Thursday, May 25, 2006
What Would We Do Without the Internet? (05:53 PM) - Britney Spears teaches you about semiconductors….
Posted Without Comment (For Now) (03:53 PM) - AP: “Bush Orders FBI-Congress Documents Sealed”…
Fired for Mockery (02:47 PM) - Compare Putin to Bush and the difference between crushing of dissent and a regular respect for national security secrets becomes too clear….
Congressional Black Caucus Supports William Jefferson (11:45 AM) - Delivering only the latest evidence that race-based politics is poisonous, the CBC has decided to defend Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.), who was found with thousands of dollars in bribes in his freezer. The Hill reports that only by the skin…
Arthur Sulzberger Has Some Words For The Kids (09:21 AM) - When John McCain and Condoleezza Rice gave their respective commencement addresses this graduation season to mostly receptive but occasionally rude and grandstanding audiences, they didn’t try to sell any political messages. They offered hope and encouragement and apolitical counsel. In…
Eminent Domain Exercised in Jefferson Raid (09:19 AM) - Scott Ott reports: “We plan to use those files for what the court calls a ‘public purpose’,” said Mr. Gonzales. “Of course, with Rep. Jefferson in there, we could have made the case that the office was blighted. But the…
“The border, what is happening, is terrible. The way they try to pretend that everybody is a terrorist.” (07:56 AM) - The enlightened musings of the winning director at Cannes. John Hinderaker slays….
American Idolatry (07:13 AM) - It isn’t my habit to watch American Idol. I usually despair for music’s future through the Ann Althouse proxy. But I was able to tune in and out of last evening’s live episode—the final in the fifth season. One thing…
Leveling the Play Field (12:56 AM) - As things stand in alumni electoral politics, non-petition candidates for trustee enjoy a significant advantage. The proposed constiution, in sundry ways detailed several times over on this page, seems likely to expand and resolidify this unfair advantage. Over at the…