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Remember when I said here that the attempt to marginalize the blogosphere (in wake of blogs being given the “media expemption” to McCain/Feingold) had begun? Well the LA Times came out swinging this morning. “BLOGS HAVE BEEN A POTENT force … Continue reading →

This is good news for the people.“A federal judge in Washington ruled yesterday that the Federal Election Commission acted arbitrarily in 2004 when it decided not to regulate so-called 527 political organizations, but he declined to force the commission to … Continue reading →

It is an old adage, but true none-the-less. Everything our politicians do trickles down to effect our daily lives. However, I still had to think twice about this article when I first read it for it to really sink in. … Continue reading →

This week has been full of them. From the Saddam WMD/al Qaeda connections, to the NSA “wiretapping” (see the posts at Powerline for details) liberal memes have been falling rapidly by the wayside. Today’s meme is an oldie, but a … Continue reading →

I ran across this over the weekend. I found it to be an interesting take on the “worth” of pre-emptive strikes. “Consider the prophet Mohammed himself. According to Muslim history, God’s own messenger engaged in pre-emptive action against those whom … Continue reading →

The fallout for Republicans has started. As I said last night, I have talked to lots of grass roots activists who are so disgusted with the Senate Republicans and their handling of the immigration issue that they are ready to: … Continue reading →

When the FEC announced (on Monday) that they were giving blogs the same exemption from regulation that the MSM got, I said to a friend “This will not sit well with the media – watch them lash out!”Yesterday the NYTimes … Continue reading →

Many writers who are much more knowledgable on politics and policy have written on this issue. Many writers who are much more eloquent have written on the subject. Many who are more passionate have written on the subject. However, I … Continue reading →

I need to expand the Lady Logician’s column about the Social Security surplus: There is no surplus- by law. There is only a number of zeroes to the left of the decimal point in an accounting entry somewhere in Virginia. … Continue reading →

There is a lot of international pressure for the US to close our detention centers in Afghanistan and Cuba. Now comes this out of the Globe and Mail. “Canada to hand over suspects to KabulMove could make troops complicit in … Continue reading →