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April 30, 2006

Fine Art du Jour

Emigrants Crossing the Plains(Click on picture for larger image)Albert Bierstadt (German, 1830–1902)oil on canvas, Height: 67 cm, Width: 102 cm, 1867...

April 29, 2006

Join the 101st Fighting Keyboardists

Captain Ed at Captain’s Quarters has a great idea to help those of us who can’t serve (or who have...

United 93: Should you see the movie?

There was an interesting post yesterday by Karl at Leaning Straight Up entitled Reflections on United 93:  Why you should...

April 28, 2006

Breaking: Rush Limbaugh arrested

Rush Limbaugh has been arrested on prescription drug charges. Rush Limbaugh was arrested Friday on prescription drug charges, law enforcement...

New York Times: U.S. Economy Still Expanding at Rapid Pace

The New York Times admits that the economy is going gangbusters. It must have pained them to write prose like...

CeCe Winans: Hallelujah Praise

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April 26, 2006

Tony Snow to be White House Press Secretary, active participant

Tony Snow is to be named the new White House Press Secretary. According to the Washington Post: Fox News commentator...

links for 2006-04-26

How to Bypass Most Phone Menus and Get to a Live Operator @ Alice Hill’s Real Tech News...

April 25, 2006

William Shatner sings, and sings, and sings

Thanks (I think) to Ace of Spades for pointing out a 1973 video of William Shatner singing Harry Chapin’s “Taxi”...

Osama not a terrorist, just a "Saudi dissident"

Thanks to Captain Ed for pointing us to pictures of Osama caught by Nathan Goulding at National Review’s Media Blog. On Sunday...

Bypass telephone computer systems and speak to a human

Have you ever spent 15 or 20 minutes or more on the telephone trying to speak to a real live...

The Democratic Party: A Culture of Treason

Rush Limbaugh made a reference on the air yesterday to an article entitled “Leaking at all costs” that was published...

Humor du Jour

April 24, 2006

Air Force sends a message to UC Santa Cruz

On April 11th, a mob of wacko leftwing moonbats forced 4 military recruiters off campus at the University of California...

New blogroll addition

Please welcome a new site, Empires Fall, that I’ve added to my blogroll. The blog owner requested a link trade...

Welcome Hot Air to the internet

Welcome Hot Air to the internet. Hot Air is the “world’s first full-service conservative Internet broadcast network!” Add it to...

Inspector General of the CIA took polygraph test

Captain’s Quarters has a good article today entitled The Inspector Gets Inspected. According to The New York Times, John Helgerson...

Church unity growing

Ankle Biting Pundits has a nice article today called Unity in the Name of “Divisiveness.” Here’s an excerpt — go...

Steyn's Song Of The Week: Dream a Little Dream of Me

Excellent column this week by the always witty Mark Steyn. This week is the 75th anniversary of “Dream a Little...

April 23, 2006

Newspapers are dying

There is a must-read column by Hugh Hewitt in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer. Thanks to John at Powerline for the pointer...

10 Terms and Phrases to be Worried of

Fearless Philosophy for Free Minds gives us 10 Terms and Phrases to be Worried of. Here’s a teaser for you &mdash...

April 22, 2006

Charlie Sheen and very nasty divorce allegations

Okay, I confess:  I like Charlie Sheen as an actor. I watch only one television show a week, Two and...

Prince William and Prince Harry to see action in Iraq or Afghanistan

According to the Sunday Times, “Princes William and Harry are certain to face bullets on the front line in Iraq...

Magnetic refrigerators

Neural Gourmet wonders asks Will extra fridge magnets save you money? They report that a team of scientists at Cambridge have...

Mary McCarthy roundup

Here’s a roundup of the latest news on Mary McCarthy, the senior CIA officer who leaked information to the Washington...

New York Times: No Proof of Secret C.I.A. Prisons

The European Union’s anti-terrorism chief, Gijs de Vries, reported before a panel on Thursday that he has not been able...

April 21, 2006

CIA Leaker a big Democratic donor

The CIA fired a senior employee, Mary McCarthy, on Thursday for leaking classified information to the Washington Post. A federal criminal...

Culture of Corruption: Democrat Resigns from House Ethics Panel

When Democrats start accusing Republicans of a “culture of corruption,” you can be sure that they’re trying to deflect attention...

Americans living longer than ever

According to Dow-Jones Marketwatch, the life expectancy of Americans is now at 77.9 years, the highest every recorded. A strange fact...

Washington Post: the sky is falling!

Washington Post reporter Dan Balz, who has a tendency to editorialize more than he reports, has an article today entitled...

April 20, 2006

Howard Dean talks of taxing churches

Howard Dean, the Giganti-Mouth of the Democrat party, recently told the Christian Science Monitor that taxing churches might be a...

Humor du Jour

A somber anniversary: Jimmy Carter and the Killer Rabbit

Ace of Spades reminds us that today is the 27th anniversary of the day when President Jimmy Carter was attacked...

Madeline Albright can leg-press 400 pounds

According to an interview to appear in the upcoming New York Times Magazine, former Secretary of State Madeline Albright can...

April 19, 2006

Remembering the Brave

Thanks to Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler for his posting, Rest in Peace, Proud Warrior, based on an inspiring article from November, 2005 by...

April 18, 2006

ACLU defends student who threatened to kill Bush

If you made multiple posts to a website messages containing detailed threats on killing President Bush, Laura Bush, Dick Cheney...

Mount St. Helens Web Cam

Mount Saint Helens has been constantly erupting since October 11, 2004. The USDA Forest Service allows and encourages direct linking...

Who are you?

Who are you? That’s a commonly asked question and we often have pat answers for it. Men, specifically, confuse “who...