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Bush and The F102

by John Cole|  August 11, 20041:38 pm| 11 Comments

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An interesting piece on Bush’s Guard service and how he avoided danger by flying the F102, via the Donovans.

Also, this Lileks quote regarding Kerry’s lies nuance regarding Cambodia is spot on:

If Kerry

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The Pakistan Leak

by John Cole|  August 10, 20048:54 pm| 2 Comments

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Seems I was a bit hasty blaming the Khan leak on the administration. Smallconsolation hat I was right about the Washington Monthly, Atrios. and Josh Marshall. in light of Mickey’s post, special credit should go to Juan Cole, who is now 0-lifetime and whose coverage of the issue has been especially pointed and anti-administration. If only we could blame this on the Jews.

(via the Instapundit)

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I’m With Teresa

by John Cole|  August 7, 20046:10 pm| 9 Comments

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Teresa and I find common ground:

On Thursday, Kerry told a convention of minority journalists that he would have reacted more decisively to the news than Bush, who continued reading with a group of Florida schoolchildren for seven minutes after an aide whispered the news into his ear. It

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Congrats

by John Cole|  August 5, 20049:04 am| 1 Comment

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Everyone go say congrats to BlackFive. You will see why when you get there.

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Lies, Damned Lies

by John Cole|  August 5, 20048:29 am| Leave a Comment

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This Yglesias post reminded me, once again, how little most people know about statistics (and this is not a dig at Matt- his explanation is about as clear as it comes).

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Cease and Desist

by John Cole|  August 2, 20043:14 pm| 14 Comments

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Whoever is responsible for teaching the racoons how to get into my garbage cans can stop it right now. They are even these Rubbermaid cans:

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The cans are advertised to have “Friction-fit lid with handles that lock down provides security and extra protection against rodents, pets, etc. ”

Whatever.

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Brass Balls

by John Cole|  August 1, 20048:22 pm| 9 Comments

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You have to admit- Sully has balls:

With last week being the most trafficked in the history of this blog, it’s a good time to take my annual month of August off.

Translation- Thanks for all the loot for ‘bandwidth.’ I’m hitting the beach.

I think I am a much better bargain- and I will be honest. Bandwidth is now paid for- I am spending anything in


in the near feature on booze, books, and dvd’s. Or you could just buy me something.

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