And oddly enough, it appears to largely be Republicans firing Republicans for investigating fellow Republicans…Two months after the firings first began to make waves on Capitol Hill, it has also become clear that most of the prosecutors were overseeing significant public-corruption investigations at the time they were asked to leave. Four of the probes target Republican politicians or their supporters, prosecutors and other officials said.
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Saturday, February 17
Shilling for Chavez
by
The Bartender
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 11:39 PM EST
In a TV commercial, former Rep. Joseph Kennedy stands aboard an oil tanker moving across the Boston skyline and promises that millions of gallons of discounted heating oil are on their way to poor, shivering families, courtesy of "our good friends in Venezuela." What he doesn't mention is that those "good friends" include Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a socialist and staunch U.S. critic who famously called President Bush "the devil" in a speech last year at the United Nations.
N.Y. Businessman Indicted for Terrorist Financing
by
The Bartender
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 11:31 PM EST
Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari, 53, a.k.a. "Michael Mixon," a businessman and self-described "peace advocate" in New York, was indicted yesterday on multiple felony counts, including financing terrorism, material support of terrorism, and money laundering.
Sweden: The Multicultural Paradise
by
The Bartender
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 10:07 PM EST
Our Swedish correspondent LN tipped me to this postage stamp, which currently has the value SEK 5.50, the Swedish equivalent of our first class postage. As you can see, it depicts the idyllic multicultural landscape that every Nordic heart yearns for.
The Awesomely Hot Feather Frazier (Not Safe For Work)
by
The Bartender
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 08:15 PM EST
Arrival Of New Orlean’s “Heineken Looter” Adds Credibility To Nor’easter
by
The Bartender
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 07:55 PM EST
The arrival of disaster relief expert “Heineken Looter Guy” late Thursday afternoon gave hope to many that assistance would soon be on the way. Since his exceptional work in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, HLG has become the standard by which all potential disasters are now measured.
JetBlues continue: More canceled flights
by
The Bartender
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 07:47 PM EST
JetBlue, still reeling from a snowstorm that forced hundreds of canceled and delayed flights, said Saturday that 23 percent of its weekend flights would be canceled as it tries to get back on schedule.
How to throw a screwdriver like a Ninja!
by
The Bartender
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 07:43 PM EST
Salt Lake Jihad? Yes, America, there ARE Terrorists among us
by
The Bartender
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 03:42 PM EST
My Personal List of Crappy Companies
by
The Bartender
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 02:12 PM EST
Have you ever had an experience with a company that’s so horrible at what they do that you are frustrated beyond belief and just can’t believe that a company that operates like that can stay in business?
Those Damn Rich People…
by
The Bartender
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 01:36 PM EST
Let’s not get emotional. It’s a serious question. If an athlete is under-performing, he/she will get criticized for their deficiencies. Publicly. Maybe even get cut from the team. So, in the sport of life, what about the poor? They don’t advance society. They don’t create jobs. They don’t invest. And they don’t pay taxes. We support them because it’s humanitarian. (Some might argue that it promotes the problem, but that’s another story)
Jobs, Dell share stage, Blast Teacher's Unions
by
The Bartender
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 12:19 PM EST
Last week it was the music labels, this week it was teacher unions. Apple cofounder and CEO Steve Jobs on Friday spared no words in criticizing the state of public schools and the teacher unions, saying that schools were never likely to improve until principals could fire bad teachers.
Tereza, a red couch and some skimpy, skimpy things... (Not Safe For Work)
by
The Bartender
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 10:17 AM EST
The BMW M5
by
The Bartender
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 10:07 AM EST
Fight Clubs Flourishing
by
The Bartender
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 10:00 AM EST
The two teen boys step into the cage in the Mission Viejo backyard. Dozens of others, waiting their turn to fight, cheer them on. They kick each other, get each other in chokeholds and finally the boy pinned to the ground taps the map to concede defeat.
Gun laws that constrain the law-abiding
by
The Bartender
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 09:52 AM EST
For James Andre Smartt-Ford, 16, Michael Dosunmu, 15, and Billy Cox, 15, the hand-wringing by police and politicians over the escalation of gun crime comes a little late: all three have been shot dead in south London over the past 10 days. Public revulsion over such criminality is, shamingly, blunted by the fact that they appear to be victims of ethnic gang crime. Society at large sees it as "their" problem, not its own. Such a view is criminally complacent.
A Hero Passes: TV remote inventor dies aged 93
by
The Bartender
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 09:42 AM EST
Robert Adler, a US inventor best known for the creation of the couch potato's dream device, the TV remote control, has died at the age of 93.
What's In a Name? Often A Lot Of Baggage
by
The Bartender
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 09:30 AM EST
Former Ohio congressman Bob Ney was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison Friday for his role in a Capitol Hill bribery scandal. His name came back into the news just a few weeks after it came off an Ohio University building named for him.
Study: Fellatio may significantly decrease the risk of breast cancer in women
by
The Bartender
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 09:26 AM EST
Women who perform the act of fellatio and swallow semen on a regular basis, one to two times a week, may reduce their risk of breast cancer by up to 40 percent, a North Carolina State University study found. Doctors had never suspected a link between the act of fellatio and breast cancer, but new research being performed at North Carolina State University is starting to suggest that there could be an important link between the two.
Beautiful Scenery (Not Safe for Work)
by
The Bartender
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 09:17 AM EST
S.F. reviews back pay to Newsom aide
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 09:00 AM EST
"What I Meant to Say…"
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 08:00 AM EST
Once again a prominent
Here's a thought: Let's prosecute drug smugglers, not Border Patrol agents
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 07:00 AM EST
With mounting bipartisan criticism from Republican congressmen and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the Department of Justice has stepped up an unprecedented public relations campaign to defend its prosecution of former Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, now serving 11- and 12-year prison terms. But new facts keep emerging to prove that this prosecution was a gross injustice.
Free therapy for terrorists
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 06:00 AM EST
In Australia, terror suspects could be given taxpayer-funded counselling for being angry or having low self-esteem.
Muslims Dig Under Temple Mount, Don't Want Jews Digging Nearby
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 05:00 AM EST
Amid an ongoing storm over an Israeli archeological excavation near Jerusalem's Temple Mount, a top Islamic official declared Thursday that all digging in the city should be stopped - but an Israeli archeologist pointed out that the biggest excavation in the entire area has been carried out by Muslims, unauthorized, underneath the Mount itself.
In Canada, Sharia law still not dead
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 04:00 AM EST
Bill 27 said, among other things, that third party arbitrators could only serve as advisers in civil cases. Some parts of the bill have been made law, but the key provision outlawing religious arbitration have not. In 2005, pressure was building to allow sharia law, a 1,400-year-old set of Islamic laws covering legal and family issues, be used to settle civil disputes -- including family law settlements -- in this province. Women's groups protested that sharia law is often oppressive towards women and they worried in the power imbalance that often occurs when religion is allowed to dictate law, the rights of women and children would be trampled. And moderate Muslims feared the power of the imams they had come to
Illegal alien driver in fatal wreck had 3 prior N.C. arrests
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 03:00 AM EST
Illegal alien charged in wreck that killed pregnant woman was deported twice in '90s but not after arrests here
Witness: Shooter was enjoying himself
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 02:00 AM EST
"Every shot I saw him take was up to his shoulder and taking aim," Dodds said. "He looked proud, arrogant." Dodds said Talovic appeared to deliberately shoot victims once, and then again.
Bring The Troops Home...When???
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 12:40 AM EST
“It is time to pull our troops out . . . . The longer we stay in . . . the more chance we have of being sucked into another
Strickland Tells Bush No To Iraqi Refugees in Ohio
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 17 Feb 2007 12:04 AM EST
Gov. Ted Strickland on Wednesday had a message for President Bush: any plan to relocate thousands of refugees uprooted by the |
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