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Karl Rove: Tuesday's Suburban Vote Swing
Karl Rove: Tuesday's Suburban Vote Swing
online.wsj.com — About Karl Rove Karl Rove served as Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush from 2000–2007 and Deputy Chief of Staff from 2004–2007. At the White House he oversaw the Offices of Strategic Initiatives, Political Affairs, Public Liaison, and ... (more) Karl Rove: Tuesday's Suburban Vote Swing
A Night in Tunisia, Sweden's Use of Bunny Power, Tim Pawlenty
A Night in Tunisia, Sweden's Use of Bunny Power, Tim Pawlenty
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com — Paul Krugman Louis Menand Vali Nasr Fareed Zakaria "In American politics, it should be considered a good thing when, after you have won a Presidential election by more than nine million votes, your chief critics accuse you of filling your Administration with Nazis, Maoists, anarchists, ... (more) A Night in Tunisia, Sweden's Use of Bunny Power, Tim ...
A Public Option for Broadband
A Public Option for Broadband
yglesias.thinkprogress.org — A friend joked yesterday after a frustrating experience dealing with Comcast that “I think we need a public option for cable/wireless companies.” But there’s a real issue here. The United States gets very mediocre results in terms of broadband price and speed compared to ... (more) A Public Option for Broadband
Palin, Vaughn, Rabinowitz Win Awards
voices.washingtonpost.com — Actually, the Nobel Peace Prize is given in Norway. Or at least according to Wikipedia: "The Norwegian Parliament appoints the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which selects the Laureate for the Peace Prize." "The Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony is held at the ... (more) Palin, Vaughn, Rabinowitz Win Awards
Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize: A Word From Norway
Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize: A Word From Norway
themoderatevoice.com — We have seen reactions from just about everywhere in the world on the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to president Obama. How about from Norway where its Parliament appoints the Nobel Committee that selects the Laureate for the Peace Prize? Yesterday, the Norwegian newspaper Dagsavisen ... (more) Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize: A Word From Norway
The Norwegians ‘Got Carried Away’ with Obama: Dagens Nyheter, Sweden
The Norwegians ‘Got Carried Away’ with Obama: Dagens Nyheter, Sweden
themoderatevoice.com — So what do the Swedes – the custodians of every other Nobel Prize – think of the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s decision to award the Peace Prize to President Barack Obama? This editorial from Sweden’s Dagens Nyheter says in part: “That the Norwegians got ... (more) The Norwegians ‘Got Carried Away’ with Obama: Dagens ...
Ace Fisks LGF
gatesofvienna.blogspot.com — I’m getting my faith in the blogosphere back. It’s tenuous, this newly-recovered belief, but when you see major blogs like Ace sayCharles Johnson Now So Anti-Racist He’s Denouncing Fake Racist QuotesHis post is devoted to fisking Charles’ attacks on ... (more) Ace Fisks LGF
Karl Rove: Obama Hasn't Closed the Health-Care Sale
Karl Rove: Obama Hasn't Closed the Health-Care Sale
online.wsj.com — About Karl Rove Karl Rove served as Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush from 2000–2007 and Deputy Chief of Staff from 2004–2007. At the White House he oversaw the Offices of Strategic Initiatives, Political Affairs, Public Liaison, and ... (more) Karl Rove: Obama Hasn't Closed the Health-Care Sale
Rene Descartes (French mathematician and philosopher)
britannica.com — born March 31, 1596, La Haye, Touraine, France died February 11, 1650, Stockholm, Sweden French mathematician, scientist, and philosopher, considered the father of modern philosophy. Educated at a Jesuit college, he joined the military in 1618 and ... (more) Rene Descartes (French mathematician and philosopher)
Karl Rove: Obama Goes Wobbly on Afghanistan
Karl Rove: Obama Goes Wobbly on Afghanistan
online.wsj.com — About Karl Rove Karl Rove served as Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush from 2000–2007 and Deputy Chief of Staff from 2004–2007. At the White House he oversaw the Offices of Strategic Initiatives, Political Affairs, Public Liaison, and ... (more) Karl Rove: Obama Goes Wobbly on Afghanistan
Sweden burns bunnies for warmth
blog.foreignpolicy.com — Move over ethanol, there is a new bio-fuel in the world... bunnies. Thousands of stray rabbits in Sweden are being shot, frozen and then burned for heat . Stockholm even hires rabbit hunters for the task, like Tommy Tuvuynger, a modern day Elmer Fudd ... (more) Sweden burns bunnies for warmth