Poll: Iraqis, Afghans Most Optimistic People In The World
The BBC is surprised at this, but I'm not. Iraqis and Afghans are the among most optimistic people in the world when it comes to their economic future, a …
Personal Tech Updates
I've had two technical issues of late, and in both cases I turned to the readership of Wizbang for help. I thought folks might like a little news on …
Hey, I'm a victim, too!
This morning's Boston Globe featured a column by Eileen McNamara, who is NOT the worst columnist at the paper as long as they have Derrick Jackson around. Ms. McNamara …
The Quiet Man
Austin Bay notes that Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT) might be in for a primary challenge from a fellow Democrat in his re-election bid, and that Lieberman says he WILL …
More On The Bush/Abramoff Pictures
Already the media/leftist drum beat is starting up over the pictures of President Bush and Jack Abramoff together. This from Time sums the story up for me: As details …
Insurgent Attacks Less Effective
Hmm... USA Today - The number of attacks against coalition troops, Iraqi security forces and civilians increased 29% last year, and insurgents are increasingly targeting Iraqis, the U.S. military …
…so, naturally, the solution is to take away everybody's guns
Just how bad is the crime problem in Massachusetts? The Boston Herald has done a little digging, and they might have uncovered one big element: the revolving doors on …
Osama, the truce and what this war is really about
Osama bin Laden made the news last week for the first time since October 2004. In an audio recording released by Arabic news net al-Jazeera, lanky-and-cranky bin Laden graciously …
That's a damned good question
Over at Willisms, Ken McCracken poses a very, very simple question, and one that I've wondered myself. Part of my ignorance can be ascribed to my own apathy about …
Once can be an accident, twice a coincidence…
... but if it happens a third time, I'm gonna start getting pretty darn nervous....