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Chris Christie for VP?

The MSNBC’s First Read blog has an interesting post on New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. And I agree with what they say. He seems like a genuine conservative independent and since he’s a governor and not a senator, he actually does balance the budget instead of saying we should. Christie recently came out in support [...]

Manchester United: Match 1

Manchester United opened the Barclay’s Premier League season with a reassuring victory over newly promoted Newcastle. Coming off a summer filled with lackluster performances by some players at the national level, the Red Devils quickly fired back at doubters that claim Chelsea are England’s finest club. The opening minutes were filled with chances on both [...]

The Cup, in all its Glory

The 2010 FIFA World Cup concluded this afternoon with a rousing Spanish victory over the Netherlands in extra-time. The tournament as a whole was entirely watchable and enjoyable, although many pundits pointed out the lack of goals (the lowest since 1990) took away from the excitement of the event. Regardless, this World Cup will stay [...]

A Match Made in Heaven

Saturday’s US-England match was probably the most exciting game of footy I’ve ever seen. All the build-up and hype was worth it: America, the land of the free, the guardian liberty, and the protector of peace battled their best friend and former colonial overlord, England. Miraculously, this game could some up the ‘special relationship’ that [...]

Drone-ing On

The New York Times published an interesting article the other day concerning the increased use of CIA drones in Pakistan. If I may opine here, the current state of civilization in Northern Pakistan warrants use of drones to locate and neutralize insurgents. In many cases, drones are operated by the US military. However, there has [...]

Hot Air: North Korea Severs Ties, Communication with South

I’ll let our resident Korean, Jin Woo Chung, weigh in on this. Ed Morrisseey writes: The diplomatic situation on the Korean peninsula continues to deteriorate, although for now not the military situation.  In retaliation for Seoul cutting off aid to Pyongyang after the sinking of its naval vessel two months ago, North Korea has declared [...]

Rand Paul’s Backwards Views on Civil Rights

Much hot air has been blown around concerning the freshly-nominated Senate candidate from Kentucky – already – and it’s no surprise why. Rand Paul’s views, the most notorious of which deals with his interpretation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 – are just plain unsound. So Mr. Paul insists that the federal government ought [...]

HOT AIR: New Palin scandal: Leno might have piped in some laughter for her jokes

http://hotair.com/archives/2010/03/05/new-palin-scandal-leno-might-have-piped-in-some-laughter-for-her-jokes/ Keep in mind, this is the Daily Kos we’re talking about. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

Rep. Pence: Spending limit amendment stops the cycle of broken promises

Too bad this will never happen anytime soon, because it’s exactly what this country needs right now. http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/04/spending-limit-amendment-stops-the-cycle-of-broken-promises/ Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

THE HILL: Dems plan ‘pain’ for GOP if they drag out health debate

Are we talking about pain or pain? Guess we’ll have to wait and see By Michael O’Brien - 03/04/10 07:15 AM ET Democrats plan “pain” for Republicans who seek to slow or block passage of healthcare legislation, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) said Wednesday night. Brown said that if Republicans try to offer amendments and use parliamentary [...]