Second look for Romney?

Disaster for Giuliani, meanwhile, in New York, as his 33-point lead in December is now a 12 point deficit in favor of Maverick McAmnesty.

Posted by: Ace at 11:29 AM | Comments (54)
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Equally amazing is their reference in this article to "citizen journalists".

The Internet has fostered such citizen journalism, shaking up ideas about where news comes from, but few have taken on the expense and danger of working in a war zone. Mr. YonÂ’s daily expenses are small, but he has paid tens of thousands of dollars for computers, cameras, phones and body armor.

He went to Iraq believing that the mainstream news media were bungling the story, and he still often criticizes the mediaÂ’s pessimism. But he has also praised particular reporters from major outlets, or defended the media in general, explaining how difficult and dangerous it is to cover the war.

Along the way, he created a niche outlet that is better reported than most blogs, and more opinionated than most news reporting, with enough first-hand observation, clarity and skepticism to put many professional journalists to shame.

In other news, pigs were recently seen flying over Central Park.

Posted by: Purple Avenger at 10:41 AM | Comments (26)
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FOIA pay dirt.

Apparently these are the interview statements of Beauchamp's fellow soldiers. They do not reflect well on him or his story, to say the least.

Yet Foer still has his job.

Posted by: DrewM. at 09:41 AM | Comments (25)
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Thanks to Iowahawk, we all now know about the horrifying number of crimes committed on a near daily basis by members of the media.

Not satisfied with simply sounding the alarm, Iowahawk has taken the next logical step in dealing with the scourge of media violence…he’s “formed” a non-profit and designed posters!

Hang on you troubled media members, help is on the way!

Posted by: DrewM. at 08:30 AM | Comments (20)
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This means you, Ace...

Of course, this may be the beginning and end of the Giants' window of opportunity, because it looks like Steve Spagnuolo (architect of their defense) is wanted by Atlanta for their head coaching job.

Posted by: Open Blog at 07:17 PM | Comments (45)
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Comrade Hugo is threatening to takeover banks that are balking at giving out farm loans at government mandated rates.

Naturally the government mandated interest rate (15%) is lower than the rate of inflation in VE (22%). Buy high, sell low - make your profit in volume.

I had previously estimated his completely wrecking the joint at about 5 years. I may have to revise that estimate downward. Its looking more like about 3 years now before the place starts to resemble Zimbabwe.

"Anyone can stay in business losing money if you just lose it fast enough" -- Shit Adam Smith Said Vol 1, chapter 3.

UPDATE
Chavez is also blaming food shortages on smuggling and "contraband" being shipped to neighboring countries where the stuff can be sold for considerably more than locally where price controls apply. Naturally, he blames "greedy retailers" for this and threatens deployment of the military to the borders to contain the smuggling operations.

Note to Hugo: Hugo you ignorant slut -- its obviously your own corrupt military giving the smugglers protection for kickbacks. You don't even know how your own culture operates you fucking moron. Retailers may be smuggling some, but I'm willing to bet a donut that the bulk of it is moving straight out of the farm fields and over the borders. The poor campesinos you love so much who voted you in aren't quite as stupid or dedicated to "the revolution" as you think they are.

Posted by: Purple Avenger at 04:06 PM | Comments (45)
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...comes courtesy of (who else?) Hillary Rodham Clinton, by way of bubble-headed Brit Tina Brown, who just slays us with the cute, "punny" title Taking the GOP Bait, Hook, Line, and Stinker.

Stinker? How does she do it?

At any rate, our hearts soared when we read this delectable quote from Hillary Clinton. What's the best part of the quote? The damning-with-no-praise-at-all for John McCain, or the scary "Just do what you're told" message to the party faithful?

"You don't have to fall in love," Hillary Rodham Clinton reportedly reproved a top Democratic fundraiser who was recently moaning about McCain's lackluster performance as a candidate. "You just have to fall in line."

John McCain

You don't have to fall in love. You just have to fall in line.

Best. Slogan. Ever.

The quote is almost too good to be true. We'd go so far as doubting it was actually said -- no one is that honest and pithy and creepy off-the-cuff -- except that it is attributed to Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Which tends to make it much more plausible.

I didn't write the above entry. All I did was change a name.

You see, on April 25, 2004 the owner of this site did write the above entry.

The name I changed was Kerry. It now appears as McCain everywhere in the text that Kerry once was. We all had a great laugh at the time at the Democrats expense. Me included.

It's not so funny now, is it? But isn't it essentially what the rationale for McCain's campaign is going to be? Vote for me...I'm not Hillary. Fall in line like good little conservative soldiers, even though I have a habit of pissing down your leg and telling you it's raining.

Let's all run to the polls! Even our host admits he'll govern like a Democrat, and once in power you know McCain won't even have to give lip service to the Conservatives in the base he has long held in contempt.

You think your immigration concerns are meaningful? Just wait until Attorney General Lindsey Graham calls you a bigot. Think "global warming/climate change" is bogus? Just wait until Johnny Mac signs Kyoto.

In any event, that's besides the point. I agree with Goldstein.

Unlike some, I'm not "in love" and I'm also not going to "fall in line." Should McCain win the nomination, the only question for me is whether I stay home or whether I affirmatively vote against him.

For all I know, President Hillary Clinton might be the best thing that could ever happen from a conservative's viewpoint. After all, her husband's election heralded the GOP tsunami of 1994. And she's much more objectionable than he.

There was a time when presented with the "fall in love, fall in line" approach, many would have scoffed and rejected the proposition as offering false choices. And rightly so.

I miss those days.

Posted by: Jack M. at 04:04 PM | Comments (154)
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Who do you go to now, assuming (as seems increasingly hard to argue against) that Fred is more or less done?

I've been bothered by Fredmania for the same reason I was bothered by Newt Gingrich's not-terribly-serious flirtation with a run: It keeps people from evaluating more likely candidates and throwing their support to them, freezing blocs of the coalition from making a more realistic choice. Another candidate has demonstrated they can beat both McCain and Huckabee, and that isn't Fred.

I'm not knocking Fredheads for that, or even Fred himself; I'm just noticing that, as usual, the perfect is the enemy of the good. Not that Fred is perfect, but clinging to the increasingly unlikely prospect Fred could win the election kept other candidates with a shot from getting a needed second look. And who profits? Well, McCain. And Huckabee. But mostly McCain.

Romney's an orthodox conservative (on paper) at this point, and seems to know how to campaign. Rudy's just about dead in the water, but he still has a glimmer of hope in Florida.

I suppose I could support McCain. He would have a fair chance of winning the election. But we'd be nominating someone who's basically a Democrat at this point, and, of course, flirted with officially changing parties in 2004.

Better a conservative Democrat than a liberal one, I guess, but we're running out of time here to choose someone better.

Posted by: Ace at 02:59 PM | Comments (194)
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Sabre rattling.

Thanks to CJ.

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Well, not quite. But damned cold.

Hell it was 21 down here when I woke up this morning. That's stupid cold.

This article says the teams in Green Bay have been practicing with footballs straight out of the freezer.

Pat and the Chargers up at 3 Eastern. Green Bay and the Giants at 6:30 EST. Forecast high in Foxboro is 23.

Green Bay? 5. But by game time it'll be dropping.

Sunny though! So they got that going for them, which is nice. Oh wait, the sun will be going down. Nix that.

Dave sez: Pats 34, Chargers 17. And Green Bay 27, NY 13.

I came in 4th. Or 5th. I forget, but I kicked ass, so there.

Posted by: Dave In Texas at 11:30 AM | Comments (48)
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