What’s with the Internet bashing? Does this mean DeLay gives no credit to the ‘find work’ done by the National Review online, Drudge, or the Swift Boat Deceptors on their web sites? Are we supposed to take this to mean that Delay’s own web site isn’t credible? This makes me wonder where DeLay does research. [...]
Bush administration eliminating 19-year-old international terrorism report Why would the administration that declared War on Terror has decided to stop publishing “Patterns on Global Terrorism,� and annual report published since 1985 reporting terrorist attacks? Apparently, the attacks have reached all time highs over the past couple years. If you don’t like the score, is the [...]
A writer stated in Sunday’s Star Tribune that light rail has killed one person while no murders have been conducted by permit carrying handgun owners since the passage of conceal and carry. The score: 1-0 Let it be stated that light rail has killed more people in Minnesota than permit-carrying gun owners. Blair Sorvari, Champlin. [...]
I doubt she’ll see the connection, but I like John Medeiros’ point. Fear and loathing “Having read your April 13 front-page article ‘Gay-marriage issue finds lightning rod,’ I can only say that I think it is a shame that state Sen. Michele Bachmann has to live in daily fear of her personal safety simply because [...]
Interesting observations by Jonas LaMattery-Brownell about the Mill City Museum. Along the same lines, there is copy on a sign along the Stone Arch Bridge stating that unions had a hard time getting started at the mills because they workers were treated so well. Sounds like the mill’s inheritance may be suffering from revisionist history-itis. [...]
John Grimes seems to think there is a correlation between the level of funding for poverty programs and the number of people living in poverty. Using the same logic, can we assume that shutting down Alcoholics Anonymous meetings would bring an end to alcoholism? Perhaps Mr Grimes can look to the cause of the increase [...]
Let’s break down a few quotes from Mel Martinez to try to figure out what the heck he’s talking about: Yahoo! News – Counsel to GOP Senator Wrote Memo On Schiavo: “Martinez, a freshman who was secretary of housing and urban development for most of President Bush’s first term, said he had not read the [...]
As previously pointed out, Hindrocket of Powerline Blog misrepresented the content of a Washington Post article reporting on the GOP circulated memo about the political benefits of then-dying Terri Schiavo. Now that more information has come to light further confirming the accuracy of the Washingon Post’s (never to be confused with the conservative funded Washington [...]
Michael Blanding does a great job compiling marching orders for people interested in pursuing a culture of life. AlterNet: The Culture of Life Top Ten: “At minimum, a true ‘culture of life’ would support the following ten positions: 1. Withdraw the Troops More than 1,500 U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq, along with tens [...]
Letters from readers: “But they did not hear Pope John Paul II was the most Christian of people since Jesus Christ himself. He was against war, preemptive or not, capital punishment and for the betterment of the less fortunate people of the world. It’s amazing to me that, as with Jesus, people listened but did [...]
