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California’s Case For Worst

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It was high comedy if not so tragic that zillions of readers responded to a Gail Collins column in the New York Times pitching their states as the worst in the nation. Illinois, New York and New Jersey were the top contenders. May I offer California? We on the Left Coast may lack in crooks in our state government but not in futility. Exhibit A: Have you noticed the … [Read more...] about California’s Case For Worst

Very important viewing

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Granted Maddow is as liberal as you can get, but what she highlights in the video below is everything that is wrong with politics in America (and unfortunately in the UK). Politicians are now more concerned with scoring political points than actually truth telling. What is more worrying is that depending on your political affiliation, we as electorates are eating it up. I … [Read more...] about Very important viewing

Pakistan Captures Taliban Leader

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Newsweek: "Another leader of the Afghan Taliban has been captured by authorities in Pakistan working in partnership with U.S. intelligence officials. Taliban sources in the region and a counterterrorism officials [sic] in Washington have identified the detained insurgent leader as Mullah Abdul Salam, described as the Taliban movement's 'shadow governor' of Afghanistan's Kunduz … [Read more...] about Pakistan Captures Taliban Leader

Former N.Y. City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik Sentenced

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The New York Times has just reported: Former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, who was hailed as a hero alongside former Mayor Rudy Giuliani after the Sept. 11 terror attacks and nearly became chief of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, was sentenced to four years behind bars Thursday for eight felonies. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Former N.Y. City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik Sentenced

Out With the Old, In With the New: CPAC 2010

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I am not attending CPAC this year. Finances have become problematic and since neither one of my employers were going to pay my way, the $1,000 or so that the trip would cost me will be put to better uses I'm sure. Not that they would have rolled out the red carpet for me anyway. RedState is running Blogger's Row this year and it's strange, but my invitation somehow got lost … [Read more...] about Out With the Old, In With the New: CPAC 2010

George Will on Populism, and Sarah Palin

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Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper columnist, journalist, and author George F. Will is the kind if Conservative even Liberals have learned to like and respect. I don’t say that because he sometimes goes against the traditional Conservative grain, such as with his reservations and criticism over the Bush administration Iraq war policies and, more recently, with his proposal … [Read more...] about George Will on Populism, and Sarah Palin

What Would Net Neutrality Look Like?

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Now the net neutrality debate is spreading across the pond to Europe, even as it continues to be batted around in Congress. Personally I've been wrestling with the net neutrality question for some time now and it's not an easy one for me to nail down. On the one hand, there's a certain libertarian, "Fight The Man" side of me that immediately gravitates toward it. We want the … [Read more...] about What Would Net Neutrality Look Like?

How Diverse Is Silicon Valley?

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Not very. In fact, Google, Apple, Yahoo, Oracle and Applied Materials all argued that the race and gender of their work force is a trade secret and so cannot be released. After an 18-month Freedom of Information battle, the San Jose Mercury News won. It's no wonder the companies wanted to keep the data hidden: The Labor Department data ultimately obtained by the Mercury News … [Read more...] about How Diverse Is Silicon Valley?

Why the Democrats are Losing (Guest Voice)

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WASHINGTON -- If you want to be honest, face these facts: At this moment, President Obama is losing, Democrats are losing, and liberals are losing. Who's winning? Republicans, conservatives, the practitioners of obstruction, and the Tea Party. The two immediate causes for this state of affairs are a single election result in Massachusetts, and the way the … [Read more...] about Why the Democrats are Losing (Guest Voice)

De-Baathification is No Business of the Americans!: Sotal Iraq, Iraq

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With 97,000 U.S. troops still stationed in Iraq, recent turmoil over de-Baathification in the run-up to March's national elections there is not a welcomed development. Two articles we've translated over the past few days, one from Iraq and the other from Algeria, highlight America's continuing role in that still-divided land - and what in Iraq is called the 'Accountability … [Read more...] about De-Baathification is No Business of the Americans!: Sotal Iraq, Iraq

HBO Go A No Go

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CNet's headline suggests HBO Go is a Netflix rival. But: Unless you are one of the 38 million cable subscribers who gets HBO or sister service Cinemax, HBO Go won't be offered to you, the company has said. HBO Go provides subscribers Web access to the same movies HBO screens on cable TV--at no extra charge. This is the on-demand movie provider's attempt to hang on to … [Read more...] about HBO Go A No Go

CNN Poll: Americans Want Third Party and Tea Party Candidates Would Hurt Republicans

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A new CNN poll contains two significant tidbits: (1) Many Americans would welcome a third party, and, (2)if the Tea Party movement runs candidates in races with a Republican and Democrat the candidate will hurt the GOPer. Details: Activists in the Tea Party movement tend to be male, rural, upscale, and overwhelmingly conservative, according to a new national poll. A … [Read more...] about CNN Poll: Americans Want Third Party and Tea Party Candidates Would Hurt Republicans

Breaking: Hot Air Sold. World Crashes Into Despair

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Things started to break on Twitter overnight and exploded into full blown dementia today. Ruining a surprise which was supposed to be unveiled tomorrow at CPAC, various sources reported that the conservative web site, Hot Air, was being sold by Michelle Malkin to Salem Communications, which also owns Town Hall. Needless to say, this has shaken the planet far more than global … [Read more...] about Breaking: Hot Air Sold. World Crashes Into Despair

Censorship: Its Ugly Tentacles

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Do you believe in government censorship? Of course not. Then why should we tolerate special interest censorship? It happens more often than one might think. Remember the Republican loyalists protesting the airing of a CBS television series on the Reagans in 1992? CBS chickened out and sold the rights to Showtime. The series laid a ratings egg. What's significant is that … [Read more...] about Censorship: Its Ugly Tentacles