt a devastating blow Friday as government forces managed to capture the city of Kilinochchi in the country’s northern region. The city has served as the de facto capital for the Tamil Tigers, a militant group designated as a “Foreign Terrorist Organization” by the United States and Europe. Kilinochchi [...]
Fifty Minutes Before First Homicide of the Year in Baltimore
2. January 2009
It took just 50 minutes into the year for Baltimore to record its first homicide of 2009. Police spokesman Officer Troy Harris says a man was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds around 12:50 a.m. Thursday on a street near Patterson Park in East Baltimore. Baltimore, still one of the nation’s most violent cities with [...]
20/20 On The Gun Control Myth
2. January 2009
A bit old, yes, but just as important as ever. A major flaw in the theory of gun control is the assumption that people who were going to commit gun crimes will somehow abide a law banning handguns. Guess what? The man who was going to murder people with his handgun doesn’t care that the [...]
Dems to Stop Burris Physically If He Shows Up?
2. January 2009
How? I mean, I understand the way they’d stop him, but on what grounds? Blagojevich is still legally the governor of Illinois, Burris was legally appointed by the sitting governor, and it doesn’t appear that the Senate is Constitutionally permitted to stop him from being seated as long as the senator meets the Constitutional requirements. [...]
2. January 2009
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