Rhetorical Outbursts

Looking back, it is a bit of a shock to me that I haven’t posted more often about immigration since starting this blog last August. After the Global War on Terror, I would rank immigration as the second most important issue in American politics. But, it’s a frustrating subject. Enforcement-minded folks have […]

From the Wikipedia article on the Tomb of the Unknowns:

Sculpted into the east panel which faces Washington, D.C., are three Greek figures representing Peace, Victory, and Valor. Inscribed on the western panel of the Tomb are the words: HERE RESTS IN HONORED GLORY AN AMERICAN SOLDIER […]

Even though it may turn out to be a false alarm, it is still a good day not to be at work.

UPDATE: Congressman Jack Kingston’s staff is live blogging from lockdown in the Rayburn Building.

Well, what does Iraq have, a government or an anarchy? A government, if they can keep it. Nouri al-Maliki may not be Benjamin Franklin, but he is what they have:

Speaking on the Fox News Sunday television program, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice cited progress, but acknowledged the difficulty of bringing […]

Our neighbors to the north have suffered their first female combat death since World War II. Twenty-six year-old Captain Nichola Goddard was killed in action west of Kandahar while reinforcing “combined operations of the Afghan National Army and the Afghan police, who were involved in multiple firefights against Taliban insurgents.”

From a tribute to […]

No, not this.

This (Hat tip: Screw Loose Change):

Consider the scenario…. (in a secret government meeting room, somewhere in a secret government location….) * * * “Sir, I have another great idea.” “Let’s hear it Smith.” “Let’s get a […]

A collection of videos this morning:

What happens when a taxi driver gets mistaken for a computer expert and is hustled on camera for an interview about the lawsuit between the Beatles and Apple computer? Watch this (Windows Media).

What would happen if the Republicans actually nominated a candidate for President who could handle tough questions from […]

640 GIs of the 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment have re-enlisted en masse:

. . . Friday’s mass re-enlistment of soldiers just back from a second combat tour has raised eyebrows as far away as Washington, D.C. In Iraq, the 5,000-soldier 3rd ACR faced frequent combat while handling a heavy load of […]

A little too ironic…

Okay, so Alanis Morissette doesn’t seem to know what irony means. Here’s a better example.

A guy who criticizes Harding University for its loose and long ago association with right wing undesirables also posts a link on his blog to a video.

The point of the video is to deny the plain […]

GKB has officially gone off the deep end. Per your request: Greg, you are a paranoid conspiracy freak.

Loose Change? Loose Screws is more like it:

“The only thing they (the filmmakers) seem to have gotten right about the Sept. 11 attacks is the date when they occurred,” says Debra Burlingame, whose brother […]