Archive for May, 2005

Classless Reid Strikes Again

Saturday, May 7th, 2005

More proof that the Democratic Party is devoid of leadership and ideas: In the course of a discussion on filibusters and Senate rules, Washington’s top Democrat gave the 60 juniors a lesson in partisan politics, particularly about the commander in chief. “The man’s father is a wonderful human being,” Reid said in response to a [...]

Thursday Loose Ends

Thursday, May 5th, 2005

Corey Clark vs. American Idol: Last night ABC’s Primetime Live ran an “investigative” peice on Fox’s American Idol. Basically, a former contestant (Clark) is now saying that one of the judges on the show (Paula Abdul) gave him lots of help with song choice and wardrobe while he was competing on the show, and that [...]

Unions And Competitors Attack Wal-Mart

Wednesday, May 4th, 2005

Wal-Mart, arguably the most successful retailer in the world, is coming under attack from unions and competitors over the wages they pay workers: With most of Wal-Mart’s workers earning less than $19,000 a year, a number of community groups and lawmakers have recently teamed up with labor unions in mounting an intensive campaign aimed at [...]

Sometimes, The Courts Get One Right

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2005

In a decision that will have people over 40 cheering for miles, a district court judge in Louisiana has ordered a teenager to remove all non-factory installed stereo equipment from his vehicle: A judge has ordered a teenager who blasted his pickup truck stereo to remove all non-factory installed sound equipment for violating a noise [...]

Why Don’t Democrats Want To Prevent Voter Fraud?

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2005

Democrats in Indiana are upset because of a new law which would require voters to present a valid, government issued photo ID before they are allowed to vote. The Indiana Democratic Party sued in federal court Monday seeking to overturn a new state law that requires most voters to show government-issued photo identification before casting [...]

Newspapers Loosing Readership

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2005

In the Internet Age, are traditional sources of information such as newspapers and magazines able to compete? People are voting with their feet: Circulation fell 1.9 percent at major U.S. newspapers in the six-month period ending in March, an industry group reported Monday, marking one of the worst declines in recent years. Newspaper circulation has [...]

Are They Serious?

Monday, May 2nd, 2005

Things are getting totally out of hand in the fast food wars: The burger war is growing. Literally. Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub, which lost its crown as the home of the world’s biggest burger earlier this year, is now offering a new burger that weighs a whopping 15 pounds. Dubbed the Beer Barrel Belly Buster, [...]

It’s Time To End The North Korean Nuclear Threat

Monday, May 2nd, 2005

This weekend, the world’s stupidest looking communist dictator Kim Jong Il decided that he wanted to make himself look big and scary: North Korea test fired a short-range missile that plunged into the Sea of Japan Sunday, the White House chief of staff said, adding he wasn’t “surprised by this,” noting Pyonyang had conducted similar [...]