Archive for December 2008
White Wedding
OK … I know … snow on your wedding day … romantic huh? The bride is beautiful of course. I just wanted to post this quickly because you all have been so supportive of the site and my show this year. I can assure you … you are all in my prayers at the…
Read MoreChanges at WTIC 1080
As you may have heard, changes are happening at WTIC to the on air line up. I briefly spoke with Jim a couple of times today, and to say he was surprised is a bit of an understatement. He’s busy with the Sound Off Daughter’s wedding coming up tomorrow, but asked me to post something…
Read MoreBy George, I think they’ve got it!
The Netherlands, a liberal-socialist’s paradise, seems to have at least partially woken from their stupor. Hat tip to Mark Hemingway at NRO. “Two weeks ago, the country’s biggest left-wing political grouping, the Labor Party, which has responsibility for integration as a member of the coalition government led by the Christian Democrats, issued a position paper…
Read MoreTaxes, privacy and liberalism
Remember all that Democratic whining about wanting for people to drive more fuel-efficient cars? Here comes the other shoe… “A year ago, the Oregon Department of Transportation announced it had demonstrated that a new way to pay for roads — via a mileage tax and satellite technology — could work. Now Gov. Ted Kulongoski says…
Read MoreChicago Democracy in Action…
It’s not quite stealing the presidency for Kennedy under “Da Mare,” but it comes close. Blagojevich to name Roland Burris BY DAVE McKINNEY Springfield Bureau Chief Gov. Blagojevich today is expected to name former state Comptroller and Attorney General Roland Burris to Illinois’ vacant U.S. Senate seat, a knowledgeable source said this morning. A news…
Read MoreSocialized Medicine horror story du jour
(H/T — Jonah Goldberg @ NRO) “The grieving widow of a man who died after a six-hour wait at an A&E department has demanded answers from a hospital trust. Stewart Fleming, 37, arrived at his local hospital with his wife Sarah clutching an urgent note from his doctor saying he must be treated immediately. But…
Read MoreFinally, some one said it!
Apparently, there has been an epiphany — a moment of clarity, if you will — in the GOP. “Republican Party officials say they will try next month to pass a resolution accusing President Bush and congressional Republican leaders of embracing “socialism,” underscoring deep dissension within the party at the end of Mr. Bush’s administration. Those…
Read More[Enter group here] asks President-Elect Obama for cut of stimulus package
We’re all seeing the trend, and to say “I told you so” won’t do any good. The upcoming Obama administration is making a big deal about the proposed stimulus package – government spending – estimated to be between $650 billion and $850 billion designed get the economy moving again while taking more cash and freedoms…
Read MoreThe future direction of news gathering
During the past year, I’ve been thinking about the layoffs in the journalism field as I noted a significant decline in local news stories here in central Connecticut. More and more, you see stories outsourced to other news organizations, or in many cases, no local news at all. During the past three weeks, the Hartford…
Read MoreAnother state lines up for bailout cash
It did not start good and it will not end well. In Ohio, DLH – the German shipping company with the bright yellow trucks – will be pulling up stakes and 7,000 employees will be loosing their jobs. My guess is that many of the positions are part-time, but it still a brutal sting for…
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