Flight 93 Memorial: Does it Point to Mecca?
Should the new memorial to September 11th’s Flight 93 be renamed the “Mecca Memorial?” Ace has the whole story. I’m getting geared up for the Roberts confirmation hearings next week and so I hadn’t...
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Love Dressed Up as Life
Woke up yesterday facing a drive to Philadelphia to check on Jack’s uncle who is in the hospital . . . Checking email before leaving — (punctuated by: “Your shoes are in the closet....
Planned Parenthood to the Rescue!!
Go Beth: Disaster Mongers Why don’t you click my Amazon Honor System or PayPal tip jar, so I can continue to serve readers in the hurricane-devastated areas with my writing, OK? They’re so needy,...
Why Elites Hate WalMart
“Law-breaker, union-buster, tax-escapee…” says Ralph Nader about WalMart. The generosity of $17 million by the retailing giant during the Katrina Aftermath has muted criticism, but changed few minds. WalMart Protesters Why do left of...
Managing Bureaucrats
Rule Number One: Never Give a Bureaucrat a chance to say no. Morton Blackwell, founder of The Leadership Institute, wrote The Laws of the Public Policy Process that has 45 such pithy points. They...
Schwarzenegger Promises Veto of Gay Marriage Bill
Governor Schwarzenegger just announced that he will veto the gay marriage bill that the California legislature passed yesterday. I’m surprised. And impressed. He gave precisely the right reason: the California people passed a Defense...
An Honorable Life
This impresses me more than gold braid on a sleeve: The chief justice’s three children gathered near the of the coffin:James, a lawyer and former college basketball star; Janet, also a lawyer; and Nancy...
Tears and Leadership
Mayor Nagin in grubby T, tears to follow courtesy Wizbang Mayor Ray Nagin cried during a WWL radio interview about Hurricane Katrina. Senator Mary Landrieu shed a tear on This Week while describing “one...
Logistics, Logistics, Logistics. . .
I say again: logistics. And Teflon at Molten Thought knows from logistics. A former Air Force logistics officer, he gives us a 12-point assessment of underappreciated issues involved in the Katrina relief efforts. My...
The Cotillion Honors Heroes
From Merri Musings This week’s Cotillion is a more sober affair. . .with most of our attention focused down South. Annika gives us a “Kiss to Build a Dream On;” while Right Girl aptly...
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