WARRIORS AND WUSSES
Several years ago I started to boycott the New York Times. My original reasoning has proven true time and again - and the issues I have extend far beyond the (Jayson) Blair Witch Project.
Well, if you haven't already cut the LA Times off your reading list, maybe now is the time. My buddy Chuck sent this article called "Warriors and wusses" to me and questioned how this guy could even qualify to be a staff columnist. Since I'll be in LA later this week, and he is listed in the phone book, maybe I'll call and ask him that very question.
On another note, some good news for Kentucky this week - the Senator from Massachusetts postponed his upcoming visit to Louisville. He and his partner from Boston are trying to hijack the Alito confirmation by calling for a filibuster. If by some long shot they are successful, this would be the first time in the history of the Senate that a Supreme Court nominee with majority support doesn't receive an up-or-down vote. Aren't these Senators always asking the judicial nominees if they respect precedent? Well, I have a question for the Senators: "Do you respect the precedent set over the past 216 years, whereby the Senate has never neglected its Constitutional responsibility to hold an up-or-down vote in a case like this?"
Well, if you haven't already cut the LA Times off your reading list, maybe now is the time. My buddy Chuck sent this article called "Warriors and wusses" to me and questioned how this guy could even qualify to be a staff columnist. Since I'll be in LA later this week, and he is listed in the phone book, maybe I'll call and ask him that very question.
On another note, some good news for Kentucky this week - the Senator from Massachusetts postponed his upcoming visit to Louisville. He and his partner from Boston are trying to hijack the Alito confirmation by calling for a filibuster. If by some long shot they are successful, this would be the first time in the history of the Senate that a Supreme Court nominee with majority support doesn't receive an up-or-down vote. Aren't these Senators always asking the judicial nominees if they respect precedent? Well, I have a question for the Senators: "Do you respect the precedent set over the past 216 years, whereby the Senate has never neglected its Constitutional responsibility to hold an up-or-down vote in a case like this?"
posted by BAS at 9:57 PM
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Brian, I'm not sure if you've ever heard of conservative talk show host Hugh Hewitt -- I listen to him pretty much every weekday. He interviewed Joel Stein earlier this week (he also interviewed Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfield, Karl Rove, etc.). Anyway, his post (and many others) about Stein can be found here. And the interview transcript and mp3 file can be found on RadioBlogger.
The interview is pretty amazing stuff. Hugh knocks Mr. Stein all over the place...
Yea, Chuck mentioned about the interview with Hewitt. Thanks for sending the link - I'll have to check it out today.
Did you know that filibuster means pirate? Its Dutch.
P.S. I'm getting a bit tired of checking your blog and finding this post. I know you've got alot on your plate lately, but can ya have some pity on us folks who have nuttin to do but check blogs?
testing...one...two..three.
Yep, the blog still works, time for an update!!
I second that.
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