Friday, July 28, 2006
Drew Cline Comes Clean (11:04 PM) - The opinion editor of the New Hampshire Union Leader finally provides full disclosure: “I also have been to Portsmouth.” The rapscallion! His perfidy! Actually, the post is an interesting tale of public relations firms and the placing of opinion articles,…
Congress Mulls Tax Breaks; Minimum Wage Hike (10:19 PM) - It’s an “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” bill offered up for consideration by Republicans, presumably with the quiet urging of key Democrats, that would both cut taxes and increase the minimum wage to $7.25. Professor Samwick says: “Basically,…
Defend Israel; Defend Yourselves (12:48 PM) - Jeff Jarvis is fearing for Israel. It is a strong piece; a good piece. But I think it would be even more powerful to say that, yes, the reason Israel must be protected and defended by the free world is…
Pre-September 11th Thinking (10:29 AM) - The Clinton policy of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” has resulted in the ousting of a “highly-regarded” Arabic linguist who was helping the United States in the War on Terror, according to the U.S. Newswire release posted by Andrew Stuttaford at…
The Verdict: Unconstitutional. (07:43 AM) - New information shows that the decision made months ago by the Executive Committee of the Dartmouth Association of Alumni to cancel the planned October 2006 annual elections—to stretch out their own terms by as many as six months—is, flatly, unconstitutional….