Monthly Archives: July 2009
Sotomayor…cont’d…
I don’t often share editorial cartoons, but IBD Editorials had a wonderfully on-point commentary by Michael Ramirez:
Filed under News, Politics, US Politics
Book review No. 8 – “From Baghdad With Love: A Marine, the War and a Dog named Lava” by Lt. Col. Jay Kopelman (with Melinda Roth)
A bit lighter fare with this book review, though not by much. Marine Lt. Col. Jay Kopelman, along with Melinda Roth, offer up a quick, easy little read about his fellow 1/3 (1st Battalion, 3rd Regiment aka “Lava Dogs” – … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Miscellany, U.S.M.C.
Sonia Sotomayor cleared by Senate Judiciary Committee…
Of course, as expected, all the Democrats on the committee could not give her their vote of approval quickly enough. All but one Republican voted against her, with South Carolina’s senior Senator, Lindsey Graham, being the single Republican vote in … Continue reading
Filed under News, Politics, US Politics
Book review No. 7 – “Black Belt Patriotism: How To Reawaken America” by Chuck Norris
I read this book quite some time ago and have been intending to provide a review of it for a while now. Seeing no reason to put it off any further…Honorary Texas Ranger Chuck Norris offers up an absolutely fantastic … Continue reading
Obama continues his rush to destroy America…
If there was not already enough evidence that Obama’s proposed health-care reform is an absolute disaster in the making, both Politico and CNN (amazing, to be sure) are offering further evidence of same. Read the Politico story here and the … Continue reading
Filed under Local Politics, News, Politics, US Politics
The increasingly clueless Nancy Pelosi…
Politico has an interesting article this morning on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. You can read the article here. Apparently, Ms. Pelosi now includes herself amongst one of the “cool kids” who, being so absolutely “cool,” loves to profess how little … Continue reading
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Book review No. 6 – “The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of A Donner Party Bride” by Daniel James Brown
I just finished reading this somewhat newly-published book by Daniel James Brown involving the infamous Donner Party and, more specifically, one member of that horrible tragedy, Sarah Graves. At this point in time, there are numerous other accounts of the … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, History, US History, US History
Judge Roy Moore – campaign for Governor of Alabama, 2010.
Earlier I posted a review of former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, Roy Moore’s, book, “So Help Me God…” I mentioned that the Honorable Mr. Moore is now running for Governor of the great state of Alabama. Here … Continue reading
Filed under Christianity/Religion, Local Politics, Miscellany, News, Politics, US Politics
