tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57085062009-11-13T23:39:28.682-05:00"Our history now descends from a kingdom of gold to one of iron and rust."Winstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11655408534664425823noreply@blogger.comBlogger2010125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5708506.post-15657557275586156932009-11-12T21:00:00.008-05:002009-11-13T23:39:28.691-05:00

It starts when I say so.(1) World's Fastest Superliner Awaits Rebirth—or the Scrap YardOut of service for 40 years, the SS United States still holds speed records. But what fate awaits this storied piece of naval history?(2) Braves' Hudson signs three-year extension(3) U.S. player Charlie Davies released from D.C. hospital(4) THE VENTURE BROS.: It's Side 2 of Dark Side of the Moon! He's in a

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A flash in the pan...He needs to come down from his mountaintop because, in this country, only the faithful appreciate a president who consistently makes us listen to him, rather than the other way around.So far, the signs aren't good. In his quest to surpass what he's done before and reprise his role as the nation's Moses, Obama appears to be on the verge of an "historic" remake of one-sixth of

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This post sponsored in part by a sweetheart mortgage from Countrywide and by taxpayers like you.Poll: Dodd approval rating drops Chris Dodd Is Getting His Butt Kicked In Latest Poll (ACE)RelatedThe Secret 'Friends of Angelo' (WSJ)Chris Dodd's Irish 'Cottage'

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...you entire crappy network is devoted to "advocacy journalism" on behalf of the current administration.Jonathan Klein, the president of CNN/U.S. said in a statement that “Lou has now decided to carry the banner of advocacy journalism elsewhere.”RelatedCNN Drops to Last Place Among Cable News Networks

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"Under the terms of the Pelosi health-care bill, "Americans who do not maintain acceptable health insurance coverage and who choose not to pay the bill's new individual mandate tax (generally 2.5% of income), are subject to numerous civil and criminal penalties, including criminal fines of up to $250,000 and imprisonment of up to five years."And so we have, yet again, a perfect illustration of

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Dr. Phil and the Fort Hood Killer (WSJ)His terrorist motive is obvious to everyone but the press and the Army brass.The tide of pronouncements and ruminations pointing to every cause for this event other than the one obvious to everyone in the rational world continues apace. Commentators, reporters, psychologists and, indeed, army spokesmen continue to warn portentously, "We don't yet know the

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(1) $300,000 of Gold, in the Palm of My Hand

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...wisdom of The Anchoress:The fact is, Maureen Dowd, and the “progressive” sisters who are stuck in the 1970’s but believe they are still cutting edge, do not realize that time has marched on, that the experience of the church they may have had in the 1950’s and ’60’s does not translate to these young women, who carry none of that feminist angst that will forever sear the bosoms of those who

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And I don't know a soul who's not been batteredI don't have a friend who feels at easeI don't know a dream that's not been shatteredor driven to its kneesbut it's all right, it's all rightfor we lived so well so longStill, when I think of theroad we're traveling onI wonder what's gone wrongI can't help it, I wonder what's gone wrongAnd I dreamed I was dyingI dreamed that my soul rose

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In Soccer, It's Manchester Divided: A Gritty Town Finds Itself With Two of the World's Richest Teams—and an Epic Rivalry (WSJ)Grave Matters: The surprising origins and enduring importance of Arlington National Cemetery. (WSJ)

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Making someone else pay The real winners in Obamacare aren't the elderly. They're already covered, though Baucus' plan cuts Medicare massively. It is, rather, the pre-retirement demographic, not old enough for Medicare, insured but worried, and costly to cover.Such people usually are in their peak earning years. They've had time to save up, pay off the mortgage. They are typically far better off

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Paul Ryan on the Bill Bennett Show. The juicy bits start around 8:19.The badge with the OBAMA hammer and sickle was posted on LIMESTONE ROOF in June of 2008.

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If only CNN/MSNBC/NYTIMES/ABC/NBC/NEWSWEEK/NPR would report on news like the burgeoning deficit instead of stories like balloon boy.Related...I had to read this post three times before the absolute insanity of what the DEMS are doing sank in.First, the White House announces a $250 payment to every senior for inflation that didn’t exist. “In effect, a COLA was paid on inflation that no longer

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Anxiety in Canada Over Near Parity with US DollarAll the world prefers a strong dollar, except American leadership - how else to pay off our massive debts?RelatedWeak Dollar, Oblivious Treasury?The dollar is down an average of 15 percent in just over seven months. If it falls about 5 percent more, the dollar will hit an all-time low.What's Inside the Deficit?As you know now, the deficit for

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(1) Disney’s Retail Plan Is a Theme Park in Its Stores (2) Inside Walt Disney's World by Ann Landi (WSJ)(3) The Art Of Epic Mickey/ Epic Mickey

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The new Chapel of the Holy Spirit at Sacred Heart University.

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(1) Decline Is a Choice: The New Liberalism and the end of American ascendancy.American exceptionalism in action!(2) Texas Campus Hosts 3rd Annual Peace Through Business Initiative(3) What's Michael Moore Talking About? Government power is the problem, not capitalism.(4) Now We Know Why He Passed on the Dalai Lama

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Cash for OldstersA $250 bribe to help the ObamaCare medicine go down. No one ever went broke underestimating political cynicism, but these days even we can't keep up: On Wednesday, President Obama announced that he wants to send every American senior a $250 check.The $250 checks will funnel $13 billion to some 57 million beneficiaries—in addition to whatever they have already received as part of

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The House Ethics Committee announces that it is expanding Rangel investigation into "all Financial Disclosure Statements and all amendments filed in the calendar year 2009."Remember When...Pelosi Says She Would Drain GOP 'Swamp'There's another little gem in that article. According to Pelosi, "All the days after that: "Pay as you go," meaning no increasing the deficit, whether the issue is middle

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The US defeated Honduras 3-2 on the road to advance to the World Cup! Second half goals from Casey and Donovan (and a missed PK) send the US to South Africa.

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Quoniam probasti nos Deus: igne nos examinasti, sicut examinatur argentum...Transiuimus per ignem et aquam: et eduxisti nos in refrigerium.

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Studio searching for extras. Jennifer Granholm (D), Debbie Stabenow (D), and Carl Levin (D) cast in lead.Cash-Seekers Mob Detroit CenterDETROIT (Oct. 7) - Scuffles erupted as several thousand Detroit residents jockeyed, pushed and shoved Wednesday to get free money being offered to only 3,500 of the city's recently or soon to be homeless.Several received medical treatment for fainting or

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Obama readies second stimulus following wildly successful $800 BILLION version:Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama is considering a mix of spending programs and tax cuts to respond to widening job losses that would amount to an additional economic stimulus without carrying that label.RelatedWhy has the president’s stimulus package had less than intended results? Dr. Timothy G. Nash and Dr. Keith A

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He also thanked China for financing the $800 BILLION stimulus and the $1.5 TRILLION national health care scheme. He also lauded the millions of jobs "saved or created" by fabricating these nifty signs along the Merritt Parkway.RelatedBiden stumps for Dodd, Himes: Parkway event touts benefits of stimulusUnemployment rate rises to 9.8 percent in September, as employers cut 263,000 jobsIf laid-off

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The Bus Stops Here: Sightseeing in Los Angeles by public transportation takes a little money and a lot of time (WSJ)Where in the world is Taylor Twellman?

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