RINO, that is. Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski last night conceded that state’s Republican Party primary election to Tea Party-backed, Sarah Palin-endorsed challenger Joe Miller, who moves on to face Democrat Scott McAdams in November’s general election. The Anchorage Daily News runs down how it unfolded last night in the Land of the Midnight Sun: “We […]
In an effort to weed out the corruption that has plagued it for years, the Mexican government has fired nearly one-tenth of its federal police force – about 3,200 crooked cops – this year, according to this report from The L.A. Times: The cleanup is to take place nationwide and began with the federal police, […]
Big ups to Jeff Taylor over at The Meck Deck, killing it going on five years this week with cutting-edge blogging, breaking stories, insightful commentary, and wicked sharp slices of humor. Congrats; and cheers for at least another half-decade of delivering “some sanity to the socio-politico-culturo Charlotte scene.” This is Public Image Ltd
Somebody forgot to tell Myrtle Beach about the recession. Despite a sluggish economy, the South Carolina travel destination is thriving this summer; beaches are packed with bikinis, restaurants filled with hungry appetites, and hotels booked with travelers from up and down the coast and across the country. Take the Hampton Inn & Suites Oceanfront in […]
Not exactly breaking news here, but you’d never know it from the MSM’s downplay of what should’ve been an across-the-board, above-the-fold lead story. The Obama Administration has scuttled plans to prosecute terrorist Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, who allegedly masterminded the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole in Yemen, killing 17 sailors and leaving dozens more […]
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a.k.a. the NC Democrat Party, which was all toked up at its state convention this summer for urging legislators to legalize marijuana for medical use, according to this report from the N&O’s Under The Dome: The state Democratic Party wants the legislature to legalize marijuana for medical use. At its state convention this summer in […]
Smile and say Ingsoc. A U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that it is perfectly acceptable for agents of the government to covertly invade your personal property, trample over your privacy rights and secretly track every move you make, without even bothering to obtain a warrant. Seriously. Adam Cohen from TIME magazine lays out the […]
Americans love the short, quick solution. (Except when it involves them, that is) We have one possible solution that would take about six words to write in a piece of legislation. It would be one simple answer to our enormous budget deficits that has never been offered, considered or asked to be scored by the […]
Remember when Mayor Pat launched his gubernatorial campaign with the infamous typo media release that pitched McCrory for “governer”? Seems that Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) ran afoul of a similar gaffe when she filed paperwork for her new “Michelle PAC,” overly ripe with two Ls, according to this bit from Politico.
