Shouting into the abyss
A while ago, I wrote about the "heckler's veto," where people are prevented from speaking by being shouted down or threatened. It's a despicable tactic. And it's a tactic …
Carnival of the Trackbacks XVI
Reader recommended stories for Saturday June 18, 2005: Want To Participate?...
We don’t need another hero…
Last week, Lawrence, Massachusetts honored several of its police officers for heroism. Last winter, a car went into a freezing river in the middle of the night. The officers …
Oh, deer…
The other night I was driving home from work on the interstate. It was stop-and-go, almost gridlock, and I happened to hit one of the "stops" right next to …
Katie Holmes Surrenders In France
Click for larger versionPARIS (AP) -- Actor Tom Cruise said he and girlfriend Katie Holmes are engaged, after he popped the question early Friday morning at the Eiffel Tower. …
Moonbats On Parade – Downing Street Memo Edition
The Washington Post's Dana Milbank covers Rep. John Conyers's Downing Street Memo PR stunt yesterday in, Democrats Play House To Rally Against the War:In the Capitol basement yesterday, long-suffering …
Your daily illegal alien update
Hudson, NH's police chief Richard Gendron is continuing his policy of arresting illegal aliens on trespass charges. Recently, one of his officers pulled over a car around midnight for …
In for a penny, in for a pound
As I've heard more and more accusations of "torture" of detainees at Guantanamo, and the rhetoric spirals more and more out of control (list me as firmly in the …
Air Force’s Thunderbirds Select First Female Pilot
For the first time in 52-years, the Air Force "Thunderbirds," will have a female pilot. Capt. Nicole Malachowski, of the 494th Fighter Squadron at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England,...
Let’s not go DU
This is just silly. We have enough genuine, documented problems without getting paranoid. Sometimes a machine gun is just a machine gun. Frankly, I was surprised to see that …