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A Thanksgiving (sort of) Classic

…season? [Scroll Down] No, that’s not my cat, nor my invention on its head. Just one of those rare forwarded emails that’s actually funny. AB Have a good Thanksgiving. Kash…

News Roundup

…more remarkable). Democrats apparently even picked up seats in the VA state legislature; In California, Schwartzenegger’s ballot initiatives were defeated; And in a very rare referendum victory for gay-rights supporters,…

Colin Powell’s Legacy

…definitely had the sense that he provided a rare voice of reason and statesmanship in an administration by-and-large driven by domestic politics and ideology. For me, that all changed with…

Conservatives & Moderates: Vote Kerry! Vote Gridlock!

…I’m glad that Bartlett and Niskanen (who are members of that rare breed: honest and credible conservatives) are making this argument, and I hope they persuade some conservatives to vote…

Vaccines, Vitamins, Vegetables, and Price-Fixing

…of each product they would sell and how much they would charge for it. An FBI investigation resulted in rare behind the scenes video. The video shows executives from multinational…

Ahh, The Daily Show.

The show was in rare form tonight, leading off with some razzing of Bill O’Reilly for saying that The Daily Show’s audience is “stoned slackers”, when in fact the Daily…

Kerry’s Record on Iraq

…this week during a rare news conference. “One position.” In fact, he’s right, his image as a “flip-flopper” notwithstanding. Kerry voted in October 2002 for the congressional resolution that authorized…

Capturing the US Media’s Attention It’s yet another a sad commentary on the state of the US media that (with rare exceptions, such as this and this) they completely ignored…

…Austin American-Statesman ABC News CBS News CNN MSNBC And, in fairness (and a rare bit of honesty from a Righty on the subject), Fox News is listed under “NEOCONSERVATIVE”. AB…