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May 23rd, 2008 at 16:55
Surrender Monkey Friday-NIMBY
As the Democrats bloviate on and on and on and on about gas prices (notice their massive escalation since the Democrats regained control of Congress?) yet offer no viable ideas, we learn about NIMBY
The United States should increase its domestic oil s…
May 23rd, 2008 at 16:55
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May 23rd, 2008 at 17:35
“But you know, the temptation to want to win back the Congress, we sort of stretched the facts … and people ate it up.”
The most ethical Congress ever
Trackposted to Outside the Beltway, The Virtuous Republic, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Right Truth, Shadowscope, Cao’s Blog, Conservative Cat, Diary of the Mad Pigeon, Nuke Gingrich, McCain Blogs, Woman Honor Thyself…
May 23rd, 2008 at 18:20
FRIDAY "STANKIN LANKIN" OPEN TRACKBACK
It’s Friday!!! Hang in there folks, something’s gotta give.
Trackposted to Outside the Beltway, The Virtuous Republic, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Right Truth, Shadowscope, Cao’s Blog, Conservative Cat, Diary of the Mad Pigeon, …
May 23rd, 2008 at 18:20
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May 23rd, 2008 at 20:46
Keith Olbermann should be suspended; sign the petition
It’s so weird how Olbermann gets away with harassing people. But since he’s on the left side of politics, he gets a pass.
He’s accused our President of forming in Iraq “an American viceroyalty, enforced by merciless mercenarie…
May 23rd, 2008 at 21:13
Memorial Day Post Party Weekend.
My friend Rurik at Veteran-American Voices emailed this wonderful news a couple/few days ago. I would like to share it with you (obviously) as we kick off the Memorial Day weekend. The following is a re-post by WorldNetDaily. Happy Memorial Day…
May 23rd, 2008 at 22:51
Flightdeck Friday: T-2 Buckeye Memorial Day Ed
Sometime this summer an orange and white jet that bears a passing resemblance to a guppy or bullfrog, will drop out of a white-hot Arizona sky to the scorching pavement at Davis-Monthan AFB – aka the Boneyard.
May 24th, 2008 at 02:42
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May 24th, 2008 at 22:16
SUVs, Backyard Grills, Snowmobiles found on Jupiter, causing Global Warming
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot has been a feature of its surface for about 300 years. But since 2006 there have been two. Now a third has appeared. NASA explains that Jupiter’s recent outbreak of red spots is likely related to global warming, as …
May 24th, 2008 at 23:30
Better Send Al Gore to Jupiter
The Earth is a planet with a fever Al Gore told us and he and the global warming conspiracy nuts want us to do something while they rake in untold billions of dollars in the process. There is no scientific evidence that mankind is causing the warming,…
May 24th, 2008 at 23:46
LIBERALISM RUN AMUCK
John Lollpop writes:
America’s inability to free itself from dependence on oil from the Middle East may go down as one of the greatest failures in U.S. political history. Even the most generous historian will find it difficult to justify our cont…
May 25th, 2008 at 03:34
Why Energy Prices are So High
A report straight from the Department of the Interior that spells out why we are facing $4.00 a gallon gasoline.
With average national gas prices hovering around $4 per gallon, the Bureau of Land Management today released a study that shows vast untap…
May 25th, 2008 at 04:24
STEPHI ASK: WHAT SORT OF PRESIDENT WOULD OBAMA BE?
One of my favorite blogs, Stephi’s Blog, is unhinged, insane and… British… and anarchist? I must confess were it not for the pretty face in the banner of the blog she would have long ago been written off into “file 13.” …
May 25th, 2008 at 05:28
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May 25th, 2008 at 05:39
Hillary Assassinates Her Campaign
Like a vulture, Hillary is staying in the race hoping some unfortunate event knocks Obama out of the race where she can step in. Knowing how many fatal “accidents” and “suicides” have occurred with people associated with the Clinton’s you never kn…
May 25th, 2008 at 06:06
Memorial DaY HonorinG & Yes..CelebrationS of FreedoM
Wishing y’all a Memorial Day that’s filled with pride, warmth and togetherness.
Please Pray that our blessed Country remains FREE.
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May 25th, 2008 at 09:31
The Gaffe-o-Matic
Podcast Show Notes
Barack Obama makes another gaffe in Florida, not knowing where he is, the latest in a long line of gaffes that would have destroyed any Republican.
How Michelle Obama used partial birth abortionto raise money for Barack Obama.
McCain…
May 25th, 2008 at 13:16
A Big Football Game in a Big Stadium
Yesterday Bruce and Nate drove to Iowa to see the Chicago Force play the Iowa Crush. The Crush are having a tough year, and the Force is having a great one, and the combination produced a lopsided win for the…
May 25th, 2008 at 17:28
Memorial Day – For Freedom’s Warriors
All of us denounce war — all of us consider it man’s greatest stupidity. And yet wars happen and they involve the most passionate lovers of peace because there are still barbarians in the world who set the price for peace at death or enslavement and…
May 25th, 2008 at 18:23
Update: We did it again! No H-2B visas!
I have just received the great news that all the phone calls we have made to our Congressional people have caused them to strip not only the Ag Jobs amnesty bill from the Defense supplemental, but we have also stripped the additional guest worker…
May 25th, 2008 at 19:38
Its All About Gas Prices
Unless the dollar rises quickly and gas prices come way down, the primary issue that will determine the presidential election in November WILL be the Economy/OIL Prices!!! And the solution wont be more taxes. The candidate with the best economic rec…
May 26th, 2008 at 07:35
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May 26th, 2008 at 07:36
Memorial Day 2008
On this Memorial Day, I’d like to simply quote from the third stanza of “America, The Beautiful” written by Katharine Lee Bates.
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