Judge Alito Puts His Cards on the Table
This Washington Post article by Charles Babington shows Judge Alito isn't afraid to say what he believes: In private meetings with senators, Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr. has shown a willingness to discuss key issues -- a potentially risky strategy that so far seems to be serving him ...
Bridge to Nowhere May Lead Us Somewhere Yet
Looks like the "bridge to nowhere" is becoming a government waste anecdote for the ages. Take this paragraph from the Washington Post: Lawmakers say voters are stopping them back home to ask whether the "Bridge to Nowhere" is a joke or whether it actually exists. It is no joke. The ...
Black Conservatives Say Black Candidates for Elected Office Should Not Be Abused on Account of Race; Group Calls on All Candidates and Parties to Shun Both Use of Racial Slurs and Those Who Employ Them
In light of the racial indignities being foisted upon Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele, a black Republican who recently announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate, members of the black leadership group Project 21 call on all candidates and political parties to shun both the use of such tactics and individuals ...
Michael Steele: Getting Thomased
Just as conservative Supreme Court candidates risk being Borked, black conservative candidates get Thomased -- that is, assaulted on account of their race instead of debated on account of their views. Project 21 is on the case of reaction to verbal and physical attacks on Maryland's Lt. Governor Michael Steele, ...
Happy Anniversary, Reaganites!
Jim Pinkerton reminds us that today is the 25th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's election to the presidency. Let's all toast the Gipper tonight ...
Senate Priorities
President Bush said today he is "disappointed" that the Senate won't start Judge Samuel Alito's confirmation hearing until after the new year. Me, too, Mr. President, but look at the good side: At least the Senators at the hearing will look tanned and rested ...
Next Up for an Award: The U.N. Itself
The United Nations has given an award for "understanding between cultures and the advancement of peace" to a man who two years ago publicly said of Greeks and Jews: Today, we can say that these little people are the root of evil. I guess the U.N. forgot that most institutions ...
Project 21 Press Release: Black Activists Denounce Racialist Milwaukee Newspaper Editorial; Journal Sentinel Accuses Clarence Thomas of Not Representing Black America
Members of the black leadership network Project 21 are condemning a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial in which United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas is said to need as "asterisk" next to his name with regard to his race because he "does not represent the views of mainstream black ...
Project 21 Press Release: Black Activists Denounce Racialist Milwaukee Newspaper Editorial
Members of the black leadership network Project 21 are condemning a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial in which United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas is said to need as "asterisk" next to his name with regard to his race because he "does not represent the views of mainstream black ...
Pennsylvania Legislators Repeal Stealth Pay Raise
Grassroots Pennsylvanians appear to have won. From the Pittsburgh Post Gazette: State legislators, heeding a loud outcry from an angry public, last night voted overwhelmingly to repeal the 16 percent to 34 percent pay raise they approved in July.The Senate voted first, 50-0, to strike down the increase. The House, ...
People Don’t Think With Their Skin
Project 21 members are telling the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Clarence Thomas is not a legislator, and, anyway, brains determine views, not skin tone ...
Work, Please
Some Senators want the Alito confirmation hearing (why do news organizations keep writing "hearings" in the plural? -- there is only one hearing planned) delayed until January. From the AP: Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito courted Senate support in assembly-line fashion Thursday as the White House pressed for confirmation by ...
Working in December Would Just Be Too Droll
The U.S. Senate has announced that the hearing into the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito for the Supreme Court will begin sometime during the period of January 9 through January 13 ...
Avian Flu Update I
Sean at Everything I Know Is Wrong has the skinny on the Avian Flu -- with a twist. His information is seven years old ...
Avian Flu Update II
Despite an ominous indication that avian flu had reached Sweden, it turns out a sick Swedish seagull didn't have avian flu after all. It was just drunk. In related news, plans for flu quarantines at U.S. university frat houses have been cancelled ...
WMDs: Found ‘Em
From Bizzy Blog on WMDs, a blog post worth repeating. Addendum: After I posted the above, I received an email from Tom at BizzyBlog saying in part: "Since you linked over, a commenter challenged me to find 'actual news' sources for each of the items listed, and I did. So ...
We Thought You Knew
The Washington Post asks: The problem for the Republicans is that, now that they're the elite, who are they going to denounce for elitism? Answer: The elite media, naturally ...
Babies Make You Smarter?
Does parenthood make you smarter? A Boston Globe article says: ...a new body of research -- so far still mostly in animals -- is fueling the idea that motherhood may actually rewire the brain, making mothers (and involved fathers) more perceptive, competitive, efficient, and even socially aware. And sociological studies ...
Mr. Grumpy-Pants
At least until he cheers up, this is a pretty accurate nickname for Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid. (Based on the photo on the TMH's Bacon Bits blog, I think Senator Reid would be a natural to cast as Scrooge.) ...
It Takes More Than A Village, by Christopher Schrimpf
In her book It Takes a Village, Hillary Clinton used that African proverb to argue that a community is most important for proper child development. Downplaying the importance of the family is never sound advice, especially when a recent hearing of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights found that strong ...
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