The uses of Merrick Garland
Last month, I noted that rumors were growing stronger that Justice Stevens will soon announce his retirement. I also suggested that the rumor mill had cast Elana Kagan, former Dean of Harvard Law School and currently the Solicitor General of the United States, as the frontrunner to replace Stevens.
While I was on vacation, [...]
The limits of "surge and run"
The Washington Post reports on an upsurge of terrorist violence in Anbar province. On Thursday, fiive explosions in a city in the province killed at least eight people. A week earlier, twin explosions killed at least 24 people. There have also been approximately 40 attempted assassinations in Anbar province, according to [...]
(Video) America Rising: An Open Letter to Democrat Politicians
A very good video with a great message to Barack Obama and the Democrats in Congress that says we elected you on a promise of hope and change - but the American people now regret it. In 2010, we are taking the country back. Blue collar democrats, independents, and conservatives alike. We all love our [...]
Blackwater Five walk, Iraqis squawk
I don’t think we’ve commented on the decision by a federal judge to dismiss all charges against five Blackwater guards who were accused of killing Iraqi civilians during a fire fight in 2007. District Judge Richard Urbina dismissed the charges because prosecutors relied on statements given to the State Department by the guards that [...]
The Left, Obama, and Health Care
Professional libs have begun bolting from the health-care reservation, but what about the cultural leftists who joined onto the Obama bandwagon first, and Obama’s policy agenda second?
During the campaign, one of Obama’s most prolific artist-supporters was Ray Noland, aka CRO. Of the many bits of Obama propaganda CRO churned out, this one was one of [...]
What about Joe?
The view of Ezra Klein, Paul Krugman, and other leftists that Joe Lieberman opposed the public option and the expansion of Medicare in order to “settle an old electoral score” appears to be based on the claim that in September of this year, Lieberman supported the Medicare expansion. In other words, so Lieberman’s critics [...]
