Joe Klein wrote an interesting article for Time about Governor of Arkansas and Republican presidential hopeful, Mike Huckabee. Klein writes that, although Huckabee is a conservative Christian, very religious in his personal life, etc. Republican voters / the conservative base, somehow, don't seem to be very fond of him (yet). Why is that, Klein wonders. Why doesn't the … [Read more...] about Huckabee: a 2nd Commandment Christian Candidate
Musharraf Says ‘Sorry’ After Bloody Attacks
Police in Pakistan's Lahore city stormed a convention of lawyers on Saturday and arrested several of them, according to latest reports. "Lawyers attending the meet were brutally beaten up and lawyers in the High Court struck back with stones. Lawyers in business suits poured out of the meeting and hurled stones at police who threw them back. Police chasing stone-throwers … [Read more...] about Musharraf Says ‘Sorry’ After Bloody Attacks
Introduction – Gary A. Butts
To Joe Gandelman, thanks for giving me the opportunity to participate in your fine blog. To my fellow moderates, I would like to introduce myself: I was born in 1952 and am an attorney / consultant residing in Irvine, CA. My Bachelor of Arts degree is from U.C.L.A. in Political Science (achieved in 2 years) and my Juris Doctorate degree is from Pepperdine University … [Read more...] about Introduction – Gary A. Butts
Sheikh Mohammed confessing
Time Cover Story: How the Right Went Wrong
If you haven't read Time Magazine's cover story yet, be sure to do so now. The title: How the Right Went Wrong. The cover itself says it all: The entire article is 3 pages long, but it is, as always with Time of course, well worth it. I agree with the authors: Conservatives have to redefine themselves, have to refocus. And to do so, they should look at the past of … [Read more...] about Time Cover Story: How the Right Went Wrong
Testing Kids At World’s Highest Peak
While we are often sucked into endless debate on Iraq, Afghanistan and 'War on Terror', we miss out on lot of other exciting things happening in the world. If only we could look beyond the world of our own making... Here's a fascinating story about a different kind of expedition to the Everest. A British Professor has decided to take his kids to the highest peak in the … [Read more...] about Testing Kids At World’s Highest Peak
Probe Al-Qaeda Leader’s Abuse: US Senators
Two senators who watched Khalid Sheikh Mohammed confess to planning the Sept. 11 attacks and other plots said Friday that his allegations of mistreatment by U.S. captors should be taken seriously. "To do otherwise would reflect poorly on our nation," Sens. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said in a joint statement, reports The Washington Post. "Defense … [Read more...] about Probe Al-Qaeda Leader’s Abuse: US Senators
Is Alberto Gonzales a “Politically Dead Man Walking?”
Overheard at a Starbucks in San Diego: "Where is Donald Trump when George Bush needs him?" The comment wasn't referring to Trump's recent "dissing" of Bush, but to the fact that perhaps Trump could take Attorney General Alberto Gonzales into the Oval Office for Bush and say his (unsuccessfully) patented "You're fired!" to resolve the growing scandal over the firing of … [Read more...] about Is Alberto Gonzales a “Politically Dead Man Walking?”
Question Leadership
The Rich Get Richer: First Round Open Thread
Everybody's Final Four still intact? Probably, given that there were precious few major upsets this year. More on that it a minute. First things first though. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi? The college with its very own island nearly pulls off the biggest upset in years before fading to Wisconsin. I thank my lucky stars that my Madison-native roommate advised me against putting … [Read more...] about The Rich Get Richer: First Round Open Thread
Risk of Pregnancy “Not Related” to Pregnancy
So rules the 8th Circuit, which clearly does not realize that all women of child-bearing age are "affected by pregnancy", because they run the risk of becoming pregnant. I love decisions like this, because they don't require me to resort to any sort of weird leftist legal theory to critique the results. The 8th Circuit ignored the plain meaning of the Pregnancy … [Read more...] about Risk of Pregnancy “Not Related” to Pregnancy
The “New” Media Gets Top Blogger As Blog Talk Radio Grows
Watch out Sean, Rush, Randi and Ed. Talk radio no longer just belongs to the broadcast airwaves -- or even the relatively new frontier of satellite radio. Blog talk radio, which has been around for a bit but seems to be gaining more participants and listeners, seems to be taking off. And what better indication do you have of it than Blog Talk Radio hiring one of the … [Read more...] about The “New” Media Gets Top Blogger As Blog Talk Radio Grows
NewsFlash: Eight-Year-Old Obama Seen at Mosque!
Eventually, someone will explain to me why I should care. … [Read more...] about NewsFlash: Eight-Year-Old Obama Seen at Mosque!
President Icarus
The Trial of Conrad Black
This is a much bigger story here in Canada than it seems to be down in the U.S., but as many of you may know Lord Conrad Black -- Baron Conrad Black of Crossharbour, that is -- is about to go on trial in Chicago on 17 criminal charges, including fraud, racketeering, and tax evasion. Opening statements are scheduled for Monday). Over at The Reaction, co-blogger Grace is … [Read more...] about The Trial of Conrad Black
Pentagon Admits ‘There is Civil War in Iraq’
This is what The Independent says.... "As Congress moved towards a vote on withdrawing US forces next year, the Pentagon issued its latest and bleakest assessment of conditions in Iraq, for the first time acknowledging the country had, in effect, plunged into 'civil war'. "The report focuses on the final three months of 2006, immediately before President George Bush's … [Read more...] about Pentagon Admits ‘There is Civil War in Iraq’
India’s ‘Rustic’ Minister To Address US Universities
Here is one of the most unlikely management gurus to embark on a tour of American universities. A federal railway minister in India, (who chews beetle nuts in public and uses a spittoon...and was also involved in a graft case), Lalu Prasad Yadav was until a few years ago regarded as a political clown, a man so comical that a chocolate bar had a caricature of him on its … [Read more...] about India’s ‘Rustic’ Minister To Address US Universities
March Madness Open Thread 1
Not to distract everyone from the Plame-gate breaks, but its also March Madness time! My dad and I agree--these two days (the amazing frantic energy of round 1) are the best in all of sports. For all of that, though, it was a pretty dull first day. Virginia Commonwealth upset my beloved Duke Blue Devils, but I actually called that in my bracket (it's painful to pick your … [Read more...] about March Madness Open Thread 1
Obama’s Racial Struggle (?)
Steve Sailer wrote an essay for The American Conservative that’s sure to raise some controversy. Andrew Sullivan calls Sailer’s essay “stimulatingâ€? and “provocativeâ€? and comments: “The account of Obama’s alcoholic, absent, polygamous father is the kind of thing you keep in mind when considering the psyche of a possible president.â€? No you don’t. Well, I … [Read more...] about Obama’s Racial Struggle (?)
Big Brother Europe’s Controversial ‘Fingerprinting’
Proposals for a centralised database of fingerprints from across the Continent were revealed yesterday, fuelling fears on all sides of a Big Brother Europe, says The Times report. "The scheme for a computerised collection of personal details drawn from all 27 countries in the EU is the latest in a raft of anticrime measures in the wake of the 9/11 attacks in the United … [Read more...] about Big Brother Europe’s Controversial ‘Fingerprinting’