Archive for: July 2007

July 30, 2007

Christians Held Hostage

Filed under: Persecution - 30 Jul 2007

Michelle Malkin has been doing yeoman’s work covering covering the 22 Christian South Korean hostages held by the Taliban with  continuous updates. The Taliban is claiming to have executed one, leaving 21 in custody.

One of the latest updates:
Update: 1:54pm …

On the Fighting Side of Me

Filed under: Idaho Conservative, The - 30 Jul 2007

ID. Rep. Tom Trail (R-ID. 6) thinks Idaho may be more open to making dog fighting a felony in the wake of the Michael Vick incident:
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) _ An Idaho lawmaker who for three years has failed …

Democratic Letter Writers Don’t Think And The Writer Who Cried Wolf

Filed under: Daily Response, the - 30 Jul 2007

Perhaps an unfair generalization, but no more unfair than that of Tom Akren who writes in Today’s Letters:
Most folks that are Republicans are Republicans because their parents or some friend was a Republican. Their political decisions are strongly influenced …

What Happened to the Lottery Money

Filed under: Idaho Conservative, The - 30 Jul 2007

A perceptive reader asks a perceptive question in the Statesman yesterday. Tim Zamperini writes:
Have you looked at your property tax lately? Where is the money from the lottery, and from the developers for the schools and property?
Where did it …

An Act of Love

Filed under: General - 30 Jul 2007

Seeing what large chunks of unearned wealth did to Paris Hilton has led her grandfather to make a decision:
“He was, and is, extremely embarrassed by how the Hilton name has been sullied by Paris,” says Jerry Oppenheimer, who wrote …

On the Hawks and the Rocks

Filed under: Baseball - 30 Jul 2007

The Boise Hawks are just past the half way mark in their season in the Northwest League and the Rockies are nearly 2/3 through their Major League Season.

The Hawks now lead their divsion by 1 1/2 games after a 2-11 start, …

July 29, 2007

On the You Tube Debate

Filed under: Presidential Race 2008 - 29 Jul 2007

Well, there’s a great debate in the right side of the blogosphere over whether or not Republican Candidates should participate in the You Tube Debate. Though no one’s asked I’ll give my opinion.

First, let’s recap the news. A CNN/You Tube …

Idablue Attacks Police

Filed under: Idaho Conservative, The - 29 Jul 2007

This post from Alan at Idablue about a man arrested with “Aryan Warrior” tattooed on his forehead is just too much. Alan writes that the man was arrested for “aggravated assault, assault, DUI driving, and accident involving damage to …

The New Kingmakers

Filed under: Screwtape Reports, the - 29 Jul 2007

The following is a commentary from the Truth and Hope Report (http://www.truthandhope.2truth.com) Weekend update by Democratic Political Dave Screwtape in which Dave writes to his fellow political consultants across party lines.  

The 2008 election marks a time …

Mr. Sali Goes to Washington

Filed under: Politics - 29 Jul 2007

The Spokesman Review has a great profile of Bill Sali that I’d encourage everyone to read. He’s a common sense guy head to the whacky house of lawmaking called Congress. Here are a few snippets:
But he hasn’t made speeches …

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