Democrats Split Over Terrorism- August 30, 2007 After essentially caving on FISA legislation, Democrats have started to turn on each other, according to the Washington Post. Activists blame Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid for failing to use their majorities to turn back Bush administration policies, while conservative...http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/012315.php Hillary Not Hsu Happy- August 30, 2007 Hillary Clinton has decided to return some of the money donated to her campaign through Norman Hsu after learning of his outstanding warrant for fraud and failure to appear. She will direct $23,000 to charity, less than half of the...http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/012314.php Fred Thompson Interview Transcript- August 30, 2007 On Monday, I had the opportunity to interview Fred Thompson briefly between stops at the Minnesota State Fair. I aired the recording of the interview the same day on my CQ Radio show, along with a recording of the press...http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/012313.php Another National Health Care System Horror Story- August 30, 2007 The lack of facilities in a national health-care system has resulted in the death of a newborn. Japan, whose system has been cited as a model for the United States to consider, has few medical facilities in their rural areas,...http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/012312.php When Exactly Did Art Die- August 30, 2007 At least the latest travesty in the art world comes Down Under rather than the US, but that only shows how global the collapse of art from a meaningful form to an anti-Christian realm of bigots has become. The latest...http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/012311.php Requiem For A Betrayed Hero- August 30, 2007 Richard Jewell died yesterday at 44, the victim of diabetes and kidney failure. Richard Jewell's public reputation died eleven years ago, the victim of a mistake by law enforcement and a media blitz that did its best to paint him...http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/012310.php GOP To Craig: We Love Ya ... Too Bad You Gotta Run- August 29, 2007 Larry Craig defended himself yesterday by insisting that he had done nothing wrong, and that his decision to plead guilty was a mistake that he regretted. He also insisted that he would keep his Senate seat and didn't rule out...http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/012309.php The CQ Rollercoaster- August 29, 2007 It's been a fun day at CQ -- the comment scripts still have their problems, and once again they locked me out of the site and dented my blog output, as well as other work-related issues that I had to...http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/012308.php CQ Radio: Robert Rector On Poverty- August 29, 2007 Today on CQ Radio (2 pm CT), Robert Rector of the Heritage Foundation joins me to talk about his latest paper on poverty in the US. You will be surprised about the definition of poverty in America and its...http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/012307.php Poverty Rates Drop In US- August 29, 2007 For the first time in years, even the Census Bureau has noted a drop in American poverty, mostly among Hispanics. For the elderly, the poverty rate hit a low not seen since the Eisenhower administration -- and given the rather...http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/012306.php |