20091014

The JP: Russia's not afraid of an Iranian Bomb. In fact, the story implies that Russia wants Iran to get it. And it makes sense. But keep trying, Hillary!

20091008

Well, I guess he's just outside the mainstream. Scientist: Carbon Dioxide Doesn't Cause Global Warming

20091007

The Washington Times:Human rights groups see Obama wavering. And if you thought you wouldn't be giving your tax dollars to Acorn anymore, see this.
New York Post: White House hands out white coats to doctors for photo op.
David Letterman, glad to be an American: Saudi gets 5 years jail time and 1,000 lashes for bragging on TV about his sexual exploits

20091006

In the Mail

If a conservative doesn’t like guns, he doesn't buy one. If a liberaldoesn’t like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.
If a conservative is avegetarian, he doesn't eat meat. If a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meatproducts banned for everyone.
If a conservative sees a foreign threat, he thinks about how to defeat his enemy. A liberal wonders how to surrender gracefully and still look good.
If a conservative is homosexual, he quietly leads his life. If a liberal is homosexual, he demands legislated respect.
If a black man or Hispanic are conservative, they see themselves as independently successful. Their liberal counterparts see themselves as victims in need of government protection.
If a conservative is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation. A liberal wonders who is going to take care of him.
If a conservative doesn’t like a talk show host, he switches channels. Liberals demand that those they don’t like be shut down.
If a conservative is a non-believer, he doesn’t go to church. A liberal non-believer
wants any mention of God and religion silenced. (Unless it’s a foreign religion, of course!)
If a conservative decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it. A liberal demands that the rest of us pay for his.
If a conservative slips and falls in a store, he gets up, laughs and is embarrassed. If a liberal slips and falls, he grabs his neck, moans like he’s in labor and then sues.
If a conservative reads this, he’ll forward it so his friends can have a good laugh. A liberal will delete it because he’s “offended”.

20091003

20091002

The news that Chicago was the first of the final four cites to be knocked out of the running for the 2016 Olympics stuns me. I had assumed that Obama would not risk any political capital on a relatively trivial issue like this. I assumed that he went to Copenhagen only after a back-room deal had been done: ask in person, and you shall receive. But no.
I really thought that Obama (or, at least his brain trust) was smarter than that. I was wrong. Yes, I'm big enough to admit it.