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Dennis was absolutely right to observe that I “would have posted something on this story if [I] weren’t still hip deep in the big move to Michigan.” The story (involving a mayor and his wife who were apparently mailed a package of marijuana as part of a scam, then subjected to a gruesome home invasion…

From the comments at The Herald Sun in an article by Andrew Bolt. markusbondi replied to Rose of Rose Bay Fri 08 Aug 08 (01:42pm) Irrelevant Rosey. It is proven that all socialist powers fall 9 years after hosting an Olympiad. Despite any misgivings at the time…. It is written in the destruction of socialist…

Super snooping technology is on the rise, as I just learned via an emailed link to a piece about “Desi” — a new fingerprinting technology that can discern whatever you have touched: With a new analytical technique, a fingerprint can now reveal much more than the identity of a person. It can now also identify…

Even Obama has good things to say about McCain. Of course this won’t help him with hard core Republicans who believe electing a Marxist is better than electing McCain. I have a different opinion.

Did you know that the word canvas was derived from cannabis? Well, I digress. Even before I have started. How is that for lack of discipline? Now on to the heart of the matter. Patrick Buchanan (yeah I know) has an interesting column on this past week in Presidential politics. Barack Obama just had the…

Comenter Lisa Nolan at Classical Values left a link to a site that looks at Barack Obama’s positions on various issues. Lisa has her own favorites. Obama SUPPORTS The US Paying a “Global Tax” Obama OPPOSES Traditional Marriage Obama SUPPORTS Partial-Birth Abortion Obama OPPOSES Domestic Oil Production (or did he just flip to McCain’s position…

It has come to my attention that Carol McCain has donated to her ex-husband John’s campaign. She also works for The American Beverage Association Political Action Committee. If it is the same Carol McCain. The American Beverage Association represents soft drink bottlers. They have a link on their main page to another page called Straight…

I can’t help but think that Eric would have posted something on this story if he weren’t still hip deep in the big move to Michigan, so I’ll take a small crack at it myself, though I see that it’s created some buzz throughout the blogosphere. There’s no better place to start than the lead…

It seems that in the last two weeks John McCain has taken the lead in YouTube hits. Paris Hilton may think John McCain is just a “wrinkly white-haired guy,” but the Republican presidential candidate apparently has figured out the younger generation just fine. Over the past two weeks, his “celebrity” attacks have stomped Democratic presidential…

The video is a telling look at how the man who would be King treats his subjects. Robbing from the poor and giving to the rich. Chicago style. Obama was a community organizer in Grove Parc. I wonder why we are not hearing from the people there about Obama’s wonderfulness? Maybe he represents change they…

Wretchard of the Belmont Club has an interesting take on my piece Obama Be. My favorite is: …McCain the old attack pilot is on Barack’s six and BHO’s no Alinsky. Go read the whole thing. H/T linearthinker Cross Posted at Power and Control

Finally, a small window of time for a quickie blog post! While I’m at the new abode in Ann Arbor, Michigan, I have not yet reached the “living out of moving boxes” stage, because the moving truck doesn’t arrive until Friday. However, I did get my computer set up in the basement, so, for now,…

It appears that Republicans do agree that gauging your tires is a good thing. They are selling (at a hefty profit I might add) and giving away custom engraved tire gauges. Politico has the story. McCain aides are distributing them to the campaign’s travelling press corps and back at the HQ they’re offering Obama tire…

All this will probably come out as the election progresses so I thought it might be a good idea to look at the story of John’s first wife Carol. Before John McCain’s tour of duty in Vietnam, he married Carol Shepp, a model from Philadelphia. On his 23rd bombing mission over North Vietnam in 1967,…

EE Times Asia has a story about Olympic Torches for the masses. When viewers around the world turn on their TVs on Aug. 8 to watch the opening ceremony of Beijing Summer Olympics, only few will be aware of a behind-the-scenes controversy quietly brewing in China over the use of MEMS-equipped electronic toy torches in…

I just saw a cute comment at Althouse about Obama’s plan to inflate our way out of the energy crisis. Whip Underinflation Now H/T Instapundit Cross Posted at Power and Control

Judah Benjamin has some thoughts on the Obama birth certificate controversy. Remember that this is a unique situation in the History of the USA and only the Republicans have any relevant experience in this area. Until he is the Candidate the only place in which an objection could be lodged would be Illinois. Subsequent to…

The commenters over at Althouse are having a lot of fun with the politically correct crowd. I joined in and had some fun too. Zach, just because black people sometimes call each other “niggers” doesn’t make it ok for white people to do that. What ever happened to equal opportunity? Don’t leftys believe in that…