Senator Frist isn’t making many friends in the socially conservative side of the conservative side this week. He spoke out in favor of public funding of embyonic stem cell research. :::::::: WASHINGTON — Breaking with President Bush, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist on Friday threw his support behind legislation to expand federal funding for human [...]
I mean Hummingbirds, of course. I was so surprised to see them out our back windows since I’ve lived in Virginia for several years without ever knowing we had some indigenous hummingbirds here. A couple of days ago I saw one; yesterday we saw 2. I put up a hummingbird feeder this afternoon and saw [...]
I’ve got some work to do in the attic of my home. There’s some electrical work I’m going to do and I need to lay down some new insulation in a few spots where it’s not quite up to spec. At about 9:30 am it wasn’t too bad up there, probably in the high 80′s [...]
I note several reports of astronomers claiming to have discovered a 10th planet in our solar system. For me, it was deja vu since I distinctly recall there being a big ballyhoo about another “10th planet” discovery back in 2002. The object discovered then was named “Quaoar” (pronounced kwah-o-wahr) and the announcement immediately sparked a [...]
Would American media outlets virtually ignore an attempt to assassinate President Bush? Haven’t you heard? That’s not a hypothetical question. Power Line notes the near-complete silence on the matter.
The Senate today passed S. 397, the “Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act” on a vote of 65-31 in favor. The House version had passed earlier this year, so it goes to President Bush who had indicated he will sign the bill into law. This has been a long time in coming and I’ve [...]
Power Line has a pointer to a letter at the Washington Post this morning that bings up a good point. :::::::: *If Judge Roberts’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in May 2001 had not been blocked by the Democratic-controlled Senate, we’d have two more years of judicial opinions to [...]
OK, moral dilema time. I’ve got a situation for you to ponder and I’d love to hear your thoughts. Imagine that a researcher discovers a way to send a signal to the computers installed in the engines of all models of a specific manufacturer’s cars. (Doesn’t matter which one, just that it’s a specific car [...]
A new bill’s been introduced on the Hill that seeks to repair the damage done by the Supreme Court’s ill-considered Kelo ruling. There are several being considered already in Congress and they face a unique challenge that was summed up nicely by one of the Reps involved in the efforts: :::::::: Some voters have even [...]
Here’s the complete, unedited text of the response to an unsolicited e-mail sent to a university student and employee which touted a film about a lesbian relationship: :::::::: “Do not send me any mail about ‘Connie and Sally’ and ‘Adam and Steve.’ These are perversions. The absence of God in higher education brings on confusion. [...]
