The Washington Post reports on the defeat of the amnesty bill in the Senate and quotes Ted Kennedy at a remarkable moment – he’s 100% correct. Speaking after the bill was defeated Senator Jim DeMint mentioned the huge lack of confidence the American people have in Congress. That’s when Kennedy hits the bullseye: “This immigration [...]
The Supreme Court has handing down a ruling that rejects the idea of using a student’s race in determining where that student gets to go to school. The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected school diversity plans that take account of students’ race in two major public school districts but left the door open for using [...]
I’m running between customer sites and meetings today but I note that the Amnesty Bill is dead. Michelle Malkin is the go-to site for this issue. Captain’s Quarters live blogged it. Bottom line: 53 Senators reject cloture and this bill is now over and done.
Five girls not long finished with high school are in a car together headed somewhere. There is a loss of control and their vehicle comes into conflict with a big rig. Five deaths of young people with the promise of long and productive lives. We in the DC area just played this scene out, ourselves, [...]
Mark in Mexico has been following the – dare I say it? – ongoing revolution in Mexico’s Oaxaca but takes time out to help out American neighbors who have apparently misplaced their pants. I think he’s onto something! While you’re there, don’t miss his report on political reporting and magazine editing in Poland. (Might not [...]
Almost a year after a major power failure hit New York City, the local power company (Con Edison) has been hit yet again. The upper east side is reportedly without power, causing traffic lights to fail and subway service to halt. A power outage in the city’s Upper East Side neighborhood cut traffic lights and [...]
Dr. Helen Smith, a.k.a. the Instapundit’s Instawife, is the newest addition to the columnist cadre at Pajamas Media and opens up with a fascinating question: “What should an adult be able to do?” That’s a great question and the answers given by both the worthy Doc and those of us in the ‘sphere who follow [...]
The cloture vote on the so-called “immigration reform” bill has been held and cloture was passed on a vote of 64-35. Both of Virginia’s Senators, John Warner (R) and Jim Webb (D) voted for cloture. Given the responses people were getting when they tried to call either of these Senators (I tried calling again and [...]
In my various wanderings of the blogosphere I’ve come across posts that have interested me a great deal but handle topics upon which I have nothing to add. This usually results in me reading the post, perhaps commenting, and then heading off to the next stop in my usual on-line walkabout. Starting today, I’m going [...]
Take a look at the opening paragraph of this post by Bill Roggio over at The Fourth Rail: Operation Phantom Thunder, the corps coordinated operation across three theaters in the Baghdad Belts, has completed it seventh day. Ground forces commander Lieutenant General Raymond Odierno gave a briefing on the operation. To date, Coalition and Iraqi [...]
