Archive for March, 2007

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

Sharpen Your Veto Pen

Senator Mitch McConnell, who has been nothing short of brilliant in outmanuevering his Democratic colleagues on Iraq thus far, in particular ‘Dirty’ Harry Reid, is signalling a temporary retreat on the language requiring troop withdrawals, predicting it will be in the supplemental funding bill that passes the Senate in the expectation that the President will […]

No Comments » - Posted in POTUS, Elephants, Donkeys, Iraq by Mark

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Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

Another Poll…

…, this time from Gallup, shows Thompson in an even stronger debut than the Zogby poll we highlighted earlier:

On the Republican side, former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson shook up the field when he said he would consider getting into the presidential race. These days, Thompson is familiar as the actor who plays District Attorney Arthur […]

No Comments » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Sam Brownback, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, 2008 Polls, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

Iran Pulling Back?

Some signs Tehran is getting the message on the British troops it is holding:
Iran said Monday it was questioning 15 British sailors and marines to determine if their alleged entry into Iranian waters was “intentional or unintentional” before deciding what to do with them — the first sign it could be seeking a way out […]

No Comments » - Posted in Iran, Radical Islam / GWOT, Foreign Affairs by Mark

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Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

Zogby: Clinton, Giuliani Dominate, Thompson Makes A Move

The frontrunners continue to far outpace their rivals, and Fred Thompson shows up big in his first Zogby poll:

Republican Rudy Giuliani and Democrat Hillary Clinton, both of New York state, continue to enjoy significant leads over rivals in national tests of likely primary voters, a new Zogby International telephone poll shows. Meanwhile, Giuliani’s edge among […]

5 Comments » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, 2008 Polls, Hillary Clinton, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Monday, March 26th, 2007

File This One Under Lessons NOT Learned

Hillary Clinton has apparently forgotten that she tried for universal health care once and screwed it up so badly her husband quickly ended the idea of their ‘co-presidency’ (and wake up, people - do you really want the return of this soap opera? I’m betting you don’t):
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed Monday to […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Domestic Affairs, Hillary Clinton, 2008 News, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Monday, March 26th, 2007

Is It Possible To Move So Far Left That You Just Fall Off The Planet?

If you’re in the mood for a case of the giggles, read this hysterical boot-licking missive from Matt Stoller praising the moderation of MoveOn.org…

No Comments » - Posted in Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

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Monday, March 26th, 2007

The Shame Of The Democratic Porkers

Does anyone still remember when Nancy Pelosi and the rest of the Democrats swore they were going to clean up the ‘culture of corruption’?  Shame on them, all of them:
The patriotic-sounding bill is dubbed the “U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Health, and Iraq Accountability Act,” but the subtitle could be, “And Don’t Forget Farmers, Shrimpers, NASA […]

16 Comments » - Posted in Donkeys, Iraq, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

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Monday, March 26th, 2007

The Madman Of Tehran

I seriously think Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is insane.  Does he really think Tony Blair will sit by and let him do this?
FIFTEEN British sailors and marines arrested by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards off the coast of Iraq may be charged with spying.
A website run by associates of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, reported last night that the […]

2 Comments » - Posted in Iran, Radical Islam / GWOT, Iraq, Foreign Affairs by Mark

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Sunday, March 25th, 2007

I Take It All Back

Earlier today, I made the mistake of praising the UN indirectly because its new chief appears to be a far more reasonable man than Kofi Annan.  However, Secretary General Ban MUST speak out against the blatant anti-Semitism of the official Arab world:
Saudi Arabia has barred entry to a Washington-based Israeli journalist traveling with Secretary General […]

4 Comments » - Posted in Israel, Radical Islam / GWOT, UN/Oil-For-Food by Mark

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Sunday, March 25th, 2007

Georgetown Smokes UNC In Overtime…

…and our Final Four is set.  Ohio State, Georgetown, Florida, and UCLA…should be a great end to a decent tournament.  I got only two of the Final Four right, as I picked both North Carolina and Louisville to make it…and thus, my bracket looks a lot less bright.  Good performance by the Hoyas, though, and […]

No Comments » - Posted in Celebrities / Pop Culture / Sports by Mark

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Sunday, March 25th, 2007

The ‘Virtue’ Of Righteous Anger

Good piece by George Will looking at the trendiness of anger, that is to say, the newfound belief that perpetual anger is somehow a sign of character:
Many people who loathe George W. Bush have adopted what Peter Wood describes as “ecstatic anger as a mode of political action.” Anger often is, Wood says, “a spectacle […]

2 Comments » - Posted in Navel-Gazing, POTUS, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

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Sunday, March 25th, 2007

No Kofi Annan, He!

And that’s meant as high praise:
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, declaring the atmosphere “not fully ripe,” shunned officials from the Islamic militant Hamas group on Sunday, dealing a setback to the new Palestinian government’s efforts to win international recognition.
Ban’s comments came on a day of high-profile diplomacy, with the U.N. chief and U.S. Secretary of State […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Israel, Condoleezza Rice, Radical Islam / GWOT, UN/Oil-For-Food by Mark

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Saturday, March 24th, 2007

Hotline Moves Rudy Into Pole Position

Stating “we can’t help but think that the early predictions of his doom were overstated” (well, yay!), Marc Ambinder and Bruce Todd move Giuliani ahead of McCain:
There are three distinct camps among those Republicans who don’t think Giuliani will win the nomination: the McCain camp, the Huckabee camp and the Arlington camp. The McCain camp […]

1 Comment » - Posted in Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Republican Candidates, Election 2008 by Mark

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Saturday, March 24th, 2007

Back In Business!

All of a sudden, my bracket has crept back from its near-death experience.  Despite my disastrous pick of Louisville to make it to the NCAA Championship game, it’s who I picked to beat them that might yet have me winning my pool - er, strictly for charity, of course!
That’s right, my pick to win it […]

No Comments » - Posted in Celebrities / Pop Culture / Sports by Mark

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Saturday, March 24th, 2007

New Sanctions On Iran…

…but to what avail?
Iran’s foreign minister rejected a unanimous vote by the U.N. Security Council on Saturday to impose new sanctions on Iran because of its refusal to suspend its uranium enrichment program.
Speaking to the 15-member council in measured tones after the vote, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said, “Iran presents no threat to […]

No Comments » - Posted in Iran, POTUS, Iraq, UN/Oil-For-Food by Mark

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Saturday, March 24th, 2007

The Year Of The Top Seeds Rolls On…

… as two #1 vs. #2 seed matchups take place with a trip to the Final Four on the line.  First up, it’s Memphis vs. Ohio State, then Kansas takes on UCLA.  Kansas/UCLA is a toss-up, but Ohio State SHOULD handle Memphis pretty easily.  They’ve been living a charmed life this year, though, and it’s […]

No Comments » - Posted in Celebrities / Pop Culture / Sports by Mark

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Saturday, March 24th, 2007

Everything’s Coming Up Roses…

…if your name is Rudy Giuliani.  From Rasmussen:
If you’re a fan of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) you probably can’t believe all the good news surrounding the Presidential hopeful. He leads the Republican Primary polls, has the highest favorability rating of all candidates, and leads every Democrat in general election match-ups.
Rasmussen Reports […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Rudy Giuliani, Barack Obama, John Edwards, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Saturday, March 24th, 2007

Some ‘Victory’

The Wall Street Journal is right on the money today:
“A Triumph For Pelosi” -
That’s how the Associated Press described yesterday’s vote by the House to demand a U.S. retreat from Iraq, and in the perverse calculus of Capitol Hill we suppose it was. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has demonstrated she can pile on enough pork […]

No Comments » - Posted in Donkeys, Iraq, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

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Friday, March 23rd, 2007

The Year Of The Big Dogs

The lower seeds just cannot buy a break in this year’s NCAA tournament - time and time again, the #1 and #2 seeds have struggled mightily, but with the exception of #2 seed Wisconsin, they’ve all survived so far.  Florida and Georgetown have continued the trend tonight…will USC or UNLV pull a miracle and put […]

No Comments » - Posted in Celebrities / Pop Culture / Sports by Mark

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Friday, March 23rd, 2007

Bush’s Statement On The House Vote

A clearly angry President George W. Bush laid into the House Democrats today, and he was absolutely right to do [all points of emphasis mine]:
Here in Washington, members of both parties recognize that our most solemn responsibility is to support our troops in the war on terror. Yet, today, a narrow majority in the House of […]

11 Comments » - Posted in POTUS, Donkeys, Iraq, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

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