Archives for October 2005
CBC News: Miers withdraws as nominee for U.S Supreme Court
Controversial U.S. Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers has withdrawn her nomination after weeks of criticism over her qualifications for the role.
Miers said in a statement her nomination “would create a burden for the White House and our staff that is not in the best interest […]
¶ Posted October 27, 2005 § U.S. - General ‡ Comments (1)
From the lefty blogger Steve Gilliard:
Maybe Michael Steele, the object of Gilliard’s hateful racist attack whistled at a white woman? No, far worse, he’s a Rethuglican. Lynching’s too good for that kind of uppity colored folk, eh, Steve?
Steve’s black, so I guess that’s supposed to make it okay, or something.
Clenched fist salute: Captain […]
¶ Posted October 26, 2005 § U.S. - General ‡ Comments (8)
The LLama Butchers: The LLama Geography Quiz
Vauban-style fort?
Near river or the sea?
Controversial?
Okay, my guess was the Fort Griswold area, near the Groton sub base, on the Thames River, Connecticut. But, having spent many happy childhood days with my Dad at Fort Griswold - reliving the Revolutionary War, I knew the picture showed something else.
Was […]
¶ Posted October 25, 2005 § U.S. - General, Blogosphere & Internet, Personal ‡ Comments (1)
My blogging today will largely be updating the blogger family tree, probably over 300 entries. If you’re a blogger and haven’t added your name, please do so.
In real news, a few things caught my eye this morning:
Iraq’s draft constitution is adopted by Iraqi voters - Two Sunni majority provinces had rejected it by over 66%, […]
¶ Posted § Iraq, Europe & UN, U.S. - General ‡ Comments (7)
Bush Adamant on Withholding White House Documents on Miers
This is the make-or-break of the Miers nomination. Everything else is, as Bush called it, “background noise.”
While the pundits and the bloggers can rail against Miers all they like, ultimately the U.S. Senate will, or will not, advise and consent to the nomination.
Some Senators, including Republican Sam […]
¶ Posted October 24, 2005 § U.S. - General ‡ Comments (2)
My blog is worth $328,562.28.How much is your blog worth?
¶ Posted § U.S. - General, Blogosphere & Internet ‡ Comments (6)
Valerie Plame
Joe Wilson
Niger
uranium
July 6, 2003
Karl Rove
Scooter Libby
Judy Miller
The New York Times
Patrick Fitgerald
Fitzmas
… again, it would not disappoint me.
¶ Posted § U.S. - General, Media, Blogosphere & Internet ‡ Comments (4)
Louisiana Libertarian: Carnival of the RINOs
The latest RINO Sightings is up. Lots of Raging goodness.
¶ Posted § Raging RINOs ‡ Comments Off
These data mining Able Danger guys issued a second warning about the Cole two days before it arrived at Aden. Shaffer, the one going on the record, is getting trashed by DIA. WND
Congressman Weldon: you are going to hear the story that they also identified the threat to the USS Cole 2 weeks before the […]
¶ Posted October 23, 2005 § Middle East & Islam, War on Terror ‡ Comments (6)
I oppose the Miers nomination.
She is an under-qualified crony.
Latest Tradesports odds. (33 on evening of Saturday, Oct. 22)
Take your stand at the TTLB blogger’s poll.
An excerpt from George Will’s latest:
¶ Posted October 22, 2005 § U.S. - General ‡ Comments (9)
Update: over 600 Bloggers recorded.
I am making a family tree of the blogosphere.
Bloggers, please leave a comment noting:
your blogfather, or blogmother, as the case may be. Just one please - the one blog that, more than any other, inspired you to start blogging. Please don’t name Instapundit, unless you are on his blogchildren list.
[…]
¶ Posted October 21, 2005 § Blogosphere & Internet ‡ Comments (426)
The Tradesports odds on Miers’ confirmation dropped like a rock over night, from over 60 to 20 (now rebounding to 35-40):
Captain’s Quarters: The Final Act Of Miers Nomination Begins
Captain Ed reports on a not-so-subtle signal that Senators Brownback and Graham sent the White House, starting with this item from Hill News:
Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) […]
¶ Posted § U.S. - General ‡ Comments (11)
Pharyngula::Pycnogonid tagmosis and echoes of the Cambrian
The real questions and issues in evolutionary biology are a lot more interesting than the worn-out Creationism debate. Here’s one:
I’m going to introduce you to either a fascinating question or a throbbing headache in evolution, depending on how interested you are in peculiar details of arthropod anatomy […]
¶ Posted § Evolution ‡ Comments (2)
Don Surber has a Cute Puppy Photo And Link Fest going. Check it out.
Larry Bernard contemplates a particularly disturbing threesome.
¶ Posted § U.S. - General, Raging RINOs ‡ Comments Off
