In what has to be a big disappointment for Mary Winkler, who was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the killing of her husband and is now on probation, a judge issued a stay preventing her from having the supervised visit with her daughters as planned yesterday.
JACKSON, Tenn. — An appeals court Friday blocked a supervised [...]

I received an email from Guss today telling me he gave it his best shot, but blogging is not for him. He says he’s neglecting his dogs and work that needs to be done at the house and has cleared all his posts off his site.
I have asked kimsch to change the theme to [...]

I was just reading this story about a documentary made about former President Jimmy Carter.
As usual, he is uninhibited from condemning this country in another country, this one being Canada.
But I was struck by a couple of his comments:
Taking part in the film festival’s first geo-political talk, taped for television, Carter called for Washington to [...]

From Patterico’s Pontifications is the following quote from a returning Marine chaplain:
“As we came in for the final approach to Oakland a Lieutenant who served in Afghanistan with the same unit in 2006 mentioned how when they landed in Oakland they were not allowed in the terminal. He said, “they made us get out by [...]

I often wonder why people insist that Hillary Clinton apologize for voting to authorize the Iraq War. It wouldn’t change the record, but it seems apologies are a big deal to someone, even if they say it for political expediency.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m a true believer in apologies, but I feel they [...]

Yesterday my very good blogging friend The Anchoress read about the death of our precious Silky and wrote a post called All Dogs Go to Heaven, asking pet lovers to come over and commiserate.
You all have been wonderful in your comments and some of you are suffering the recent loss of a beloved pet.
I [...]

Today I said goodbye to my best four-legged friend Silky. She was a chocolate cocker spaniel who had gone through many medical problems like a champ, but just couldn’t fight off this latest illness.
Almost 14 years ago we lost our male cocker spaniel very suddenly. He was our second cocker and this time [...]

The suit filed by Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich against Congressman John Murtha was advanced yesterday by US District Court Judge Rosemary Collyer.
WASHINGTON - A federal judge refused Friday to dismiss a defamation case against Rep. John P. Murtha and ordered the Pennsylvania Democrat to give a sworn deposition about his comments alleging “cold-blooded murder and [...]

There is a short quiz available at WQAD which aligns the taker with the Presidential candidate it finds to be the most suitable match.
I ran across this while reading Jules Crittenden and must say I agree with his thoughts no matter what the results of this quiz produce.
In fact, I’m a one-issue voter. Whoever [...]

Miracles really do happen (medical or otherwise).

Entitlement programs might come across well on the campaign stump but those who tout them should state far more specifics than were offered today by Senator Clinton.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that every child born in the United States should get a $5,000 “baby bond” from the government to help pay for [...]

It is not a habit of mine to listen to Rush Limbaugh but I must admit my interest was peaked upon hearing he had used the phrase”phony soldier.” In reading his transcript from the show, it makes perfect sense if you had at all followed the case of the individual he mentions. [Emphasis: mine]
Here [...]

When it comes to twisting an error on the part of the Democrats into wrongdoing on the part of Republicans, former President Clinton remains the master.

Dean Barnett does a masterful job of dissecting this bit of spin by the former President.
Actually, much of the blame for the debased state of our modern politics rightly lies [...]

On several occasions we have posted links to the work of civilian embeds who travel with our troops in Iraq. I have a great deal of admiration for these individuals, as they are risking their own lives and existing in the same difficult conditions as our military on a daily basis.
The good [...]

A bit of history for this Friday Morning.

I decided to have a look at Whytuesday.org and while it appears to be in its infant stages, I think the potential for drawing an audience is visible.
The fact that their blog and vlog rolls are bi-partisan will allow for many opinions and voices to be heard. [...]

I love the use of the words “congressional independence.” When we elected these individuals from either party to represent us in Washington how does that equate to being “independent” of the law?
While many Republicans (myself included) have chided the Democrats for allowing William Jefferson to remain in Congress, I believe it is only fair [...]

A very touching story. A wise person once told me each living thing is only allowed so many breaths and so many heartbeats. I hope this little boy is granted many.

Our site owner and friend J may decide to share her feelings with readers later in the day but for now, any of us who own an animal which we love cannot imagine our family without them.
This is what J must be feeling at this time but I want both her and her better half [...]

J, I love you my dear sister and wish that there was something I could say to make you feel better. Maybe this will help.
God saw you getting tired, And a cure was not to be.
So he put his arms around you, And whispered, “Come to me.”
With tearful eyes we watched you drift. We watched [...]

Towards the end of the Democratic debate Tim Russert quoted a person who had been a guest on Meet the Press.
The statement by the unknown speaker was this:
“Imagine the following scenario: We get lucky, we get the number 3 guy in Al Qaeda. We know there is a big bomb going off in America in [...]

The Democrats seem to have a candidate for the Presidency who has a bit of a problem with being less than truthful.
For those who need a bit of a refresher course in some of Mrs. Clintons prevarications,(although I know some would call it political “spin” this should help.
As Hillary Clinton rises in [...]

In anticipation of the 2008 races, the NRSC has not only launched their new site, but are also offering a blog with up to date information for those of us who are news junkies.
This one is worth a bookmark as we soon head into what promises to be one heck of a political season.

According to The Telegraph in the UK, a leaked Democratic poll shows the concern some in the Democratic party have over a Hillary Clinton presidential nomination.
A leaked Democratic poll has suggested that Hillary Clinton, the frontrunner in the race for the party’s presidential nomination, could lose the 2008 election because of her “very polarised image”. [...]

David Schuster in one of his finest moments. Not.

Tennessee Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn got a dose of tough journalism tonight on Tucker Carlson’s MSNBC show. Substitute host David Shuster did the honors:
Shuster: “Let’s talk about the public trust. You represent, of course, a district in western Tennessee. What was the name of the last solider [...]

Verizon wireless has rejected a request from NARAL to allow text messages to its customers.
I’m a Verizon customer and have had the text messaging feature turned off when someone was sending pornographic text messages to me, but I’m still glad they are not doing this at least for now.
Saying it had the right to block [...]

It’s hard to believe the Bush twins are 26 years old already. On Friday night Diane Sawyer interviews Jenna Bush on a variety of topics on 20/20, but I just want to quote what this young woman has to say about her parents.
When asked whether she agrees with her father about the Iraq War, [...]

Much to my pleasant surprise the UAW and GM have reached a tentative agreement on their labor talks and are encouraging members to go back to work immediately.
It seems the union lost out on the health care benefits for the retirees, though:
A person briefed on the contract told The Associated Press earlier that the agreement [...]

I admit to eagerly awaiting this day so I could read Maureen Dowd and Thomas Friedman of the New York Times for free.
Now my curiosity is satisfied that their knives are still out for President Bush from everything pertaining to Ahmadinejad’s appearance at Columbia to Wal-Mart cutting green house gasses all caused by President Bush [...]

When I returned from my trip a couple of weeks ago, my husband told me late in the week we had received a card inviting us to have breakfast with John McCain and attend a rally.
I’m not a supporter of any candidate right now and 8 o’clock in the morning seemed early when we had [...]

If you have read or listened to Hillary Clinton’s speeches and answers to questions about the war in Iraq lately, you have probably noticed she is backing away from saying she will make a quick withdrawal from Iraq if she is elected president.
The reason may be some advice and information she and other Democratic candidates [...]