Archive for the ‘National’ Category
Sunday, December 3rd, 2006
According to a well known Jewish commentator, Dennis Prager: "No."
But, among the most reasoned of responses, Eugene Volokh covers the “how un-American†angle, beating Prager’s comments to a Constitutional pulp.
For those who may not be familiar with the term Tanakh, this is an acrostic of Torah (The Law), Nevi'im (The ...
Posted in Faith, Food For Thought, General, Misc, Montana, National | 2 Comments »
Friday, November 24th, 2006
Tomorrow is the 223rd Anniversary of Evacuation Day.
Now almost forgotten, Evacuation Day was celebrated as a holiday long before the Fourth of July:
On November 25, 1783, the British Army boarded their naval vessels and evacuated New York City (then only coterminous with New York County), their wartime headquarters and their ...
Posted in Faith, General, Montana, National | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006
Thanksgiving is the most unique day on the American calendar: it's the only day set aside as a day of thanking G-d, that is celebrated, each in their own manner, by the 3 Abrahamic religions.
The American pilgrims, who originated the Thanksgiving holiday, were deeply religious people. When they were ...
Posted in Faith, Family, Montana, National | 2 Comments »
Saturday, November 18th, 2006
Craig, I betcha that your sinestra pals will have a hissy-fit about this:
In the book, "Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism", Syracuse University professor Arthur C. Brooks, shows that:
[ ] Conservatives who practice religion, live in traditional nuclear families and reject the notion that the government should ...
Posted in Econ, General, Montana, National | 21 Comments »
Thursday, November 16th, 2006
I'm not sure what I can add to the discussion, but in my opinion, Friedman should be taught in high school.
CNN Article.
Posted in Econ, National | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, November 15th, 2006
But, is anyone listening?
$.02 can be found here.
Posted in National | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, November 15th, 2006
The best reply I've read to the folks who are "draining the swamp" can be found here.
Posted in Humor, National | Comments Off
Wednesday, November 15th, 2006
As I mentioned a while back, I didn't think that our Senator-elect should be all that enthused about cozying up to Harry Reid.
Raise your hand if you are amazed that Reid didn't get Tester that plum Appropriations assignment he'd dangled in front of Montana's voters.
Not only that, but it looks ...
Posted in Montana, National, Navel-gazing | 7 Comments »
Monday, November 13th, 2006
You can't make stuff like this up.
So, Nancy Pelosi and crew are going to "drain the Republican swamp" of corruption.
Wunderbar. I dislike corruption as much as anyone, and I hope that we got rid of some corrupt folks in the elections. But I don't think that anyone, with ...
Posted in National, Wacky Left | 28 Comments »
Tuesday, November 7th, 2006
Looks like the house nominally belongs to the Dems, even though it's 217-217-1 181-141-1.
The 1 independent is, of course, Bernie Sanders from Vermont who makes Ted Kennedy look positively conservative.
An even split like that, with Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House could be a boon to Republicans in '08.
I ...
Posted in National | 4 Comments »
Friday, November 3rd, 2006
... they would vote for the Democrats.
Posted in Montana, National, War on Terror, World | 8 Comments »
Thursday, October 26th, 2006
Boom.
I don't think the Ranger's gonna like this, Yogi.
Now that's an October surprise!
Posted in National | 31 Comments »
Friday, October 20th, 2006
You can monitor the daily changes in the outlook for the 2006 U.S. Congressional Elections and the 2008 U.S. Presidential Elections as traded on the Iowa Electronic Markets.
These are real-money futures markets where contract payoffs will be determined by the votes cast.
Posted in Montana, National | 2 Comments »
Thursday, October 19th, 2006
If you were raised in the '80's, you probably remember the advent of MADD.
MADD's goal upon inception was to toughen DUI laws, and get the legal BAC down to .10 in all 50 states, which it did, and now the limit is .08.
To read this, and other position statements, it ...
Posted in Food For Thought, National | Comments Off
Thursday, October 19th, 2006
I often hear people ask, rhetorically, how the United States can stay competitive in a global market.
I don't know, but it seems to me that teaching kids not to be competitive is a tad counter-productive.
Posted in National, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | 4 Comments »
