The Nando Times: Gore holds first fund-raisers since contested 2000 elections WASHINGTON (February 20, 2002 10:54 p.m. EST) – Former Vice President Al Gore is stepping up efforts to raise money for his political action committee, holding his first two fund-raisers since the contested presidential elections this week and scheduling money-raising events in coming weeks … Continue reading “Oh – my – God!”
The Nando Times: Gore holds first fund-raisers since contested 2000 elections
WASHINGTON (February 20, 2002 10:54 p.m. EST) – Former Vice President Al Gore is stepping up efforts to raise money for his political action committee, holding his first two fund-raisers since the contested presidential elections this week and scheduling money-raising events in coming weeks in Florida, New York and California.
Dropped on his head at birth, apparently.
— The Nando Times: McCain says he was ‘tainted’ by donations LOS ANGELES (February 20, 2002 11:15 a.m. EST) – Although he has been “tainted” by donations from Global Crossing, Sen. John McCain says he never acted improperly on behalf of the troubled telecommunications firm. Oh to be as holy as McCain and Jeffords. They … Continue reading “Taint gonna get no respect”
— The Nando Times: McCain says he was ‘tainted’ by donations
LOS ANGELES (February 20, 2002 11:15 a.m. EST) – Although he has been “tainted” by donations from Global Crossing, Sen. John McCain says he never acted improperly on behalf of the troubled telecommunications firm.
Oh to be as holy as McCain and Jeffords. They do for morals what government cheese does for gastronomy.
The Nando Times: Pentagon says new office won’t deliberately spread lies WASHINGTON (February 20, 2002 3:55 p.m. EST) – Pentagon officials on Wednesday denied planning to use a new Office of Strategic Influence to plant erroneous information in the news media to promote U.S. war goals. “The Pentagon does not issue disinformation to the foreign … Continue reading “The Nando Times: Pentagon says”
The Nando Times: Pentagon says new office won’t deliberately spread lies
WASHINGTON (February 20, 2002 3:55 p.m. EST) – Pentagon officials on Wednesday denied planning to use a new Office of Strategic Influence to plant erroneous information in the news media to promote U.S. war goals.
“The Pentagon does not issue disinformation to the foreign press or any press,” Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said.
Too bad – I was looking forward to some standard-issue, government-produced fiction; the civilian stuff’s getting too predictable. But it probably would have read like government cheese tastes.
Yahoo! News – Sen. Jeffords to Campaign for Dems MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) – Sen. James Jeffords (news – web sites), an independent who abandoned the Republican party last year, said Wednesday he’ll campaign for some Democratic Senate candidates because he wants to prevent an “abuse of power” by an unchecked GOP majority. “If they have … Continue reading “Yahoo! News – Sen. Jeffords”
Yahoo! News – Sen. Jeffords to Campaign for Dems
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) – Sen. James Jeffords (news – web sites), an independent who abandoned the Republican party last year, said Wednesday he’ll campaign for some Democratic Senate candidates because he wants to prevent an “abuse of power” by an unchecked GOP majority.
“If they have total power then they will be very, very different from what my beliefs are what the government’s function should be,” Jeffords said. “I think it would be very dangerous for the country.”
Of course he does, and now that the New England Dairy Compact is history, government cheese will be better than ever.
— The guest editorialist weighs-in in favor of term limits at The Edge of England’s Sword And finally, term limits does what every politician in Congress does not want the campaign finance reform bill to do – actually limit their power. Because let’s face it, if the politician in question has a limited shelf-life then … Continue reading “In Love with Term Limits”
— The guest editorialist weighs-in in favor of term limits at The Edge of England’s Sword
And finally, term limits does what every politician in Congress does not want the campaign finance reform bill to do – actually limit their power. Because let’s face it, if the politician in question has a limited shelf-life then the money won’t flow in that direction. The ideal result would hopefully be that we’d lose the lifers and see more people running who are interested in serving the will of their constituencies.
and well-supported is this one by JG Cole on the left’s death wish: Balloon Juice- Hot air and ill-informed banter
and well-supported is this one by JG Cole on the left’s death wish: Balloon Juice- Hot air and ill-informed banter
— Moira Breen’s piece on FOXNews.com is on a theme that drives my Brit wife up a wall. Breen says: A common theme in blog-land over the past few months has been the persistent misperception of America as some adolescent version of Europe by opinion-writers across the Atlantic. Even some pro-American British writers appear to … Continue reading “How the Brits see Americans”
— Moira Breen’s piece on FOXNews.com is on a theme that drives my Brit wife up a wall. Breen says:
A common theme in blog-land over the past few months has been the persistent misperception of America as some adolescent version of Europe by opinion-writers across the Atlantic. Even some pro-American British writers appear to believe that America comprises two types only: the Anglo-Saxon gentleman and the yokel.
— We commented recently on the ideological purity-driven death wish of California conservative Republicans that’s made that party a non-entity for the past several years. That theme has been amplifed by John Fund in the Wall St. Journal and Andrew Sullivan. Former governor George Deukmejian’s vicious personal attack against Dick Riordan at the state convention … Continue reading “California Republican Death Wish II”
— We commented recently on the ideological purity-driven death wish of California conservative Republicans that’s made that party a non-entity for the past several years. That theme has been amplifed by John Fund in the Wall St. Journal and Andrew Sullivan. Former governor George Deukmejian’s vicious personal attack against Dick Riordan at the state convention figures prominently in this commentary, and Gray Davis is now using it against Riordan himself: Davis Ad Uses Deukmejian to Attack Riordan
[Davis’ ad] quotes Deukmejian–no friend of Davis–questioning Riordan’s character. “Former Gov. George Deukmejian says Riordan tries to be all things to all people and questions his commitment to principles,” the ad intones.
With all the high profile trials going on right now — the Frisco lesbian-eating dog trial, the killer Texan mom trial, the Cleveland school voucher case — it sure would be nice to be able to go to a single place to keep up with all of them. Isn’t there a blogger with a legal … Continue reading “Who blogs the courts?”
With all the high profile trials going on right now — the Frisco lesbian-eating dog trial, the killer Texan mom trial, the Cleveland school voucher case — it sure would be nice to be able to go to a single place to keep up with all of them. Isn’t there a blogger with a legal background, or at least some understanding of law and culture, who can keep up with all this stuff and tell me what I should think about it?
— If you read the Kevin Hoover police blotter (now linked by Daily Pundit), you’ll come across many references to the very special piece of government housing where miscreants experience personal growth, the infamous Pink House on 101 in downtown Eureka, and you’ll become curious about it. Here’s a pop-up picture of the pokey
— If you read the Kevin Hoover police blotter (now linked by Daily Pundit), you’ll come across many references to the very special piece of government housing where miscreants experience personal growth, the infamous Pink House on 101 in downtown Eureka, and you’ll become curious about it. Here’s a pop-up picture of the pokey
Continue reading “The Pink House”
