Monthly Archives: December 2006

And they haven’t even taken power in Congress yet: With a decision expected any day on where the Democratic Party will hold its 2008 national convention, a union leader in Denver has refused to sign a no-strike pledge, a move … Continue reading →

Feel free to start listing your questions below! Tuesday, 10:00am on 19 December I will be hosting Jeff Caruso, the Executive Director of the Virginia Catholic Conference. The following is the mission statement of the VCC: The Virginia Catholic Conference … Continue reading →

The Vatican (yes that Vatican) is mulling over the idea of forming it’s own soccer team. Now I don’t know how I feel about the Vatican playing some communist kickball… but the jersey would certainly be worth owning!

16 December 1944: Operaton Wacht am Rhein began when elements of the German 6th SS Panzer and 5th Panzer attacked through the Ardennes forest. The Battle of the Bulge would become the bloodiest battle of World War II with 19,000 … Continue reading →

Every once in awhile someone in Washington makes the argument against the penny, saying it needs to be replaced, etc. Guess there’s a reason for that after all , most of which is that copper and nickel are worth more … Continue reading →

A gentleman in Canada has received an artificial heart that lasts 10 years. So at what point does he stop becoming human and start becoming say…. a cyborg! Interesting stuff. Not approved for widespread medical use just yet, but give … Continue reading →

Jim Bacon over at Bacon’s Rebellion shows how: Conservative, low-tax Republicans can’t out-spend Democrats and the ‘pragmatic’ wing of the Republican Party. They will lose that debate every time. They have to re-cast the debate. The issue isn’t how much … Continue reading →

First Perseverando on the left, now General Grievous’ Dog on the right. Heh.

DEVELOPING… If you are a Virginia blogger, chances are that the Webb campaign has an opposition research book on you. Bloggers that made the cut include Chad Dotson, Jim Hoeft, Ben Tribbett, Waldo Jaquith, Josh Chernila, Lowell Feld, Jim Riley, … Continue reading →

Thoughts on how the War on Terrorism is more akin to policy rather than an actual war.