A satellite photo of the Washington mall taken at 11:19 a.m. yesterday.
Was Condaleeza Rice Our First Black (and Woman) President?
Section 1 of the 20th Amendment: The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of … Read More
The Brilliance of Pat Buchanan
Pat bemoans the fate of the GOP: What has been happening to the GOP? Three fatal contractions. Demographically, the GOP is a party of white Americans, who in 1972 were perhaps 90 percent of the national vote. Nixon and Reagan rolled up almost two-thirds of that vote in 1972 and 1984. But because of abortion and aging, the white vote … Read More
The First Dance
It happened only a few hours ago, but the dance of the President and First Lady is already going viral. It really is kinda sweet:
Kennedy Collapses At Inauguration Luncheon
Wheeled out on a stretcher. Remember, he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in May. Senator Byrd (D-W.Va) collapsed as well, although it doesn't sound as serious. I'm not a big fan of Byrd, being a former Klansman and all. (Photo from earlier in today's inaugural luncheon) UPDATE: Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Mo), who has been twittering all day, notes … Read More
About The New White House Website
First of all, it's got a blog. Secondly, to its credit, it reflects Obama's commitment to open and transparent government. Case in point: The President's executive orders and proclamations will be published for everyone to review, and that’s just the beginning of our efforts to provide a window for all Americans into the business of the government. And even better: … Read More
Videos of Flight 1549 Landing In The Hudson
From security cams at a New York pier: A ten minute video (crash starts at 2:00) shows the speed of the current and rescue operations. At about 3:12, you can see one of the passengers fall off the slippery wing into the cold water on the right hand side.
Dr. King’s Prediction
BBC has unearthed a video of Dr. King, in 1964, predicting an African American president in 40 years.
Prediction
A certain segments of wingnuts — the same ones who claim that Obama isn't a natural born citizen — will claim that Obama isn't actually president because of the flub-up of the Presidential Oath (which, by the way, was Chief Justice Robert's fault). Here's the vid for those who missed it:
Central Station Dance
Nice commercial from T-mobile that has to be seen to be enjoyed:
It’s Official
NOTE: The White House website has changed already — in the span of 3 minutes. UPDATE — The full text of the address below the fold… THOUGHTS: Good speech. Lofty and inspirational. A bit tweaky of the Bush policies, but I'm sure unintentionally so. Cheney in the wheelchair looked like Mr. Potter from "It's A Wonderful Life".
Stay Classy, Religious Conservatives
Oops. Too late. Over at WorldNetDaily, the Christian News service, we get this editorial from WND CEO Joseph Farah: Pray Obama Fails That's why I do not hesitate today in calling on godly Americans to pray that Barack Hussein Obama fail in his efforts to change our country from one anchored on self-governance and constitutional republicanism to one based on … Read More
An Historic Day
I'm talking, of course, about the 5th anniversary of this blog. The first post was January 21, 2004, a passing reference to a State of the Union drinking game. I had blogged for several years prior to that — at a group blog called "Freespeech" — but this was my first foray into something of my own. So it's been … Read More
A Conservative On “Rent”
By the conservative pundit, Stage Right: And then, I made the same mistake I made with most of the actresses I was foolish enough to date. I made a seemingly innocuous remark which unveiled me as insensitive, mean, unfeeling and…. a conservative!. I said: “Why are these punks spending all their time playing with their camera and guitar. They should … Read More