Archive for: October 2007

October 31, 2007

The Mayor Who Wasn’t There

Filed under: Idaho Conservative, The - 31 Oct 2007

Boise City Councilman (and Mayoral Candidate) Jim Tibbs had an interesting press release
Mayor Bieter Skips Four Neighborhood Forums in One Week  …

Putting the Cart Before the Horse

Filed under: Idaho Conservative, The - 31 Oct 2007

A local group has come up with a 10 year plan to address homelessness. From the Statesman’s description of it, it doesn’t sound too promising:
Boise leaders approved a new plan to end homelessness in Boise within the next 10 …

Ralph Nader Sues Democrats for Thuggery

Filed under: Politics - 31 Oct 2007

Fox News reports that Ralph Nader is filing a lawsuit against the Democrats over the 2004 election:
Among other things, the lawsuit alleges that the DNC tried to bankrupt …

They Blog And They’re Better Than You

Filed under: Idaho Conservative, The - 31 Oct 2007

Reading recent ruminations from the political left in Idaho, I remember my meeting with Ed Morrissey of Captain’s Quarters. Morrissey has achieved success beyond the dreams of most bloggers and has Congressional leaders, Presidential Candidates, etc. in as …

The King of Pork

Filed under: Podcast - 31 Oct 2007

Podcast Show Notes 

Some have chided me for my criticism of John Murtha, but a new story shoes that in the Democrat Congress, he’s still the king of wasteful government spending. (Hat Tip: Captain’s Quarters.)

Meanwhile, a little bit of …

October 30, 2007

SCHIP: Care Enough to Smoke Midweek Open Trackbacks

Filed under: Open Trackbacks - 30 Oct 2007
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_LutWBunb4[/youtube]

Now, onto the Open Trackback Party. First, the rules:

1) Post about anything that’s in good taste. No porn, no spam, no profanity.

2) Send me a trackback of any tasteful post you want and as soon as I check …

October 29, 2007

Don’t Let Politics Ruin Your Life

Filed under: Podcast - 29 Oct 2007

Podcast Show Notes

Here are our topics:

1) Don’t let politics ruin your life like these people. (Hat Tip: Right Wing News.)

2) The Atheist brainwashing campaign. (Hat Tip: Evangelical Outpost.)

3) Governor Matt Blunt (R-MO) sued for …

Rockies Fans Keeping It In Perspective

Filed under: Baseball - 29 Oct 2007

Nice story off of MLB.com:

“It’s OK that you lost,” young Kelsie Saupe said, hoping to get a message to the team.

Like Kelsie and her family, Rockies fans were having none of the defeat in downtown Denver on Sunday night. …

A Reasonable Request That Will Most Likely be Ignored (UPDATE: Richert Delivers)

Filed under: Idaho Conservative, The - 29 Oct 2007

Kevin Richert made a blog post about the Stateman’s endorsement process which included this statement:
“We try to base our decisions on straightforward measures:… the candidates’ positions on issues we consider high priorities;….” 
That point led to a request from a commenter:
Mr. …

Why People Come to Christ

Filed under: Christianity - 29 Oct 2007

An interesting observation on the reasons for Muslim Conversions to Christianity:
First, we can look at the experiences that most influenced Muslims. For example, respondents ranked the lifestyle of Christians as the most important influence in their decision to follow …

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