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Quote of the Day: That’s

by John Cole|  January 10, 20029:17 pm| Leave a Comment

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Quote of the Day:

That’s the difference between governments and individuals. Governments don’t care, individuals do.
– Mark Twain, A Tramp Abroad

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White House Moves to Contain

by John Cole|  January 10, 20023:43 pm| Leave a Comment

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White House Moves to Contain Political Damage From Enron Turmoil, or so says Jack Lynch, in this latest front page ‘newsitorial’ (Credit Jonah Goldberg for the term).

“President Bush directed the Treasury Department and other agencies today to study how to protect pension plans from debacles similar to the collapse of the Enron Corporation.

The move followed the Justice Department’s decision late Wednesday to form a special task force of prosecutors from across the country to conduct the inquiry into the giant energy company’s downfall. But it also appeared aimed in part at containing the political damage from the turmoil at Enron, which had strong ties to the Bush administration.”

Emphasis mine. Of course it ‘appeared’ to you that way. The same way Afghanistan ‘appeared’ to be a quagmire. The same way Bush ‘appears’ to be stupid. The same way it ‘appeared’ to you that Gore won the election.

I am too busy to comment more, but I look forward to more ‘balanced’ coverage from the NY Times on this issue.

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Here is to hoping that

by John Cole|  January 10, 200212:46 pm| Leave a Comment

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Here is to hoping that Anne Coughman and crew at Protein Wisdom are in a bad mood when they read Rall’s latest offering.

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I am currently working on

by John Cole|  January 10, 200211:43 am| Leave a Comment

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I am currently working on a research project, and am asking for any information any of you might have. My project is examining the history of American Education in the Post WWII era, examining the impact of the GI Bill. I have a great deal of info already, but if there is one thing I have learned, it is that blog readers are an EXCEPTIONALLY powerful research asset. If anyone has anything that might appear relevant, please feel free to forward it to me via e-mail.

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Damian Penny deconstructs Barry Zwicker’s

by John Cole|  January 10, 200211:09 am| 1 Comment

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Damian Penny deconstructs Barry Zwicker’s assertion that the Osama video was faked.

Don’t forget, Mr. Zwicker. The Jews control the media. MORE PROOF, you noodlehead. For those who do not know, that last link is to the National Vanguard, aka the lunatic fringe.

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Osama bin Laden’s reign of

by John Cole|  January 10, 200211:03 am| Leave a Comment

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Osama bin Laden’s reign of terror officially ended this morning at around 9 am, when every major cable news network (FOX, CNN, MSNBC) stopped sniffing anthrax and chasing suticase nukes to air the closing arguments in the hockey murder case.

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Hello to all the troops

by John Cole|  January 10, 200210:37 am| Leave a Comment

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Hello to all the troops coming over via Sgt. Stryker. At Ease.

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