Tag Archives: Instapundit

LinkSwarm for December 27, 2013

A lazy LinkSwarm for the last Friday of the year: ObamaCare Will Be Repealed Well In Advance Of The 2014 Elections. Well, that would be the logical thing to do. But logic isn’t a strong point for Democrats… Affordable Care … Continue reading →

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Instapundit’s Favorite Word

See if you can fill in the blank for the following headline: “Homebuilder Confidence in U.S. BLANK Fell in February” Having trouble? Try again with the first sentence “Confidence among U.S. homebuilders BLANK dropped in February from a more than … Continue reading →

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Polling in Perspective (or: Chill)

This is the time of year when the political world is awash in polls. Some otherwise sensible Republicans take a look at those polls and go “Oh my God! Obama is up by 2! Or 5! He got a big … Continue reading →

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Another of My Evil Schemes Thwarted!

Instapundit Glenn Reynolds notes that he’s “not going to reward lies with traffic.” Well there goes my plans for reporting his sordid love triangle with Scarlett Johansson and Megan Fox…

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Nice Try, Instapundit!

Instapundit Glenn Reynolds was forced to get a new campus ID, so he showed his readers the 20-year “before and after pics.” Actually, he looks older but pretty much the same, almost as if he has a painting of himself … Continue reading →

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Paul Kanjorski Hits Bottom, Goes Spelunking

Remember Paul Kanjorski? You know, the Democratic congressman and Stupak block turncoat from Pennsylvania that Lou Barletta slaughtered in November? (Can we still use “slaughtered” in a political context post-Jared Lee Loughner? How about creamed? Spanked? Hmm, I should probably … Continue reading →

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Current Death Estimate for the Great Leap Forward: 45 Million

According to historian Frank Dikotter, who examined hundreds of documents across China from 2005-2009. Dikotter is author of Mao’s Great Famine: The History of China’s Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-1962, which I haven’t read yet. But some of the descriptions of … Continue reading →

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Follow-Up: Eugene Volokh and Glenn Reynolds on Issues Surrounding the Portland Assault Video

Several commentators on yesterday’s post and video about a man being assaulted by liberal thugs for the crime of videotaping Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Kitzhaber at an event open to the public at Emmanuel Temple Church in Portland, Oregon, opined … Continue reading →

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Obama Administration Gives OK to $60 Billion Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia

Maybe I just wasn’t paying attention, but I didn’t notice that the Obama Administration had approved a $60 billion (with a B) arms sale to Saudi Arabia until Instapundit linked to that Jonathan Tepperman piece. I have mixed feelings about … Continue reading →

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DC Snipers Had Accomplices, Lee Boyd Malvo Tells Journalist William Shatner. (Wait, WHAT?)

According to this story, Convicted DC sniper Lee Boyd Malvo tells actor William Shatner on a cable TV special that he and his partner tried to recruit fellow shooters for their 2002 spree and that his accomplice killed one man … Continue reading →

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