A LEFTIST GAME-PLAN FOR 2008 It is pleasing to see a post on Daily Kos that shows a considerable grip on reality. Some of his attempts to deal with the reality concerned are a bit amusing, though. The point of the post is to tell Democrats how to change their message so that they...
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A LEFTIST GAME-PLAN FOR 2008 It is pleasing to see a post on Daily Kos that shows a considerable grip on reality. Some of his attempts to deal with the reality concerned are a bit amusing, though. The point of the post is to tell Democrats how to change their message so that they...
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2005 Predictions: 1. Yakov will begin teaching a university course on advanced fisting techniques. 2. Gus will be knighted and stop talking to us. 3. Pete will join Southwest as an engineer/greetor type. 4. Mike will display the link/name of the blog in 78 point font above “MND.” Okay, that’ll never happen. 5. The...
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From John Derbyshire: http://www.nationalreview.com/derbyshire/derbyshire200412300915.asp Hanging out at the mall. Speaking of ugly: We did some last-minute Christmas shopping at the humongous Smith Haven Mall out here on suburban Long Island. What a depressing experience! I have heard about the teenage pastime known as �hanging out at the mall,� but I had never really witnessed...
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I’m sure most have read this and the associated trash. Have you read this? “We are doing very little at the moment.” The UN can’t be bothered with actually helping people while the United States is going the real footwork. If the UN can’t be bothered to get their crap together to do something...
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http://www.heritage.org/research/features/socialsecurity/ This gives you an idea if you will get Social Security and at what benefit level / rate of return based on average contributions, etc. It doesn’t apply much to me as I’m a state employee and I contribute to that pension in lieu of Social Security, but it makes for an interesting...
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The New York Times is at it again. This time, in an editorial, they claim that America is “stingy” with its foreign aid. The editorial is here, if you want to bear witness to idiocy, not to mention take the time to register. “Stingy”? The United States spent $15.8 billion for “official developmental assistance”...
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2005 Predictions. More of the same; the vitriol that has been heaped upon Bush in western Europe, Canada, Berkeley, etc. will continue to shift to the American people until we can’t travel to these alien worlds without a disguise and a poorly faked French accent. Michael Moore’s new film on the evils of the...
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Iraqis living in the United States will be permitted to vote in the Iraqi elections in Chicago and four other US cities, if they qualify for Iraqi citizenship. Iraqi citizens in the United States are getting a taste of the hope–and the logistical headaches–created by the upcoming Jan. 30 elections in Iraq with the...
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What’s causing Osama bin Laden to suddenly begin releasing so many messages that, if this continues, soon he’ll be giving out recipes and pointers for getting stains out of carpets? Can he be hearing footsteps, or is it simply desperation to stop democratic elections in Iraq, since it could lead to the beginning of...
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If you’re one of the good hearted people who want to donate money for disaster relief in Asia, please be careful, as their are ongoing scams to bilk donors out of their money. On eBay, sellers are hawking Pez dispensers, a gold necklace, a stuffed mouse, and a “hand-carved” Buddha statue with the promise...
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Jeff Jacoby gives his yearly synopsis of the slanderous and hate-filled rhetoric directed at the GOP by their opposition in the year 2004. And while Republicans certainly speak very badly at times about Democrats, the vitriol that comes from the Democrats is not even in the same ballpark. As in years past, Republicans were...
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Starting on Tuesday, January 4th, I’ll have a column addressing pop culture, family, and sexual issues at Caffimage.com, which is a very comprehensive site and worth a visit. The column will run every other Tuesday, and should be a good deal of fun to write. The first column will be about the quandary faced...
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A top aide to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is under fire for numerous anti-Israeli statements he has recently made. Secretary-General Annan fire his top adviser, Lakhdar Brahimi, for his anti-Israel tirades. Mr. Brahami recently likened Prime Minister Sharon to an assassin, adding to a series of statements that embarrassed the secretary-general, who is trying...
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Bloggers are more on top of the tsunami story than the mainstream media. (hat tip Luciannne) If you want to find out more information about this week’s tsunami of biblical proportions in Southeast Asia and how you can help the victims, the best place to go is a new blog in the Indian Ocean...
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2005 Predictions: I predict Fire will continue to post photos, which I predict I will continue to enjoy. I predict the failure to enforce immigration laws by the administration and the Republicans will tear the Republican Party apart and better Hillary’s chances in 2008. I predict this issue will make any discussion of “taking...
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Large amounts of private donations are pouring in from United States citizens to help in the relief effort for the tsunami victims. Gut-wrenching images on television of dead children, mourning survivors and inundated villages have triggered an extraordinary response among charitable organizations, faith-based groups, businesses and communities of U.S.-based immigrants from South Asia. From...
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Ann Coulter has a rundown of the high points and low points of 2004. As usual, she pulls no punches. The single biggest event of 2004 was the Election Day exit poll, which, like John Steinbeck’s “The Short Reign of Pippin IV,” made John Kerry the president for a few moments. But in a...
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Sex Advice for Men.
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Another senior member of al Qaeda has been captured in Baghdad U.S.-led forces in Iraq have captured a senior member of the al Qaeda-linked network led by Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in a raid in Baghdad, the Iraqi government said on Thursday. It said Fadil Hussain Ahmed al-Kurdi was captured along with two...
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