NTSB investigators have released some information about USAir 1549 today, saying they found was might be the remains of a bird. If so, that would be strong evidence that what caused the engine to fail on the plane was, indeed, a double bird strike. This has been the presumption so far but evidence was needed [...]
I wonder how Rep Murtha’s (D-PA) constituents feel about his volunteering to import known terrorists into their neighborhoods. Rep. Jack Murtha, D-Pa., says he’d be willing to house prisoners from Guantanamo Bay in his congressional district if President Obama makes good on a plan to close the U.S. prison there. As one of his first [...]
President Obama has issued ethics rules and a pay freeze for his staff today. The aims of the ethics rules are to negate, as much as possible, lobbying influence on and from members of his staff. Interesting in themselves but it’s a clarification on the government response to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) that [...]
Instapundit sez: HURRAY! Today marks the first day of the 2012 Presidential campaign! Oh, who am I kidding? It started back in November . . . . . AAAARRRGGGGGG!!!!!!!
Gov. Kaine of Virginia has championed a couple of bills in the General Assembly that would remove the criteria assessment for Virginia’s absentee voting. At present, you have to be traveling on election day, suffering an illness requiring a hospital stay (or similiar), pregnant, etc. in order to qualify to vote by absentee ballot. Kaine’s [...]
