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Quake hits Chile
February 28, 2010
Another devastating quake has rocked the Western Hemisphere, this time hitting the South American nation of Chile. The quake hit yesterday with a magnitude of 8.8, and Chilean President Michelle Bachalet said the death toll stood at 708 and called for calm as looters and concerns over food and water heightened tensions. As with Haiti, […]
Scott Brown joins Dems for cloture on jobs bill
February 22, 2010
A needless tizzy has erupted over Scott Brown’s vote today that put him with the Democratic majority to end debate on a jobs bill. Some on the left are smirking about the supposed seduction of Brown to their side, and some on the right are whipping themselves into a frenzy about this supposed RINO. Both sets […]
Huckabee slams CPAC
February 22, 2010
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee had some harsh criticism for the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) after being asked why he didn’t attend this year by Geraldo Rivera. Huckabee said the conference was becoming “more libertarian and less Republican,” and that the tea party movement was “taking the oxygen out of the room.” He also accused […]
Don’t use the Austin plane crash for political smearing
February 18, 2010
The big news today is the deliberate crash of a small plane into an IRS building in Austin, TX where 200 people worked. The pilot, Joseph Black, was upset with taxes, among other things, and appears to have left a lengthy suicide note/manifesto that we assume is authentic. Black was quite obviously a nutcase, yet the nature […]
Amazing crystal cave in Mexico
February 17, 2010
The place is a Mexican mine at Naica that some have dubbed the Crystal Cave of Giants. You can clearly see why. The crystals are made of gypsum, found when miners pumped put water to get to nearby silver deposits, and the entire cavern is adjacent to a magma chamber that makes the temperature a […]
Sherrod Brown wants reconciliation vote on health care
February 16, 2010
Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown was one of four signatories to a letter sent to Harry Reid calling for Senate Democrats to use reconciliation to push through a public option health care reform bill. For those unfamiliar, reconciliation is a parliamentary procedure that requires only 51 votes for passage of strictly budgetary items. It has been […]
Embattled climate scientist retreats on global warming
February 15, 2010
Dr. Phil Jones, the climate researcher at the center of the Climate-gate e-mail scandal and former head of the East Anglia Climate Research Unit, has walked back from a few of his positions regarding global warming. Most importantly, he conceded in an interview with the BBC that the climate was possibly warmer during medieval times, […]
Shocker: Evan Bayh won’t seek Senate re-election
February 15, 2010
In a move that has stunned many on both sides of the political aisle, Evan Bayh, Democratic Senator from Indiana, announced today that he would not seek re-election after serving for two terms in Washington. His announcement caught Democrats by surprise, as they must now scramble to find a suitable replacement candidate to face the […]
What is Iran planning for Feb 11th?
February 8, 2010
A series of statements by Iranian leaders seem to indicate that February 11th, the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that toppled the US-backed shah in 1979, will be used as the date of some sort of military move antagonistic toward the West. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that Iran is set to deliver a “punch” to the […]
Tebow ad controversy much ado about nothing
February 8, 2010
In the run-up to the Super Bowl (congrats, Saints), a controversy swirled around Tim Tebow and an ad he shot for Focus on the Family with his mother that was to be aired during the biggest night for television of the year. The ad, it was reported, would deal with abortion and would urge people to “choose […]
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