Archive for November 1st, 2005

Political Quote of the Day…

Just because you’re a Prince born into a Royal Family does not necessarily guarantee you a wisdom. — The Bear

Who’s in charge of this Country? by the Bear

According to the Civics class I took in school I always assumed it was the duly elected President of the United States. Now I have cause to wonder because the Bush Administration is in a policy tug-of-war with Washington’s bureaucrats and the bureaucrats are winning.
Three recent events have lead me to this conclusion:
The Plame/Lame/Blame/Flame [...]

A Brilliant Judicial Mind BY JONATHAN H. ADLER

Alito isn’t “pro-life” or “pro-choice” but “pro-law.”
With the nomination of Samuel Alito to replace Sandra Day O’Connor, President Bush has returned to the approach that served him so well when he nominated John Roberts to the Supreme Court–that of picking the best available candidate irrespective of diversity concerns. Judge Alito’s credentials are more like [...]

The Left’s Cruelest Month by William Kristol

October was supposed to be the month that marked the meltdown of the
Bush administration.
OCTOBER, 2005 will turn out to be the left’s cruelest month since . . . well, in a long time. A
couple of weeks in, it seemed so promising. October was going to be the month that would
mark the meltdown of the [...]

A silver lining in Iraq By Cathy Young

WE ARE OFTEN preoccupied with milestones and numbers, and the death of the 2,000th American soldier in the war in Iraq has been an occasion for much reflection. This particular milestone comes at a time when President Bush is already reeling from a number of political blows. At present, fewer than 40 percent of Americans [...]

Americans won’t let Democrats lose Iraq DAVID GELERNTER

A FEW DAYS AGO, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) made a speech urging the U.S., in effect, to get out of Iraq the way we got out of Vietnam.
Leahy told the Senate that we cannot win in Iraq. “It has become increasingly apparent that the most powerful army in the world cannot stop a determined [...]

Internet Rules John Fund

The Miers denoument shows the power of the new media.
As President Bush prepares to make a new appointment to the Supreme Court, the lessons of the failed Miers nomination are still being absorbed.
One that deserves study is how a lightning-fast news cycle, a flat-footed defense and the growth of new media such as [...]

Mark Steyn: Russia is dying and Islamists will grab parts of the carcass

REMEMBER the months before 9/11? The new US President had his first meeting with the Russian President. “I looked the man in the eye and found him very straightforward and trustworthy,” George W. Bush said after two hours with Vladimir Putin. “I was able to get a sense of his soul.” I’m all for speaking [...]

My apology to Feminist Students United!

By Mike S. Adams Professor, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Dear Liza Potter:
I am delighted to respond to your recent charge against me, which was sent to Rosemary DePaolo, Chancellor of UNC-Wilmington. Characterizing my column as an act of sexual harassment against all women in the UNC system is a tremendous favor for which [...]

Clinton blood scandal exposed in new film World Net Daily

WASHINGTON – A documentary seven years in the making tying Bill Clinton to an Arkansas prison blood scandal that spread AIDS to thousands around the world is set to screen in Hollywood next week – renewing controversy about the long-forgotten story.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47128