Year: 2004

Predictable, But Perhaps Unexpected

One might file this under the category of be careful what you wish for ...

Kofi Annan’s Resignation: A Realistic View

Captain Ed has a good line in an essay about continuing support abroad for U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan: Well, now there's a shock: the majority of the world's kleptocracies support the man who presided over the largest swindle in ...

New Word is Right To The Point

Bronson Yake has gifted the blogosphere with a new word, as in "On blause, be back after finals." Seems a fast and easy way to tell readers you haven't given up on your blog -- you just have to take ...

Social Security Private Accounts: Creating a Better, Fairer Retirement System

Cato Institute President Ed Crane succinctly explains why Social Security must be modernized. Buried within this essay is this critical core point: "The goal of Social Security reform should be to provide workers with the best possible retirement option, not ...

Don Rumsfeld’s Media Honeymoon

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It is good news that President Bush has asked Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld to stay. If you listen quietly, however, you can almost hear the gnashing of teeth in certain quarters. David Limbaugh has an excellent piece up about this ...

Bloggers in White House Press Room?

Fellow bloggers, please read this New York Times article about a lawsuit just filed by the Baltimore Sun. The lawsuit asserts that the Governor of Maryland does not have the legal right to decline interviews with several Sun reporters the ...

Beldar Fisks Noonan on Rather

Beldar fisks Noonan on Rather. Worth a read ...

Michelle Malkin: Denver Bans Christmas Carols at Christmas Unmentionable Holiday Parade

Michelle Malkin is asking her blog's readers to send a lump of coal to the mayor of Denver. Issue at hand: A ban on the singing of Christmas carols ...

Putin’s Error in Ukraine

Business Week asks: Was meddling in Ukraine's election Putin's biggest blunder? An excerpt: Is Russian President Vladimir V. Putin losing his touch? Once admired for his steely efficiency, Putin suddenly doesn't seem to be able to get anything right. He ...

Congressional Access to Tax Returns Story Updated

The AP, via the Guardian, has a story shedding light on why there was a provision in a recently-approved appropriations bill allowing additional Congressional access to IRS tax returns. The entire matter, if this report is accurate, looks to be ...

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