"It's not getting better; it's getting worse," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat. "The goal remains out of reach."
"They learn very quickly, if they know what's good for them, to donate to the Democratic Party," said Andrew Breitbart, co-author of "Hollywood, Interrupted." "If they were to donate to the Republican Party, they would be exposed to career-ending ridicule, period."
A Nashville man who knowingly hired illegal immigrants to work for his subcontracting businesses in Boone County will spend 18 months in federal prison. That was the ruling of US District Court Judge David Bunning on Thursday. Robert Pratt admitted to hiring more than 25 but less than 99 undocumented workers for drywall and framing in Northern Kentucky. Pratt was arrested along with others during a raid on Fisher Homes construction sites in May of 2006.
If Democrats think they can count on the unhappiness with President Bush and the residue of repugnance with the performance in Washington when the Republicans controlled all the levers of power, they are delusional.
Above is a table reporting military deaths since 1980 (click to enlarge). What's incredible is how our military loses almost 1000 soldiers a year even in "non war" eras.Police closed in on two 18-year-olds, Roger Whitten of Hamilton and Michael Douglass of Middletown, at the Hamilton Inn late Monday. They filed charges against them and Whitten's 16-year-old sister by early Tuesday......
The two have been friends since both attended Hamilton's Jefferson Elementary School, relatives said. Both have lengthy rap sheets that landed them in the state juvenile prison, officials said.
Douglass has at least 18 convictions, according to court records, including burglary, drug possession, domestic violence and aggravated menacing.
Whitten has 13 convictions, including serving time for aggravated arson in one of the most racially charged crimes to hit Hamilton in years - a 2005 fire that was set in retaliation for a Hispanic man's rape of a 9-year-old girl....
Whitten's aunt, Alonda Whitten, said the family was shocked to learn that the girl and her brother had been arrested. She said the siblings called a couple of days ago and said "they met this great guy who was taking them out to dinner and that was offering them a job in Florida."....
Roger Whitten is the father of a 2-year-old girl, Mathis said, and, in many ways, "he was a good kid," she said, despite his troubles with the law. He was interested in construction work and was proud of his Hispanic heritage.
I'm feeling cranky so why not pile on Notre Dame
If elected officials had to live if only for a few months on this kind of a budget, I suspect they might better understand the need that many, many families in this country face daily.
More than 1 million cases of chlamydia were reported in the United States last year - the most ever reported for a sexually transmitted disease, federal health officials said Tuesday.
"A new U.S. record," said Dr. John M. Douglas Jr. of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
More bad news: Gonorrhea rates are jumping again after hitting a record low, and an increasing number of cases are caused by a "superbug" version resistant to common antibiotics, federal officials said Tuesday.
Syphilis is rising, too. The rate of congenital syphilis - which can deform or kill babies - rose for the first time in 15 years.
It also demonstrates that tax practice - from preparing returns to structuring deals to handling audits and arguing cases - is legal in nature, and needs two things: (1) competent practitioners, and (2) a strong set of ethical rules.
Q: I read a quote where you said that you don’t argue ideas with brutes. Who were you referring to?
CT: Can a diehard Packers fan have a civil conversation with a diehard Bears fan right after a close game? That’s what I’m talking about. There are some people now who are so wrapped up in their interests that that’s all they care about. They don’t even read the opinions that I write. It is their interests that govern them, not the thought process or the Constitution. They’ve got to have their way or they’ll kill you—not physically, necessarily, but certainly with calumnies. There are people today who seem unable to transcend their interests to the point necessary to have a civil discourse.
CT: My grandfather was a man who understood implicitly, without education, what it meant to do right—as a citizen, as a father, as a person. This was a man who had every reason to be bitter—who wasn’t. A man who had every reason to give up—who didn’t. A man who had every reason to stop working—who wouldn’t. He was a man who had nothing but a desire to work by the sweat of his brow so that he could provide for those of us around him, and to pass on to us his idea of right. Another thing he said always stuck with me. When my brother and I went to live with him in 1955 as kids, he told us: “Boys, I’m never going to tell you to do as I say. I’m going to tell you to do as I do.” How many people can say that? And I asked my brother once, “Did he ever fail to live up to his promise?” No.
About six months ago, I was having lunch with a political consultant and we were having a smart-alecky conversation about the presidential race. All of sudden, my friend interrupted the flow of gossip and said: “You know, there’s really only one great man running for president this year, and that’s McCain.”
Despite all the grumbling, however, the press has showered Hillary with strikingly positive coverage. "It's one of the few times I've seen journalists respect someone for beating the hell out of them," says a veteran Democratic media operative. The media has paved a smooth road for signature campaign moments like Hillary's campaign launch and her health care plan rollout and has dutifully advanced campaign-promoted themes like Hillary's "experience" and expertise in military affairs. This is all the more striking in light of the press's past treatment of Clinton--particularly during her husband's White House years--including endless stories about her personal ethics, frostiness, and alleged Lady Macbeth persona.
"Twilight brings traffic jams to the main shopping district of this once-affluent corner of Baghdad, and hundreds of people stroll past well-stocked vegetable stands, bakeries and butcher shops. To many in Amariyah, it seems little short of a miracle."
"The number of attacks against U.S. soldiers has fallen to levels not seen since before the February 2006 bombing of a Shi'ite shrine in Samarra that touched off waves of sectarian killing...The death toll for American troops in October fell to 39, the lowest level since March 2006."
"American forces have routed Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia, the Iraqi militant network, from every neighborhood in Baghdad, a top American general said today, allowing American troops involved in the 'surge' to depart as planned."
Schwartz went from a diet high in protein and fresh produce to pasta, hot dogs, eggs and peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches. She began hoarding food and counting bites.She was hungry all the time and constantly worried that she was going to run out of food. She found herself cringing when her daughter asked to have a slice of her cheese.
Schwartz logged her thoughts in a blog. Day one, she was "more aware of my hunger" than usual and thankful for the coffee at work.
On day two, she was comparing apples to gold. On day three she was "impatient and cranky."
"I'm ashamed at how important food has become for me. I feel unabashedly blessed that this is just one week of my life. I feel guilt that this is just one week of my life."
On day four, Schwartz said her brain felt "fuzzy" and she wondered what effect this type of diet has on schoolchildren.
By day six, she was doing the math for her final day of the challenge.
"I calculated that I have $1.67 left to last me the rest of the day," Schwartz said on Sunday morning, the last day of her challenge. "I calculated that's two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, carrots, two eggs and a cup of milk."
