Nightly Ramble: The Grocery Store Edition

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This is the Grocery Store edition.

• Franken: About an hour ago came word that Al Franken was decalred the winner of

The polite leftist explanation for Obama’s lack of serious response to the events in Iran has been that such a response would allow Iran’s tyrannical leaders to blame the United States for the revolution currently occurring there.  There’s only one

Barack Obama likes to think of global politics, not in terms of good or evil, but merely as misunderstandings, with the need for endless apologizing.     Yes, every world problem can be resolved with but sufficient groveling.

It only in the

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This is the First Dept Edition

• From our Dept of Intemperate Thoughts: So, now that Whalen has (wrongly, I think) apologized for

Difference between the terrorists and Tiller was the terrorist tried on 9/11 to kill 60,000 people whereas Tiller succeeded

by EricPWJohnson, commentor, Patterico’s Pontifications.

There’s much to discuss in terms of implication, as regards the shooting of abortionist George Tiller, none of them particularly complimentary to those claiming to take up Tiller’s side.

Even from the outset, my instinct was that the reaction to

I haven’t commented on this Tiller thing yet, mostly because  there hardly seems a point in discussing at any length, something that wasn’t “all in”, as yet. You will admit the story broke rather quickly. I didn’t comment on it

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This is the “smart Guy” Edition

• Burris and Blago: Apparently, we have Burris on tape offering Blago money.  Bruce at Q&O

I am starting at the end, but you should read this piece from the very beginning, from Lords86, Red State:

Unless and until President Obama quits playing games with national security, he will give Dick Cheney ample reason to

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This is the Truck Stop Edition

• The Fairness Doctrine in Acton:  Seems Crazy Uncle Hugo has decided to shut down the last

I consider this to be nothing short of a “See I Told You So” moment.

Glenn Reynolds, last night:

OBAMA IS LIKE BUSH: “I’m laughing at Obama, but I’m also thanking him for doing the right thing and reasonably tolerant

The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Attorney General of the United States
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.  20530-0001

Dear Attorney General Holder:

This letter is respectfully submitted to inform you that I must decline

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This is the “Big Airliner” Edition

• AF One flies over NYC, Obama crashes: Rumors about the BitsBlog jet being the one circling Southern

Clarice Feldman at Pajamas Media nails it cleanly:

As the president released the memos, C.I.A. Director Leon Panetta sent a letter to his agents:

In releasing these memos, the men and women of the CIA have assurances from both myself,

American Heroes

That’s what we ought to call the men and women who interrogated the worst of the worst. For those most committed to the ridiculous crusade for terrorist rights, “enhanced interrogation” is not only immoral and illegal, it’s ineffective.