Saturday, June 24, 2006
Peter Robinson on the Laura Ingraham Show (05:36 PM) - Dartlog has posted an audio excerpt of trustee Peter Robinson’s appearance on the Laura Ingraham Show on Thursday morning, where, after dispensing with Washington business, she asked him about the proposed new constitution here at Dartmouth. His advice? “We’d recommend…
Wonkette’s Hill Intern Hotties Contest (05:05 PM) - The fellows at Wonkette are hosting a Rate The Capitol Hill Intern contest. (Oh, hush; there’s a version for the men as well.) My vote? Devotedly for Katie Warner, who has 12.5% of the vote. Stephanie Carter currently leads the…
The Atrocious American Economy Strikes Again! (03:15 PM) - Advanced Micro Devices is building a new chip plant—in upstate New York. The Saratoga Springs plant won’t be open for a decade, since it is such a massive investment. $3.2 billion and no rivet a micrometer off. But it’s investment…
Executive Backlash (02:16 PM) - Ever since the judiciary dramatically expanded the government’s takings power in Kelo v. New London, small government advocates have been trying to peel back the scope of the decision. President Bush has entered the fray now, with an executive order…
He’s Awesome (06:57 AM) - Via a reader, I see that the British Broadcasting Corporation interviewed former Texas congressman Charlie Wilson. The interviewer sets up the interview by describing Wilson as “a whiskey soaked alcoholic who jet set around the world with models and saw…
Questions to Ask on Global Warming (06:10 AM) - If you’ve got to tell yourself a lie to believe that there isn’t global warming, and I believe that’s true, then you’ve got to at least dumb yourself down a few clicks to believe Al Gore-type hysteria on the subject….