Dana Loesch over at Big Government has a great roundup of the most underreported stories of 2009. Anyone reading this blog is probably familiar with most of the ten (10) stories she lists. Those who rely upon traditional network news (i.e., anything other than Fox) or newspapers are unlikely to be aware of any of [...]
Continue reading about Meet the new year, same as the old one
Remember that old saying about never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel? It applies even more with someone with as solid a ‘net reputation as Michael Yon. The British Media Ops over in Helmand Province (where my nephew, USMC CPL Darren Green, is serving) ended Yon’s embed with the British [...]
[UPDATED 09/05/09 -- 2311 MDT]
Hey, I was right, mostly. He resigned Saturday evening, and the White House did their best to bury the news by releasing it after midnight (ET).
[UPDATED 09/06/09 -- 0627 MDT]
And I was exactly right about this statement at the end of my original post: The real question is whether the first [...]
Continue reading about When will Van Jones be thrown under the bus by Pres. Obama? [UPDATE x3]
OVERNIGHT LINK (note the singular)
ITEM: The Onion has become so much better than Saturday Night Live at video humor:
Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As ‘Fun, Watchable’
Well, that’s probably it for the day. I have work to do. ..bruce w..
ADMIN: Yeah, I know today’s post title doesn’t rhyme with the others — but here’s a quick test of your own nit-pickiness: did the difference between Monday’s title and the rest of the week bother you?
MORNING LINKS (and these are likely the only link you’ll get today).
LINK: Speaking of workers, I’m going to be tied [...]
MORNING LINKS — yeah, I’m up early
ITEM: Jim Lindgren over at the Volokh Conspiracy does the simple investigation that no news organization (except possibly Fox) seems willing or able to do. His finding: states with the highest unemployment rates have high tax and unionization rates, while states with the lowest unemployment rates have low tax [...]
[For those coming in from Ace of Spaces, here's the link to the "Atlas Shrugged" review]
MORNING LINKS
Item: I swapped e-mails this week with “S. Weasel” who runs one of my favorite blogs. She and her significant other (now husband) recently moved to England; she loves it there, but in her e-mail to me, she talked [...]