“Fred!” makes official announcement… sorta

With more folks wondering whether “Fred!” is in danger of becoming “Fred?”, he made his formal announcement today… not that he he is officially running for President, but that he will officially announce said intention a week from today.
Which seems to raise an interesting question for the lawyers- if you make an official announcement that [...]

Major global warming factor

Maybe everybody knew this already, but I was surprised to read about the extent of coal mine fires world-wide, and their contribution to global warming.
I hadn’t looked at Parade Magazine in the Sunday paper for years, but browsed through it yesterday and found this article on the problem of coal mine fires. The top estimate [...]

Hall of Shame, U.S. Congress category

Almost as many qualifying nominations as there are members of Congress. Dishonorable Mentions go to all the venal, corrupt and self-serving Republicans who have helped nail the lid on the coffin of the Reagan Revolution. Here is a sobering post on that by Jim Geraghty at “OnTap”.
As bad as that is, though, at [...]

Fred to announce tomorrow?

UPDATE: Well, nothing in the news today… so much for that rumour. And I found that what Fred actually said was: “It won’t be very many more days”. (Source)
An amusing Fred cartoon video for those with broadband connection:
“Law and Order: Presidential Intent” .
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Rumour (?) at RedState.com. I’m supposing that the [...]

“Hall of Shame”: White House category

THIS is the face of the Bush administration’s “get tough on illegals” program? Michelle Malkin trumpeted it as the sign of a turn in the right direction, but I couldn’t help staring at the photo in disbelief that Elvira Arellano is who they chose to make a highly publicized case out of.
Why aren’t we [...]

“John Doe” updates, and, “Hall of Shame”, Media category.

News from the Washington Times that the notorious “flying imams” have formally dropped charges against all potential “John Doe” defendants in the federal lawsuit. They are still pressing ahead against the airline, and airport workers.
Meanwhile, a call from the FBI for assitance from the public (i.e., John/Jane Does) in Seattle meets with unbelievable irresponsibility [...]

Sanctuary Cities

UPDATE II: Mark Steyn details the insanity in his latest column, here. Answers, anyone?
UPDATE I: From Rasmussen Reports- “Fifty-eight percent (58%) of voters nationwide favor cutting off federal funds for “sanctuary cities” that offer protection to illegal immigrants. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 29% are opposed”.
OK, “leaders”, that should [...]

Airline flies 15 yr-old out of state, no ID or parental permission

Un-freaking-believable.  No ID, no parental permission, no questions asked… no problem!
JUNEAU (AP) — A 15-year-old Juneau girl was allowed to board a jet and fly south to Seattle without her parents’ permission. Elise Pringle says she wants Alaska Airlines and the Transportation Safety Administration to reconsider their rules after her daughter left to meet a [...]

“Turn on, tune in, drop out”.

This was Dr. Timothy Leary’s famous advice to the Boomer generation in the 1960’s. Turn on, with LSD, hashish, magic mushrooms, whatever works; tune in, to your inner vision or voice(s); drop out, of this materialistic rat race.
Without endorsing his advocacy of psychoactive agents, organic or pharmaceutical, there seems to be a growing minority [...]

Dismal Dhimmitude

Two recent news items re: continuing capitulation of Europe…
From Scotland, in the Daily Express - Doctors and health care workers banned from eating at their desks during the Ramadan fast, lest it offend Muslim co-workers. The lunch trolley should also be rolled out of sight, all in the cause of tolerance and understanding, right?
Added [...]