Feb

28

Sacre (cordon) Bleu!: 20 countries ban French poultry

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From The Australian: About 20 countries are now banning poultry imports from France as a result of an outbreak of bird flu in the country. The states imposing total or partial restrictions include “Japan, Hong Kong, Morocco, Egypt, Thailand and North Korea”, junior trade minister Christine Lagarde said today at an agricultural fair in Paris. [...]

Feb

27

Monday's column: "Bill Clinton's (Secretary) General tendencies" — also, Clinton seeks interns again

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Today’s column at WorldNetDaily concerns former President Clinton’s constant and aggressive application process for the job of United Nations Secretary General. The position opens up at the end of this year, and Bill intends to be there– whether there’s a U.N. rule which prevents somebody from a nation with a permanent seat on the Security [...]

Feb

27

Monday’s column: “Bill Clinton’s (Secretary) General tendencies” — also, Clinton seeks interns again

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Today’s column at WorldNetDaily concerns former President Clinton’s constant and aggressive application process for the job of United Nations Secretary General. The position opens up at the end of this year, and Bill intends to be there– whether there’s a U.N. rule which prevents somebody from a nation with a permanent seat on the Security [...]

Feb

25

Rest in Peace, Deputy Fife

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Don Knotts, one of my favorites, has died at 81. The flag outside Andy Taylor’s office is at half staff, and Mayberry is a little less safe tonight. Here’s Knotts’ career biography. Thanks for the laughs, Don.

Feb

25

Weekend reminder: It's made the rounds, but is worth repeating…

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Why the majority of men are Republican:

Feb

25

Weekend reminder: It’s made the rounds, but is worth repeating…

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Why the majority of men are Republican:

Feb

24

Air Force to sell two F-22A fighters to foreign governments who feel the need… the need… for speed!

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In case the idea of the UAE operating some U.S. ports wasn’t enough to make you nervous, here’s another one for you: Momentum is building within the Air Force to sell the service’s prized F-22A Raptor — which is loaded with super-secret systems — to trusted U.S. allies, with Japan viewed as the most likely [...]

Feb

23

Student yells "Remember Chappaquiddick" — Teddy shouts back "not really…"

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From WorldNetDaily: A community college student in Massachusetts faces possible disciplinary action for shouting “Remember Chappaquiddick!” during an on-campus speech by Democrat Sen. Edward Kennedy. Paul Trost, 20, a student at Massasoit Community College in Brockton, Mass., says he was upset by an introduction of Kennedy given by Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., in which the [...]

Feb

23

Student yells “Remember Chappaquiddick” — Teddy shouts back “not really…”

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From WorldNetDaily: A community college student in Massachusetts faces possible disciplinary action for shouting “Remember Chappaquiddick!” during an on-campus speech by Democrat Sen. Edward Kennedy. Paul Trost, 20, a student at Massasoit Community College in Brockton, Mass., says he was upset by an introduction of Kennedy given by Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., in which the [...]

Feb

22

Teacher salaries tied to student performance — NEA writes that the idea is "stoopid"

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From WFTV.com: The Florida Board of Education unanimously approved Tuesday a plan that will grant bonuses to the state’s top teachers, an assessment that will primarily be based on how their students perform on standardized tests and other measurements. Now if we could just get many parents to give a damn about their kids’ school [...]

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