Kerrey: I meant no disrespect at all
by I’m sure that’s true. Politics is a tough racket and personal insults are part of the deal. Nothing personal, just business as usual. Or so …
Month: December 2007
al-Sadr to Continue Restraint?
Reuters says that Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is considering extending a freeze on the activities of his powerful Mehdi Army militia. “Yes, there is …
Budget Passes Senate, Includes Iraq Funding
In what has to have left an extremely bitter taste in liberals’ mouths, the U.S. Senate approved a $556B spending bill that includes $70B for the …
Solar Array Feasible
The BBC has a cool article about the relative feasibility of using a low-orbit solar array as a source of renewable energy here. A recent …
Republican Competition Helpful
Ed Morrissey’s post "The Two Words That Strike Fear Into The GOP" has an interesting premise, that the RNC is afraid of the competition that’s …
Liberal Intolerance
The relative merits of liberalism were recently inflicted on a Princeton undergrad in a most forceful way: Last Wednesday, at Princeton University, vicious emails were …
Deadly Force
The question of when or if deadly force can be used is an open one in the minds of many Americans. Not so in the …
Lebanese General Assassinated
Just in case anyone was wondering…Yes, there is a war on and no, the other side isn’t exactly playing according to the Marquis of Queensbury …
A Modicum of Justice
In Indonesia Muhammad Basri was convicted of beheading 3 Christian schoolgirls in 2005 and sentenced to a whopping 19 years in prison. He was also …
Father Kills Daughter over Hijab
The 16-year-old Muslim girl Michael wrote about earlier has died as a result of injuries her father inflicted on her because she would no longer …