History Will Vindicate George W. Bush? II

Peter Wehner praises his old boss: George W. Bush’s unpopularity created the context for what I believe was easily his most impressive act as ... what many of us in the White House at the time never will: the across-the-board resistance — ... . There was the very real sense that this plan might be strangled in its crib. We will find [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:39:00

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Jan 17 2009

This article is a little old..But as Most of my friends all know.I am a Heinzist Shaman, and I do have my own religion called Heinzism ... " The White Buffalo was born, as I went to my Grandpas house asking him his thoughts about what to name ... , Innovation, Empowerment and Respect. It appears the baked bean maker also has plans to dominate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 11:02:00

The Ultimate Bipartisan Rental

Yesterday we got a few yuks out of the fact that Republican Fred Thompson plans to rent his one-bedroom pad to some Obama fanboy for $30,000 ... we can" as if it were the 11th commandment. A strange void now exists in your life and--like an old hippie ... for one last gulp of the Kool-Aid. Along with my bedroom you will have access to the house's many [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 14:19:19

Plans?

I had all kinds of plans for today.It turned out that life just got in the way ... at the appointed time. Thanks be to God!But the house was frigid and all the things you take ... up as country kids Dale and I were surprised as all get-out that this old farmhouse was equipped [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 07:05:00

Israel Strikes Back

See new post for latest updates. I have logged on to my computer after the Jewish Sabbath and discovered that the Israeli government has finally ... French President Nicolas Sarkozy, calling Israel’s response “disproportionate.” Then again, I guess anything short of waving a white flag is considered disproportionate to a French leader. Meanwhile [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 17:29:46

Thursday Open Thread

Links? I'll show you some links! ? The latest Don Perata story concerned money he took from his own ballot campaign account into his legal defense ... to pay. ? On yesterday's SCHIP vote, which passed resoundingly in the House, Hunter joined most ... firm has bowed to pressure and scrapped their plans for an LNG terminal off of Santa Monica Bay [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:58:45

Sunstein Appointment Receiving Praise From The Right

A couple of days ago I wrote favorably about Obama’s appointment of Cass Sunstein to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ... me if I voted for John McCain, we’d wind up with Chicago-school White House appointees who wonder ... Unconstitutional?” After recycling this old joke to make a point, Reynolds later writes: Sunstein’s most [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 23:42:27

A day at the mill

By Paulo Coelho At the moment my life is a symphony made up of three different movements: “many people,” “some people,” and “hardly anybody ... along Copacabana beach, attend the occasional social event, but as a rule I stay at home. But today ... I recently bought an old mill transformed into a house. I wake up every morning to the roosters crowing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 11:01:26

The Palin Administration - “Sittin’ in a Tree.”

George W. Bush (remember him?) put his adviser’s old college roommate Mike “Brownie” Brown, who had been overseeing horse shows, in charge of FEMA. We all know how THAT turned out. Sarah Palin put her old high-school buddy and former real estate ... of a tree-house. You know…the kid (executive office holder) that’s so jazzed to get their very own tree [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 00:42:08

Making a Difference

Cards This past Christmas, Dan wrapped up a small gift to be opened down at his parents’ farm during our family gathering ... what to do with it, so it just sort of sat there, intact and unimplemented. Dan plans to make sure ... ve got another thing comin.’ Next. 3-takewiths I already do this because I never leave the house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 17:26:30

Alan Rich on Betty Freeman *

The longtime L.A. music critic blogs about this week's death and the legacy of arts patron Betty Freeman. (Here's my news post from yesterday.) ... . Friends had lunched with her on Christmas, and made plans for future get-togethers, and then Betty ... , with just a few family members attending. Never mind that she’d become a pretty difficult old grouch [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 17:50:29

The Awakening of a Dumb (Gay) American

Having never been big on the holidays, I decided to do something different this past Christmas. Instead of sending fruit-of-the-month baskets to family and friends, I made gift donations to ActforAmerica.org, the grassroots watchdog group, founded by Lebanese-American Brigitte Gabriel that keeps an eye on the spread of Islamic supremacy and jihad [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:05:14

Media Pumping Obama: Best Dresser, Breakthrough Election, Tough on Terror

-By Warner Todd Huston In a like vein as the story I posted a few days ago showing Reuters helping cover for Obama by lowering expectations, ... Kennedyesque in its reverence for clean-cut, American style and modern in its confident embrace of a look ... modern thinker there. He’s not the pattern-mixing guy, not even the khaki guy. You’ll very rarely [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:07:02

Green Ink: Venezuelan Courtship and Nuclear Emirates

paper Crude oil futures inched upward to $38 in early trading Thursday on the hopes a European rate cut might help the economy, Bloomberg reports ... . New faces in Washington will help juice the revolution as well. White House climate “czarina” ... Sutley promises to bring an environmental voice to the White House, both in Grist. Keep an eye [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 13:02:06

Green Ink: Venezuelan Courtship and Nuclear Emirates

paper Crude oil futures inched upward to $38 in early trading Thursday on the hopes a European rate cut might help the economy, Bloomberg reports ... . New faces in Washington will help juice the revolution as well. White House climate “czarina” ... Sutley promises to bring an environmental voice to the White House, both in Grist. Keep an eye [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:59:00

Green Ink: Cars, Czars, and Camels

Crude oil rose to almost $44 in early trading on feelings OPEC must make a significant output cut this month, Bloomberg reports ... -catalogue business on the eve of the birth of eBay,” he says in a flood of analogies. Meanwhile ... generation of scientists and engineers who can actually make a clean-energy revolution happen? asks [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 13:08:54

Has Cameron gone too far on the Clarke speculation?

Would not appointing him now seem like a defeat? As the Daily Mail is reporting this morning David Cameron “. ... old ex-Chancellor has been allowed to continue for more than a week and if it doesn’t happen ... . This, of course, comes on top of the fight before Christmas when the Tory leader had to withdraw plans to stop [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 03:03:57

Permalink | THURSDAY NEWS UPDATE. SPECTER DODGES A HARDBALL; FEINSTEIN NOW SUPPORTS PANETTA; BURRIS LIKELY TO BE SEATED; AND GOP INSIDER NEWS ... . As for Dean, who was passed over for a Cabinet spot, he said he plans to return to the private sector ... to serve as the newly-created US Chief Performance Officer in the White House. Killefer is a [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 04:08:29

Learning to Live Modestly

J.D. is on vacation. This is a guest post from Gail Vaz-Oxlade, a Canadian financial writer and host of the television series ‘Til Debt Do Us Part ... and be able to sleep at night. The rise of materialism Before the advent of retirement savings plans ... are there in your house? How many televisions? How many tools, hair clips, sets of dishes? How [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 16:00:51

When in Ruthenia . . ., Part 2

Last week we published a translation from Izvestia about the potential interest the Russian government may have in supporting an obscure nationalist ... of the restoration of Ruthenian statehood". To the Transcarpathian Oblast Rada was in essence delivered ... into face-smashing, right alongside a little old lady - God's dandelion - was calmly finishing [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 16:25:05

Big solutions for small spaces... (Part 3)

Now that we've all decided that small homes can serve up ample comfort, let's examine how we can stretch the boundaries of our less is more rule ... is at a premium, having a home office can seem like a pipe dream. However, if you give up the notion ... . One of the most common complaints I hear from home-owners is the lack of a mudroom or catch [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 04:00:00

Weekly Political Roundup

Gen. Colin Powell told CNN “We definitely should reevaluate ,” in his strongest statement yet against the policy ... , a deputy mayor of Los Angeles and an open lesbian, to head the White House Council ... enough in condemning lack of marriage equality. Impact Florida, a chapter of Join the Impact, plans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 22:24:11

STICK TO YOUR GUNS, PEOPLE!

From the front page in today’s Wall Street Journal comes, Big Slide in 401(k)s Spurs Calls for Change. Here’s a quotes ( ... of confidence for millions of Americans who manage their own retirement savings through 401(k) plans. After ... the 401(k) system. At hearings in October, the House Education and Labor Committee heard from a variety [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:10:19

Auto Bailout Plans

The first of the Big 3 proposals on how to turn their businesses around is in and Ford – the strongest of the three companies – says it may be able ... in reserve through  next year and expects to return to profitability by 2011. The other two plans have yet to be released but my old friend Jeff Green at Bloomberg News reports that GM will tell [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 17:33:51

Positive Parenting During Stressful Times

Image by Libertinus (license). Note: This is a guest post by Brianna K ... up on one another’s day, watch a little television, read or even make plans for our “someday” vacation. Around ... : three out of the four of us in the house haven’t had an uninterrupted night of sleep in at least a week [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 14:12:13

Breaking news: Blagojevich arrested

UPDATE, 12-12, 2p: So Lisa did make her move this morning, requesting the IL Supreme Court to grant a temporary restraining order against Blagojevich from functioning as governor. Meanwhile, we may be closer to knowing why Rahm Emmanuel has been so strangely silent. Before becoming Obama's chief of staff, Emmanuel was congressman [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 14:54:47

Bread and Circuses: Ruminations From Ground Zero of the Auto Bailout

By Matt Maul This week I did something that I rarely ever do: I took the bus into work. The mass transit infrastructure for the Detroit area is relatively lean compared to that available in other large U.S. municipalities. One reason for this is because the population has spread away from the city in an organic, rather than linear pattern, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 08:15:05

Memories of Saddam's Horror.

Those who prefer to put down the efforts of the heroes who serve their country or like to cast aside the historic surge that our military ran in Iraq; ... it is one we don't tell enough; Memories of pain in Saddam Hussein’s house of horror Deborah ... ; battle plans for the extermination of rebellious Kurds: these are just a few of the exhibits [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 18:08:35

Professor Jenkins Goes to Hollywood

On Monday, I announced to the members of the Comparative Media Studies Community --our graduate and undergraduate students, staff, researchers, ... -- those in my classes and those who live in Senior House, the dorm where I have been housemaster ... and creative community which has been free to explore our current moment of media change from many [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 16:59:47

It’s A Crisis.  Oh, Look, An iPhone!

A saw a few minutes of news last night while dining at the mall to celebrate my niece’s half birthday. ( ... the words “economic crisis” more times a minute than a thirteen year-old says “like.” You’ve ... of us - wouldn’t you say? - are still buying soft drinks, snack food, texting plans, cable, vitamin water [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 16:18:22

Media Pumping Obama: Best Dresser, Breakthrough Election, Tough on Terror

In a like vein as the story I posted a few days ago showing Reuters helping cover for Obama by lowering expectations, ... sophistication that's at once Kennedyesque in its reverence for clean-cut, American style and modern ... in this piece of fluff: "There's a very modern thinker there. He's not the pattern-mixing guy, not even [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 09:52:24

Review: Fable II (XBox 360)

Male or Female? Good or Evil? Pure or Corrupt? Axe or Sword? Meat or Vegetable? Blonde or Brunette? These are just a few of the questions you must answer while playing Fable II. Welcome to the fantastical world of Albion, where guns and swords live together in harmony and magic still exists, even if the town yokels believe otherwise [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 06:19:15

A Heck of a Ride!

He was 96, a month shy of his 97th birthday. A friend I had only met in the last few years, but he made a great impact on myself, my children, ... I left, I told him "Goodbye old timer, you've had one heck of a ride!"The next day Hubby, Mike (BIL ... draw up plans for a casket, he then faxed me the plans. Hubby contacted a neighbour in Fountain Valley [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:35:00

The Health and Aging of Presidents

With today being Inauguration Day, I would like to take a few moments to reflect on the physical and psychological aging that goes on ... . He is a lover of basketball, and reportedly plans to play in the White House gym. The greatest concern ... W. Bush is a runner, and exercised vigorously throughout his 8 years in the White House. During most [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 17:36:41

Loose Lips Daily: Obama Visits WaPo

As much local politics as humanly possible. Send your tips, releases, stories, events, etc. to lips@washingtoncitypaper.com ... a majority in both the House and Senate who’d be supportive of it,’ Obama said…’But this takes ... to open up the White House ‘in ways that haven’t been done before.’…At a policy level, he said [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:36:15

My Heart's at Home Daybook - January 6th

*** Outside My Window ... it's still night time. I couldn't sleep in the wee hours this morning. I had a dream that Sarah smiled a big, huge smile. I was so bummed when I woke to find to was a dream. Sarah smiled just before Christmas ... ;-) *** I am wearing ... a George Mason Soccer T-shirt and yoga pants. *** I am creating ... lesson plans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 11:35:37

A Bella Blossom Valentine …… & the winners of the Workshop Planner

Don’t you just love red and pink together? I’m looking forward to finally being able to pack away all my Christmas projects (I still have them displayed in my stamping studio), and start filling my shelves (and my blog) with Valentine’s projects. I apologize for being a few days later than anticipated in announcing the winners of our [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:06:49

Meanwhile, in Saudi Arabia, They're Rockin'

November 24, 2008Jidda Journal, New York TimesAs Taboos Ease, Saudi Girl Group Dares to RockBy ROBERT F ... .” In a country where women are not allowed to drive and rarely appear in public without their faces ... have been unimaginable here. But this country’s harsh code of public morals has slowly thawed, especially in Jidda [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 09:25:00

No surprise at all -- number of hate groups has increased

Considering the out-and-out ignorant, bigoted mobs who were pleased as punch to show their faces and open their pieholes at McCain/Palin events and ... to experts at the Southern Poverty Law Center, an independent organization that monitors racist movements. Although questions persist about the ability of such groups to carry out violent plans, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 17:08:55

A Fan’s Experiment: Watching TV Sports With My Son

Following John’s post about introducing your kids to the news, art director Kurt Novak writes about how he introduced his son to TV sports: [ ... , left me in a fix during the football season. Should I let my three-year-old son (pictured left ... t really capable of verbalizing a negative response to my question, I went ahead with my plans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 18:30:00

The Romantic Allure of Total Commitment in It’s a Wonderful Life

Marriage is the number one killer of romance. Don’t believe me? Take this simple quiz. Try to think of ten movies, made in the last ten years, that depict a married couple who have a sizzling love life — with each other. Stumped? Now try it again, only this time, name ten films that depict two single people having an intense romantic relationship [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 07:03:07

Eat Your... Citrus Sweets

The End. Today marks the end of my 6-month stint here at Accidental Hedonist. It has all gone by too fast, but that's how it goes ... at Our Farm Adventure, where my fiancee Laura and I are learning how to build our own house, start a farm, and live off the grid in northeast Georgia. Citrus Sweets Once again, I painstakingly searched [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 19:28:32

Sundance: We Hit The Clubs With Aubrey O’Day And Paris Hilton

Paris’ Sundance fashion. Well, in case you forgot, let me just remind you really quick (yes, I’m actually going to quote myself): “MTV News has set up shop at the MySpace Cafe by the lifts, and we’ve seen Paris saunter in and out a couple of times in the past few days. Yesterday, her daytime look was less snow-bunny than I would have expected [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:31:23

36 Ways to Earn Extra Money

We’ve all heard it a million times before… The key to getting ahead is to live below your means. It’s so simple. In fact, even our eight year old knows how to become a millionaire. So why is it so to spend less than you earn? I think that a big part of the problem is that spending less money isn’t much fun. But guess what? [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 11:00:30

Ho, Ho, Ho: Green Santa Has Some Seeing Red

If you’ve got rugrats of a certain age, you don’t have to wait till January to gauge the country’s new environmental tenor ... was green “Santa Goes Green” is the theme of elementary-school productions across the country, apparently involving plans to retool Santa’s sleigh into a more efficient electric model and getting [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 11:29:00

Economic Potpourri December 13, 2008

Once again news is flying out of every corner at record speeds. Here are a few headline news reports of interest from the past couple days.Mazama Capital assets fall 75%, but optimism holds steadyIn a year of devastating investment losses, it may comfort amateur stock pickers to know that even the pros are suffering [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 22:34:00

Lancaster see solar as salvation

They lined up for meatball sandwiches the other night outside the Lancaster Community Shelter, in the cold of the high desert. There was a man in a fedora who'd lost his house to the bank ... . But soon, the crowd hushed as a young mother and her boyfriend walked toward the door carrying 3-week-old [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 15:38:16

President Barack Hussein Obama

Yeah, I watched; I even wept during the music part prior to Obama’s speech. It happened.Why am I so excited? ... stimulus politically possible – twisting arms and counting noses to get a bare majority in the House ... it work. ... It’s not the strategy his predecessors used to get their economic plans enacted. It’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 17:43:14

Brothers and Sisters: Green Is The Color

This post contains two weeks of episodes. Recaps as well as my thoughts on each story. All in all I really loved these past two episodes! ... compromised and allowed Kitty to co-sign a 2nd mortgage on her house to get the money. Kitty ... Sarah that he had basically been in lust with her since the moment they met. Sarah was feeling old [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 02:35:09

Civic Judo: Gypsy integration in reality

This program of TV NOVA, "Civic Judo" about the gypsy questions, was aired in May 2008. English transcript, my fast translation:0:00 Narrator: Our reporter, Ms Bohunka Frankova, recorded a program for you that we titled in a simple way: Roma minority.0:05 Narrator: It's being discussed a lot. Many people are criticized for their racist statements [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 19:29:00

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