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I have frequently mentioned my friend Ken Laster, DJ at WHUS in Storrs, Connecticut, and host of my favorite radio show/podcast, In The Groove: Jazz & Beyond. I listened to Ken's holiday post yesterday, on the way back from Arkansas....

Clean up our act, or more inflation? Inflation wins!

Bank of England and Fed act to ease crisis The Bank of England this afternoon announced it is clubbing together with its fellow central banks to conduct a major rescue operation for the world’s stricken money markets. In an unprecedented move, the Bank said it and the Federal Reserve, the Bank of Canada, the European [...]

Bankers: Recession in the Offing

Morgan Stanley issues full US recession alert Morgan Stanley has issued a full recession alert for the US economy, warning of a sharp slowdown in business investment and a “perfect storm” for consumers as the housing slump spreads. In a report “Recession Coming” released today, the bank’s US team said the credit crunch had started to inflict [...]

Who? Dems might have another possible gubernatorial hopeful

Waterboarding: The Adult Speaks

Mark Bowden has a rare sober and cogent analysis of the use of waterboarding as a means of coercing information from terror suspects. Bowden is responding to critics of his position that waterboarding is acceptable in rare circumstances. His conclusion...

Bill Kristol Joins the Gray Lady

Ed Morrissey: Are They That Afraid Of Bill Kristol?

WSJ: The importance of a strong Navy

Why T.R. Claimed the Sea This relates to our current and future circumstances, as well as to an earlier posting concerning the sad decline of the Royal Navy. On Dec. 16, 1907, the 16 battleships of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet sailed from Hampton Roads, Va., on a 43,000-mile journey around the world. The occasion was immediately understood [...]

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America's Challenge

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Confirmed: Fox and ABC Bail on Paul

A Simple Story

Huckabee headed for Leno?s couch

South Dakota Blogs

Cultural Marxism in Malaysia

Change is nearly upon us....

The Ten Most Corrupt Political Figures of 2007

Should this bother us? RC Council votes to give Cabela's a carrot. A really, really expensive carrot.

New Blog Added

Did I mention I liked Fred Thompson?

Benazir Bhutto Assassinated

What if the internet and blogs had been around earlier?

DMR Poll Puts Huckabee, Obama At Top

Plutocracy and secular humanism

Rendezvous at the Rendezvous Rib Joint

Populism versus power elites

The Higher Ed scam

Government accountability

SanFran Nan: ?I?ll be good?later.?

Sorry for the light posting today... In the meantime, more on the immigration issue.

Pat Powers is a liar?

Why should we be surprised?

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