Bill Frist 6/23/04:
“Senator Kerry, who hadn’t been here all year, who’s missed 80 percent of all votes, parachutes in for a day and then will be taking off once again.”
Bill Frist 2/27/05:
Senate Republican Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee, set off on a four-state campaign trip to Ohio, Illinois and Michigan that ends next Friday in […]
**This is a common sense point/counterpoint on the Terry Schiavo case out of Florida. We make no legal argument whatsoever. For a legal analysis, please visit Abstract Appeal.**
When I decided to write about the “right-to-die” issue I was thinking about the Terri Schiavo case. She is the Florida woman who suffered a […]
**This is a common sense point/counterpoint on the Terri Schiavo case out of Florida. We make no legal argument whatsoever. For a legal analysis, please visit Abstract Appeal.**
In personal choice matters, it is important to grant wide latitude to the individual. Women should hold the decision-making power over their pregnancies, as terminally […]
Previously we covered Tom Ridge’s lament that his $175,700 salary as Secretary of Homeland Security wasn’t enough.
Well, the cash is set to roll in now that Ridge has been named to the board of directors at Home Depot.
Home Depot rally, Q1 2003
Anyone care to guess what caused such a sharp rally in Home Depot’s stock? […]
The brilliant Tom Toles.
Never forget.
[A]
“The gravest danger to freedom lies at the perilous crossroads of radicalism and technology. When the spread of chemical and biological and nuclear weapons, along with ballistic missile technology, when that occurs, even weak states and small groups could attain a catastrophic power to strike at great nations.”
[B]
“Together, we can once again set history […]
(Posted by Jamie)
When I was in high school I was the president of my school’s Students Against Drunk Driving chapter, for three years. I also traveled across the state of Pennsylvania performing in high school assemblies funded by Mothers Against Drunk Driving to raise awareness about the dangers of drunk driving. During this […]
…would I play on this court:
In preparation for the Dubai Duty Free Men’s Open, tennis legend, Andre Agassi and the world No. 1, Roger Federer, couldn’t resist the temptation to have a friendly knock about on the world’s highest tennis court, the helipad of Burj Al Arab, the world’s most luxurious […]
John F. Kennedy in Germany, 6/26/63
“Ich bin ein Berliner.”
Ronald W. Reagan in Germany, 6/12/87
“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”
George W. Bush in Germany, 2/23/05
[crickets chirping…tumblweeds rolling…]
Related:
White House officials ditched plans for a town-hall meeting with regular folk in Mainz when the German government said it couldn’t guarantee friendly questions.
Coward at home, coward abroad.
Last week, the House voted to raise indecency fines for broadcasters from $32,500 to $500,000, a 15 fold increase. With the size of the federal government rapidly spinning out of control on the watch of a supposedly conservative regime, we, the neo-liberals at 1115.org, decided to create an innovative market-based solution that will reduce […]
