I did a post about the subject earlier this week, but I’d like to get some more feedback in a discussion group today. The subject is a political issue that helps define the president’s personal style — his “bubble boy” policy. Since being sworn into office in 2001, Bush and his staff have gone to […]
I don’t doubt that Hamza Rabia was a dangerous terrorist, and I have every confidence that his death marks a significant development in going after al Queda, but really, how many “number-three men” can one terrorist network have? The operational commander of al-Qaida and possibly the No. 3 official in the terrorist organization, Hamza Rabia, […]
Guest Post by Morbo You can always rely on the British press to lay it on the line. Unlike their too-often cowed counterparts in America who get so close to their sources they become administration mouthpieces, U.K. reporters rarely forget that a journalist’s first task is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. Hence, […]
Guest Post by Morbo I’m sure the New York Civil Liberties Union meant well, but its attorneys have just filed an employment grievance they are almost certain to lose and that generates lousy publicity. Here are the facts: Michelle McCusker is a 26-year-old woman who teaches at St. Rose of Lima school in Rockaway Beach, […]
Guest Post by Morbo And now an update from the world of sports: The National Collegiate Athletic Association has informed a state university in western Pennsylvania that it must stop calling its sports teams “Indians.” If officials at Indiana University of Pennsylvania don’t drop the name, the NCAA says, the institution will be ineligible to […]
Guest Post by Morbo I’m not a huge fan of “creative sentencing.” To me, a judge can do one of three things with a guilty party: Send him to jail, fine him or impose community service. Some judges would rather devise their own unorthodox punishments. In Painesville, Ohio, recently, Municipal Judge Michael Cicconetti sentenced Michelle […]
The president held a quick, three-minute “discussion” in the Rose Garden this morning on “strong economic growth and job creation.” Indeed, Bush was all smiles when he shared the news that the economy added 215,000 in November, slightly ahead of expectations. (“Discussion” is in quotes because, despite the White House’s description, there were no questions […]
Juan Cole made the case this week that it’s entirely plausible that Bush really did tell British Prime Minister Tony Blair that he wanted to bomb the Al-Jazeera offices in Qatar. Cole makes a pretty compelling argument, but I keep waiting for the inevitable, harshly-worded, unequivocal denial from the White House. And I’m still waiting. […]
Apparently, the crowd noise at Indianapolis Colts’ games can get so loud, some have begun to wonder if the team is “enhancing” the sound through artificial means. The Indianapolis Colts deny they supplemented the already loud crowd noise in the RCA Dome during Monday night’s game against the Steelers by pumping heavy bass noise through […]
There’s a subtle but significant debate among Dem leaders about how best to deal with abortion rights as a political issue. With this in mind, the “95-10” initiative should spark a pretty interesting discussion. Democrats in Congress are preparing a bill they say will reduce U.S. abortions by 95 percent over 10 years by preventing […]