Bill's Nibbles, Open Post Contributed by Bill Faith
Today at :
(Way lighter even than most days, I hope. My ex is in the area and has my grandson, whom I haven't seen in just over a year, with her. They're supposed to come by this afternoon but I don't know for how long.)
Grassley admits amnesty mistake
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Some things worth knowing about that I didn't devote separate posts to:
Jules Crittenden (H/T): I don’t know . They had some perfectly good mosque bombings to lede with, and they bury that to focus in undisparaging fashion on U.S. and Iraqi forces kicking al-Qaeda ass from Baqouba to Baghdad, with the help of erstwhile Sunni insurgents.
Kim Priestap: Democratic Gov. Dave Freudenthal picked , orthopedic surgeon and Wyoming state senator, today to fill the remainder of Senator Thomas' term:
Lorie Byrd (): Even though the 2008 presidential campaign is in full swing, I have not heard a lot of talk about who the most likely vice presidential candidates will be. So far that talk has been largely limited to discussion of the second (and third) tier presidential hopefuls who have been getting exposure through the debates. I expect my favorite though, Michael Steele, will be getting plenty of VP buzz as the election nears. ...
Bookworm: , I pointed out how much more informative talk radio is than its MSM counterparts (including NPR), because the former has a discursive, adversarial style that allows ideas to be developed and aired, while the latter works within a tight format aimed at pushing a specific (usually political) viewpoint. Occasionally, though, even the narrow MSM format is insufficient to repel an opposing viewpoint, and those situations see the media plunge into outright dishonesty. ...
Bruce Kesler: H.L Mencken said, “A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.” I choose to look at the of the low and falling public repute of most of our public institutions as a “flower,” from which a better state of governance may grow. ...
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Contributed by Bill Faith on June 22, 2007 at 12:26 AM |