Saturday, May 10, 2003

Hillary Is Running for President Next Year, Not 2008


Hillary looked around "at the carnival of fools now in the running, and recognized just what fools they are. And she’s right – they are a bunch of fools and none of them has any chance of beating George W. Bush next year."

Michael Reagan

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The left has been hammering the President for his landing on the the USS Abraham Lincoln. They called it a photo-op and a kick off for his presidential campaign. They complained about the cost! Which is amazing because the left loves to spend our money and as it turns out it was only a few thousand dollars more to land in the jet. They said it was pure theater.
Well, In the time of our Fore-Fathers (sorry thats not politicaly correct anymore) Words were the most powerfull way to get a point across. Today in the modern age we are bombarded with images and words and sounds at a breakneck speed. Over stimulated, we have become somewhat numb to all this information. What sticks in our minds are symbolic, if not iconic images. Ossama bin-Laden understood this quite well when he attacked the symbol of capitalism (the Twin Towers) and the symbol of Freedom (He was aiming at congress) and the symbol of our military might (the pentagon) When we think about Terrorism our minds keep going back to those towers coming down. Its hard to get them out of our minds eye. Well, now we have another symbolic image, the image of a President landing on an aircraft carrier, a warrior against the evil that plagues our world. He is in the fight, He cares, He holds those who fight for freedom in the highest esteem, he is flexing our collective muscle to show the world how easy it is and how determined we can be.
Now, when I think of the war on terrorism I will no longer see New York in my minds eye I will see a President in the act of protecting me.
Our president is sending a message to all who would get in the way of Freedom.
A very powerfull symbolic message.

Friday, May 09, 2003

Justice Held Hostage

The Miller proposal, which is based on an idea put forth in 1995 by Democratic senators Joseph Lieberman and Tom Harkin, would make it progressively more difficult for a minority party to sustain a filibuster against a nominee with majority support. Under the plan, when a filibuster is under way and the majority tries to break it by holding a cloture vote, the first vote would require, as it does today, 60 votes to break the filibuster. But if the first attempt fails, the next cloture vote would require just 57 votes to end debate. If a third cloture vote was needed, 54 votes would be needed to end debate. Finally, a fourth cloture vote would require just 51 votes, a simple majority, to move on to a final confirmation vote. At that point, the majority's will would prevail.

"What we're battling now is the left wing of the Democratic Senate caucus, which is telling the moderates what to do," says one Republican. "If the president can maintain his popularity and be the kind of Senate campaigner that he was last time [in 2002], then we can break their backs." In this scenario, a Democratic defeat in 2004 would likely cause party moderates to reject the left wing — and the interest groups that have spearheaded opposition to the president's nominees — and move away from filibusters and other obstructionist tactics.

"If these guys go up to the election and get their back broken," says the Republican, "then we win."


Byron York

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Al Qaeda Planning New Attack on U.S., Member Says





DUBAI (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda has reorganized and is planning an operation against the United States similar to the September 11 attacks, a member of the Islamic militant group has told an Arabic magazine.
Reuters
Friday, May 9, 2003; 12:53 PM


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Frist to seek rules change to end filibusters on judges

Currently, 60 votes are required to break a filibuster, which is also called invoking cloture. The resolution, co-sponsored by several senators, will require 60 votes only in the first attempt at invoking cloture. In each attempt after that, the vote requirement will drop by three until it reaches a simple majority of 51 votes.


Charles Hurt


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Thursday, May 08, 2003

Miss. Rep. Changes Mind on Bush Judge Pick


JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The head of the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus says he no longer opposes U.S. District Judge Charles Pickering's appeals court nomination - a surprising turnabout that could cost him his position
AP

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Poll: Americans Optimistic on Economy

"More people are thinking things are going to turn around. The same thing happened in 1991 (after the Persian Gulf War) even more dramatically. There was a boost in consumer confidence in 1991 and again in 2003. It proved to be short-lived a dozen years ago."

Andrew Kohut, director of the Pew Research Center

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Cats 'farmed for skins in EU'

It is thought that tens of thousands, possibly hundreds of thousands of cat and dog skins are traded in Europe each year.
And we should listen to them and get their approval before going to war? I mean what is going on? Who are the sick bastards killing the cats and who are the really sick people buying them?
BBC

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Wednesday, May 07, 2003

Paul Bremer: US' 'tough' man in Iraq


The White House has named veteran diplomat and ex-State Department official Paul Bremer as the man whose task it is to supervise the transition to democracy in Iraq.
BBC news

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People are just loosing their heads!

What is going on?

Man Slices Own Head Off in Supermarket Suicide


Man Arrested with Severed Head Says Was Provoked



The kindest cutter of all.

Zero Tolerance Or Zero Common Sense?

A third grader at O'Rourke Elementary School in Mobile, AL, was given a five-day suspension for violating the substance abuse policy after classmates reported that he took a "purple pill." His offense was taking a multivitamin with his lunch.



Phyllis Schlafly

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Caped Crusader Saves the Day in English Town


"To my great surprise," the paper quoted 21-year-old psychology student Ellen Neville as saying, "a masked man wearing a brown cape rushed past me to assist a woman who was having a bother with a group of youths. "

Reuters

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Monday, May 05, 2003

Climber Pinned by Boulder Cuts Off Arm to Live

DENVER (Reuters) - A mountaineer pinned by a heavy boulder in an eastern Utah desert cut off his right arm with a pocketknife after he determined that was the only way he would survive, officials said on Friday.
Reuters

When you are complaining about your job, or you have to run your kids around to too many activities,or your bills have piled up till your thinking, how can I get through this and survive.
think about this guy and what he had to do to survive

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Sunday, May 04, 2003


President sends a warning.

"And everywhere that freedom stirs, let tyrants fear."

G.W. Bush

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Poll: Bush Widens Lead Against Opponents



President Bush is far ahead of the three most popular Democrats in head-to-head matchups, even though the public has concerns about his economic leadership and his empathy for ordinary people, according to a poll released Saturday.


By The Associated Press

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Running Out for a Smoke -- and Not Stopping



NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg's smoking ban in New York bars and restaurants has given a new twist to the old bar prank of drinking and running.



Reuters

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