The English language is always evolving, and I dig the English language (in fact, I use it all the time). So that’s why I’m always interested in seeing what new words have made it into the dictionary. A century ago, in 1806, these "new words" (among others) were added to Webster’s Dictionary: Americanize verb: to render Americancaddy noun: a small … Read More
GWOT Report Card
116 foreign policy experts were asked how Bush is doing on the Global War On Terrorism. The results were weighted to factor out partisan bias. The short answer: we’re going down the wrong track. Full story and results here.
Quagmired
Today: Iraq’s government is studying a request from some local insurgent leaders to supply them with weapons so they can turn on the heavily armed foreign fighters who were once their allies, according to two Iraqi lawmakers. Leaders claiming to represent about 11 insurgent groups asked for weapons to fight foreign al-Qaeda elements in Iraq, said Haider al-Ibadi, a Shiite … Read More
The Big Protest
Michelle Malkin organized a huge protest in front of the New York Times building on the Fourth of July. The purpose was to express outrage at the Time’s "leaking" of "classified information", thus jeopardizing the lives of Americans blah blah blah. 16 people, not including the organizers and journalists, showed up. Apparently, the New York Times is still in business. … Read More
The Christian Pogrom
Back in 2004, the Center for Reclaiming America for Christ (based at Dr D. James Kennedy’s Coral Ridge Ministries) praised the efforts of a school board in Delaware to promote Christianity among the children under its care: Despite threats of litigation from the ACLU, one Delaware school district has made it abundantly clear that they will not surrender America’s Christian … Read More
An Inconvenient Truth: A Recommendation
Look, I know it’s been out a while, but it takes time for movies like this to make their way to rural North Carolina. But no matter where you are, you really ought to see this movie. I’m pretty well informed about environmental issues, and it even opened my eyes. Yes, on one level, it could be described as an … Read More
The Plamegate Bombshell
The National Journal reports that Bush himself told Cheney to leak classified information in order to discredit Joseph Wilson. More on this later, I’m sure… but it’s hard for this Administration to get all blustery when newspapers supposedly leak classified information.
Bin Who?
Just another example of how badly this government is fighting the war on terrorism: NEW YORK (AP) — A CIA unit that had hunted for Osama bin Laden and his top deputies for a decade has been disbanded, according to a published report. Citing unnamed intelligence officials, The New York Times reported Tuesday that the unit, known as "Alec Station," … Read More
Shuttle Launch Okay
You can track the Shuttle in real time here. Winston-Salem residents can view the Shuttle (possibly) at these times: THE FOLLOWING ISS SIGHTINGS ARE POSSIBLE FROM MON JUL 03 TO SAT JUL 15 SATELLITE LOCAL DURATION MAX ELEV APPROACH DEPARTURE DATE/TIME (MIN) (DEG) (DEG-DIR) (DEG-DIR) ISS Mon Jul 03/09:16 PM 1 10 10 above NNE 10 above NE ISS Mon … Read More
