Imagine for a moment, the type of high journalistic standards we should expect in this country, then watch this:

Yep, she really did call the President of the United States a monkey. Nice try to attempt to cover it up with the monkey in the middle line but I am sorry, it doesn’t cut it.
What [...]

The unbearable length of time this presidential race has been in motion has made it quite difficult to get very excited about anyone or anything involved.
Once upon a time, a long time ago, I looked very much forward to Fred Thompson entering the race. I felt he was a strong conservative with [...]

Most who peruse the blogs daily make at least one stop at Instapundit.
Glenn Reynolds is in the running for an ABA award for Top Law Blogs.
If you have a minute, stop by this site and consider throwing your support his way or if you prefer, any of the other fine men and [...]

…John Murtha says the surge is working.
U.S. Rep. John Murtha today said he saw signs of military progress during a brief trip to Iraq last week, but he warned that Iraqis need to play a larger role in providing their own security and the Bush administration still must develop an exit strategy.
“I think the ’surge’ [...]

This was just received in an email from Michael Yon:
Just returned from the Iraq-Syria border back to Mosul after an interesting day. The progress in Iraq could not be clearer. I’ve never seen so much hope among the Iraqis or our soldiers. U.S. officers and senior NCOs caution me to be careful [...]

MSNBC is reporting:
Former Rep. Henry Hyde, the Illinois Republican who steered the impeachment proceedings against President Clinton and championed government restrictions on the funding of abortions, has died. He was 83.
HT: Macranger who adds:
Very few of this breed left. Although he opposed the Iraq War he did son on principal, not on “stick the [...]

Wouldn’t it have been nice to come away from last nights CNN/YouTube debate with a clear winner and strong GOP candidate for the 2008 presidential race?
For what it’s worth, I thought Mike Huckabee ws the only person who acquitted himself well on all questions posed to him.
Mitt Romney is too much [...]

I honestly tried hard to watch the CNN-YouTube Republican panel discussion debate last night, but after I saw a guy eating an ear of corn to make a point about agricultural subsidies in this country my attention span had run its course and I turned off the TV.
Apparently I missed a lot as today’s headlines [...]

What in the name of blazes is this all about?
Open primaries ­ in which voters don’t have to be a member of a party to vote for its candidates ­ have long been a thorn in the sides of national Democrats and Republicans. Now, according to the Associated Press, Virginia’s G.O.P. is going to [...]

Bill Clinton is the most shameless politician who is the least embarrassed at looking us square in the face and contradicting what is known on record to be his previous position on an issue.
He now claims he was always against the Iraq war. Always, since when?

Former president Bill Clinton said on Tuesday that he [...]

Sometimes you read a line or a paragraph which you just want to share:
Quick, besides marrying a future president, what is it that Hillary has accomplished that hasn’t been accomplished by any number of women over two decades? In some ways, she has accomplished much less than many.
Yep!

Have you ever thought that you might have made better strategic decisions than Robert E Lee did in the Battle of Gettysburg?
Courtesy of Military.com you now have the opportunity to test your skills:
One of the most important battles of the U.S. Civil War –and indeed of all U.S. history — was the battle of Gettysburg. [...]

I’ve heard some pretty crazy excuses for not having children but saying it’s because they harm the environment is about the most stupid thing I’ve ever heard.
One woman accidentally gets pregnant and has an abortion with no questions or doubts about it because bringing a child into the world is selfish and not environmentally friendly, [...]

By now most of us have heard the story of the Saudi woman who was in a car with a man not in her family when their car was stopped, they were kidnapped and she was brutally raped twice by seven different men.
Oh, the rapists got jail terms alright. Terms ranging from two to [...]

Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert has notified the governor of Illinois that he is resigning his House seat effective at 10:59 PM CST Monday night.
Hastert says in a resignation letter to Governor Rod Blagojevich that he chose today so a special primary election to pick people to run for his seat could be [...]

I think it’s wonderful that we live in a country where two men can fight tooth and nail for something they both desperately want and still have respect for one another in the end.
It appears the visit to the White House by Al Gore to be honored as a Nobel Prize recipient went off without [...]

According to this report Trent Lott is expected to announce he is going to resign his senate seat before the end of the year.
He was not an effective Majority/Minority leader but is an excellent number two man for the party in the Senate.
What happened to him when he was tossed under the bus for being [...]

Late last night I was reading a story written about an interview given by Tony Blair in which he said his faith helped him to make hard decisions when he was Britain’s Prime Minister. He said if he had mentioned it the people in Britain would have thought he was nutty.
This shouldn’t strike me [...]

If you are following Michael Yon’s newest dispatches, he has now posted Men of Valor Part II.
In truth, the British have kept faith with their pledge of partnership, and much more because by overstaying, they jeopardized men, women and mission in order to buy us time and keep the exits covered. America has no truer [...]

If someone were to ask you, which would you choose as the “greatest generation” in American history?
Walter Williams has a perspective on this question which I found quite interesting.
The “greatest generation” is a term sometimes used in reference to those Americans who were raised during the Great Depression, fought in World War [...]

Many years ago, my Dad was stationed at Schofield Barracks. I have fond memories of not only the island but the wonderful people of many cultures we had the pleasure to meet while living there.
Like all things through the years it is certain that there are things which have changed at this installation, but [...]

The NYT has compiled their list of the “100 Notable Books of the Year”.
If you are a reader, it might be worth a look.

Few stories I read will touch me like those dealing with children or the elderly.
When I hear people complain about the “things” they don’t have or the raise which wasn’t quite as large as they had hoped, (so in many cases they can go buy more things), it serves as a reminder that [...]

You’ll Never Walk Alone
Three Tenors

It struck me funny that a writer at the NYT began this article with the following sentence:
It takes a lifetime to build a reputation — and a moment to destroy it.
With revenues of many major publications declining, could the subconscious have been at work here?
Those who watch the Olympics no doubt remember Marion Jones and [...]

According to Sky News Prime Minister John Howard has been defeated in Australia’s latest election:
Australia’s opposition Labor Party has claimed victory in the national elections, ending 11 years of John Howard’s Conservative government, the party’s deputy leader has said.
Rudd (r) likely to succeed HowardJulia Gillard told Australian television: “On the numbers we are seeing [...]

If you are stopping by to read on this busy weekend, you might want to take a few minutes, relax and enjoy this rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow.
While the song admittedly “belongs” to Judy Garland, Aretha Franklin does it proud and the visuals added are terrific.

Just a few quick stories I thought you might enjoy.
Someone needs stronger glasses, or at the very least to have his gun taken away!
A man says he shot and killed a neighbor’s cow after mistaking it for a coyote.
Authorities and the owner are skeptical.
The undersheriff in northern Michigan’s Benzie County says he doesn’t see how [...]

From my husband and me, Sue and her husband, Truman and his family and Big Mo and his we at J’s Cafe Nette wish you all a very happy and safe Thanksgiving.
If you are traveling we pray for journeying mercies for each of you.
We pray for happiness for you and your gathered families at this [...]

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“In the four centuries since the founders of Berkeley first knelt on these grounds, our nation has changed in many ways. Our people have prospered, our nation has grown, our Thanksgiving traditions have evolved… Yet the source of all our blessings remains the same: We give thanks to the Author of Life who granted our [...]