Daily Archives: November 14, 2006

More, Not Less, Divided

Posted on November 14, 2006 by Gaius

John Fortier takes a look at the makeup of the new House of Representatives and bucks the forming conventional wisdom that the election was a move to the center, politically. It is an interesting take. The Democratic victory on November … Continue reading →

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Dense Deer Attacks Dense Deer

Posted on November 14, 2006 by Gaius

Apparently, the deer who live in the vicinity of the town of Holland, Wisconsin are not the sharpest tools in the shed. One particularly dense (in the lack of intelligence sense) buck took it upon himself to attack another buck. Now … Continue reading →

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Iran And Al Qaeda

Posted on November 14, 2006 by Gaius

The Telegraph carries a couple of stories today about reports that Iran is trying to co-opt al Qaeda by grooming the next generation of leaders for the terror group. They say that Western intelligence agencies are very, very nervous about … Continue reading →

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The Same Old Operatives

Posted on November 14, 2006 by Gaius

Michael Kinsley has a column in the Washington Post that provides a pretty hard slam at the use of a commission to look at Iraq. He points out that commissions have generally been used in the past to recommend changes … Continue reading →

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