Hugh Hewitt: JUst Another Day In Iran

Ahmadinejad announces that Iran is a nuclear state, and demonstrators begin to take to the streets. Use #iran on the search.twitter.com feed to follow events. The president’s outreach to the mullahs hasn’t turned out…

Hugh Hewitt: The Los Angeles Times’ James Rainey

Yesterday I devoted most of the program to the issues raised by the launch of iBizReporting .com. That site is discussed in this post, and the audio of the show is posted there as well as it provoked so much response. …

Beck: Maybe both parties aren’t the same

Relax, Beck fans — Glenn isn’t going soft on Republicans, whom he diagnoses as “Suck-o-Rama.” [...] Read the rest »

Hugh Hewitt: Why The Supreme Court’s Decision In Citiens United Came Just In Time

See this Sacramento Bee story on how three independent expenditure committees will spend tens of millions to support Jerry Brown in his race against likely nominee Meg Whitman and Barbara Boxer in her attempt to survive…

Obamateurism of the Day

Barack Obama took questions from the media in a surprise appearance at the White House media briefing on Tuesday … [...] Read the rest »

Back at work

I didn’t figure that I could bail out for a second day, so I came in to work; I’m the only one here. The yard is snow covered, maybe as much as two feet deep. I took a couple of pictures, but can’t upload them until I get back home.

When I got dressed this morning, I said to myself, “Self, why don’t you walk over to North Street (the main drag on my side of town) to see what the roads are like.” And when I got there, I was pleased: North Street was mostly clear, no problems driving.

Well, North Street was the only thing that was clear. US 209, which is normally well taken care of in a snow storm, was covered, though it’s obvious that cinders or sand had been put down along with the salt: I have two big hills to climb — and one to descend — on 209 on the way to work, and didn’t slip at all. The Borough of Lehighton was a mess, as usual, but PA 248, which is also normally well cared for, was snow covered as well.

At any rate, I made it in safely. Now I get to spend a lot of the day plowing the snow.

Green Jobs Stupidity

The president’s smug assertion that the “science” of global warming is settled turns out to be anther example of liberal-progressive dogmatic closed-mindedness. His continuing devotion to “green” jobs can only be described as willful stupidity.

Tom Emerson forwarded the Wall Street Journal’s European editorial opinion, which recounts the readily available information regarding the wasteful and feckless efforts of the Spanish and German governments to create green jobs. (more…)

Airport Body Scanners Violate the Teachings of Islam, Says Muslim Group

A group of Muslim scholars says it supports airline safety, but it is "deeply concerned" about the use of body scanners that show nude images of the human body.

Administration ‘Just Not Responding’ to Questions on Fort Hood, Said Vice Chair of Senate Intel Committee

Sen. Kit Bond (R.-Mo.), vice chairman of the Senate intelligence committee, told bloggers on a conference call on Wednesday, Feb. 3, that the administration still had not provided his committee with all the information it had requested on the November attack at Fort Hood.

Reagan PAC Supports Candidates Who Are ‘Responsible to the People’

Reagan PAC says it is dedicated to supporting Republican candidates who recognize the "contemporary conservative principles" of President Ronald Reagan and are committed to their realization."

Fractal

Napolitano Says She ‘Wasn’t Scheduled’ to Be at Hearing That Democrats Scolded Her for Missing

On Jan. 27, the same day of the State of the Union address, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano failed to attend a public hearing of the House Homeland Security Committee about the attempted Christmas Day bombing of Northwest Flight 253. 

Newspaper Roundup for Thursday, February 11, 2010

Stretched U.S. Military Stops Reef Cleanup Project

Black Leaders Press Obama to Help Minorities

Obama’s discussion with black leaders on Wednesday covered ways of helping economically disadvantaged communities.

Record-Breaking Snowfall Brings ‘Snow-Shovel-Ready’ Projects to East Coast

The news isn’t all bad. Washington has not had a homicide in a week, the A.P. reported. And snow removal is a bonanza for many private contractors in what is normally a slow season.