Earlier today the Senate voted to confirm Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court by a vote of 58-42. The Democrats attempted a filibuster, but cloture was invoked and the attempt was defeated.
All Republicans except for Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island voted yes.
All Democrats except for Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Kent Conrad of North [...]
Archive for January, 2006
Alito Confirmed
Posted in Uncategorized on January 31, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
News of the Day
Posted in Uncategorized on January 31, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I am so tired. I am about to fall asleep! I will leave you with some headlines:
North Korean Defecters: In Their Own Words, Meet Justice Alito! Senate Confirms Alito to Supreme Court , and finally, Coretta Scott King Dies at 78.
Makes you think eh?
Update: Please forgive me. I had meant to give Mrs. King more [...]
Venezuela’s Chavez not so veiled threats directed against United States
Posted in Uncategorized on January 31, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
According to an Associated Press (AP) report filed by Natslie Obiko Pearson at a gathering of anti-globalization activists, “Chavez ends forum with warning to U.S.,” Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez warned that a US led attack on Iran would be “10 times worse than Iraq.” The AP wire report quoted Chavez as saying “Down with the [...]
72-25
Posted in Uncategorized on January 30, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
At WaPo, there are many videos covering the Alito nomination, hearings, but I could not find the one about Kennedy. Gee, I wonder why?
Here is their ‘report’ on the outcome of the cloture vote. Here is a video of Kennedy losing his mind. Again. Funny thing is, Expose the Left did what I could not. [...]
Daily Quote 1/29/2006
Posted in Uncategorized on January 30, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Monday, Jan. 23, 2006My confidence is that there will for a long time be virtue and good sense enough in our countrymen to correct abuses.” –Thomas Jefferson (letter to Edward Rutledge, 1788), Reference: The Writings of Thomas Jefferson (Memorial Edition), Lipscomb and Bergh, eds., 7:81.
I just wish they would stop making them up, and actually [...]
Breaking News: Two Newsmen Injured in Iraq
Posted in Uncategorized on January 29, 2006 | 1 Comment »
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press Writer
ABC News co-anchor Bob Woodruff and cameraman Doug Vogt were seriously injured in an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) explosion. At the time of the firefight, both men were wearing their body armor and helmets. They are in surgery right now, and their condition is unknown.
This occured 15 miles north [...]
Breaking News: Two Newsmen Injured in Iraq
Posted in Uncategorized on January 29, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press Writer
ABC News co-anchor Bob Woodruff and cameraman Doug Vogt were seriously injured in an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) explosion. At the time of the firefight, both men were wearing their body armor and helmets. They are in surgery right now, and their condition is unknown.
This occured 15 miles north [...]
Breaking News: Newsmen Injured in Iraq
Posted in Uncategorized on January 29, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press Writer
ABC News co-anchor Bob Woodruff and cameraman Doug Vogt were seriously injured in an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) explosion. At the time of the firefight, both men were wearing their body armor and helmets. They are in surgery right now, and their condition is unknown.
This occured 15 miles north [...]
Tehran Bus Drivers Strike Despite Repressive Measures
Posted in Uncategorized on January 28, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
SMCCDI (Information Service)January 28, 2006
Hundreds of Tehran’s Collective Bus drivers, techniciansand workers have started their strike despite allrepressive methods used by the Islamic republic regime.Many of the employees have stayed home by forcing theIslamic regime to deploy its plain clothes security agentsin the streets of the Capital and behind the wheels of thebuses.
The un-experienced appointed [...]
Frey Gets Fried
Posted in Uncategorized on January 28, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
How sweet it is to be fried by you, The Smoking Gun! That’s right. The Smoking Gun is one of the first to hand Frey (the guy who lied to Oprah about the ‘non-fiction book’ he wrote) his ego in a trash compactor. He even had to go back on her show and claim, “Well, [...]