Eric Florack on August 4th, 2008

According to the Chicago Sun-Times:

Robert Novak has announced his immediate retirement following the diagnosis of a brain tumor, a prognosis the Sun-Times’ political columnist describes as “dire.”

“The details are being worked out with the doctors this week,

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Eric Florack on August 3rd, 2008

Back along about the end of 2006, during a  Christmas break, I wrote an extended piece about Islam and some of the problems in the world with relation to it. I’ll post it here, because I think it’;s ideas are

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Eric Florack on July 28th, 2008

The Chicago Tribune:

BOSTON – Syndicated columnist and former “Crossfire” host Robert Novak has been diagnosed with a brain tumor and is suspending his journalistic work.

The story doesn’t say if there’s a malignancy, there.

I hate to say this

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davidl on June 30th, 2008

Bit Rambled this earlier. Freeping illiterate fools,  Can anybody, at all, on the Chicago Tribune know how to read?   Apparently not,  From the Chicago Tribune:

No, we don’t suppose that’s going to happen any time soon. But it should.

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davidl on June 28th, 2008

Free men claim natural rights.  On the other hand, serfs settle for whatever few rights their masters allow  them.   E. J. Dionne is a serf.  American free man hold that they have God given rights, which aree protected, but not

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davidl on June 14th, 2008

Boy Scout Oath:

On my honor I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country
and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake,

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Something from Political Punch catches my eye this morning:

In another excerpt from Rev. Michael Pfleger’s sermon last Sunday, May 25, from the pulpit of Sen. Barack Obama’s now former church, Trinity United Church of Christ on the South side

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davidl on May 31st, 2008

DavidL's Breakfast ScrambleMrs. Clinton’s scorched earth policy, Boston Globe:

LAST YEAR at the beginning of the presidential primary season, Democrats were giddy with excitement. Not only did we have an embarrassment of riches in our candidates but we had two

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