The Ramble for 8/5/11

Horseheads, NY– It’s Friday. I’m about 70 miles from home. I have some work to do on the the truck, once I get back to the shop, some paperwork…(A constant) and then home. Short week next week for me, I’m

I’d like to offer up a re-post of mine from a tenth of 2009. I post this with an eye toward the argument over the debt ceiling limit. I submit to the reader that had we not been holding the

(Rochester, NY)– I’m home as this is written, and will be heading for York,PA in a coup0le hours, then to Schenectady New York. about 500 miles worth of driving, but a fairly easy lope, all considered. 

• Thoughts on July 4th:

Over at OTB, James Joyner looks at the current wave of reports surrounding Tom Delay:

Tom DeLay, the poster boy for everything that was wrong with the last Republican majority in the House, has been found guilty of money laundering.

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• THE CLIMATEGATE WHITEWASH CONTINUES: Myron Ebell explains. Today’s must read.
• FOX CAVES? It certainly appears so.  Any

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• COAL-MINE: We’ve all seen the news coming out of  the area around Montcoal, West Virginia.  As of this writing something

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• FIRST, THIS SNARK:  From Reynolds:
  

  POLL: Tea Party 48, Obama 44.

  Best headline: Tea Party More Popular Than Obama, Frank Rich

Why the one hasn’t won yet, Jay Cost, RCP:

Last week, President Obama said again and again that the time for talk is over. Yet this week he’s going on the road to defend his new bill. This

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• ANOTHER 20 INCHES: Another 20 inches of snow for the DC area, we are told. Too bad. It’s holding up

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• STILL MAKING STUFF UP: Kudos to BitsBlog‘s DavidL for jumping on this one early. That the left is still making

I actually like the headline James Joyner puts up at a bit better:

House Trades Freedom for Health Coverage, Senate’s Move

The House passed a trillion dollar bill that will force Americans to buy health insurance, force even small businesses

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They say you’re supposed to have 5 service of veggies every day. Well, here’s one heapin helpin’, just now;

• CONTAINMENT

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• THE FIRST THING NEEDED IS AN ENEMY: … a scapegoat. The left has long held Limbaugh in that position.  Mark Steyn this morning comments:
  

  For

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• UNEMPLOYMENT AT 9.8%: That’s far worse than was estimated… about double, in fact. And if you count those who have simply giving

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This is The “Pick Up Some Milk” Edition

• HEALTHCARE CRISIS AS MEASURED BY COST:  Dean Kamen one of the world’s most