Archive for: July 2010

Ed: From the desk of Rod Beck.

They say if you’re getting lots of flak, you must be over the target. Obviously the Idaho Republican Party is directly over the target. Witness the whining, moaning and gnashing of teeth of the …

Kevin Richert bemoans the decline of the pragmatists, which he insists is different than moderates, writing:
A moderate takes a middle-of-the-road philosophical view of the issues. A pragmatist takes a results-oriented view of the process. A pragmatist can be moderate, or …

This week’s Cheers and Boos is posted. On this week’s list is “soft on child abuse” Judge Bradley Ford, Senator Jim Risch, and Congressman Mike Simpson (Again!).

After my post on the Idaho Press Tribune, in which I took on the folly of the Bonner County GOP for raising the issue of the “Fiesta at the Fair theme,” I received an e-mail from the Bonner County …

Britain’s big budget cuts.  (Hat Tip: World Magazine.)

Another Obama lie: Bush tax cut for the middle class not extended.

North Carolina Democrats fire chaplain for praying in the name of Jesus. (Hat Tip: Confederate Yankee.)

More …

Don’t agree with everything Jillette has to say in this clip, but as always he says it well. (Hat Tip: Big Hollywood.)

There’s big kerfluffle over the Bonner County GOP’s protest of “Fiesta at the Fair.” As I wrote over at Give Me Liberty, I thought it was a poor decision that actually hurts the Conservative cause on illegal immigration politically …

Another blow for the taxpayer heavily-subsidized ”Lens Crafters” of Family Planning:

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, June 5, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is reinstating Gonzalez v. Planned Parenthood of Los Angeles, …

Pre-K programs in Idaho could be as effective as Head Start, which according to a recent study, it means not very effective at all:
In sum, this report finds that providing access to Head Start has benefits for both 3-year-olds …

In this week’s Cheers and Boos, I speak on Braden Durst, Mike Simpson, and the Boise Rescue Mission.