Archive for January, 2006
Tuesday, January 31st, 2006
Samuel Alito was confirmed as the Supreme Court’s 110th Justice: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A sharply divided U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court, backing a second conservative nominated by President George W. Bush in his effort to move the nation’s highest court to the right. The largely party-line vote was 58-42 [...]
By: Nick | Category Courts, Law, Politics | Comments Off
Tuesday, January 31st, 2006
Did you ever wonder what life would be like if the current bunch of Democrats were to regain power and exert their will upon the country? How would America change under the leadership of a John Kerry, a Hillary Clinton, or a Howard Dean? Well, if you’d like a preview, you need look no farther [...]
By: Nick | Category Culture War, Government, Military, Politics | Comments Off
Monday, January 30th, 2006
Honest to God, I thought Ted Kennedy’s head was going to explode and cover the entire Senate floor with bourbon: KENNEDY: The march towards knocking down the walls of discrimination that permitted us to pass a 1964 civil right act in public accommodations so people whose skin was not white could go into restaurants and [...]
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Monday, January 30th, 2006
Absolutely the best parody of Star Wars: Episode III ever.
By: Nick | Category Bizarre Stuff, Entertainment, Humor, Satire | Comments Off
Monday, January 30th, 2006
The results of the CD Poll for this past week are in: Osama bin Laden has released another tape, and one journalist at CNN has mentioned the idea that Bush is behind it’s release. Do you think President Bush is collaborating with OBL? No, that so-called “journalist” is obviously on crack.: 94% (16) Yes, it’s [...]
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Friday, January 27th, 2006
If you haven’t already, you should go read Ann Coulter’s latest column entitled Abortion Stops A Bleeding Heart because it appears NARAL is being thrown under the bus: It’s been a long time coming, but the Democrats are finally throwing the NARAL ladies off the boat. One by one, the Democratic Party keeps having to [...]
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Friday, January 27th, 2006
When I read this post on the Drudge Report I became really upset that I missed the press conference that the President held yesterday: President Bush today again avoided taking a question from White House doyenne Helen Thomas during his 45-minute press conference, even though he took questions from every reporter around her front-row, center [...]
By: Nick | Category Entertainment, Journalism, Politics | Comments Off
Thursday, January 26th, 2006
On January 28, 1986 the Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed 73 seconds after liftoff due to a design problem with seals on the solid rocket boosters. 7 astronauts lost their lives, and NASA was subjected to several months of investigation by a Presidential Commission. The Commission’s Report revealed a lot of problems at NASA, mostly [...]
By: Nick | Category History, Science | 1 Comment »
Thursday, January 26th, 2006
In what amounts to yet another good reason to oppose the International Criminal Court, deposed dictator Saddam Hussein is going to sue President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair over the Iraqi war: Defence lawyers for Saddam Hussein Wednesday distributed copies of a lawsuit against President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair for destroying Iraq. [...]
By: Nick | Category War on Terror, World Opinion | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006
Here’s the latest in liberal ideas regarding the War on Terror and support for our fighting men and women: I DON’T SUPPORT our troops. This is a particularly difficult opinion to have, especially if you are the kind of person who likes to put bumper stickers on his car. Supporting the troops is a position [...]
By: Nick | Category Journalism, Military, Politics, War on Terror | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006
It appears that the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote along party lines to recommend Samuel Alito to the full Senate as the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court: WASHINGTON (AP) – Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito takes his first step toward the high court with a preordained Senate Judiciary Committee victory Tuesday, but the [...]
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Monday, January 23rd, 2006
The results of the CD Poll for this past week are in. Who did the most for the Republican Party during the Alito Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings? Senator Ted Kennedy: Everytime he questioned Alito’s integrity, Alito secured another vote.: 86% (6) Senator Chuck Schumer: If ignorance is bliss, he’s the happiest man on earth.: 14% [...]
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