Eric Scheske

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On Airport Security Madness

Sixty-two-year-old Phyllis Dintenfass resisted the ridiculous airport security and now stands in danger of losing everything. The folks at Lew Rockwell come to her (and Martha Stewart's) defense. Link [http://www.lewrockwell.com/akers/akers11.html]. Excerpt: > Phyllis had the guts to do what so many of

Where's the Fun in That?

What killjoys. This won't allow us to kill babies and it doesn't pit our fears against unborn babies, which is what abortion zealots want. > Scientists looking for easier and less-controversial alternatives to stem cells from human embryos said on Friday they found a potential source

Children, Play Nice

> The latest dispute between the two political parties began in April when St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch Co. wrote a $5,000 check intended for the South Carolina Republican Party. > Instead, the envelope was addressed to the state Democratic Party, which promptly deposited the money. > Katja Zastrow, Anheuser-Busch'

NPCAA

They want to be PC, they really do. But they don't have the guts, so they go part way: > The NCAA announcement Friday that it will ban the use of American Indian mascots and logos by sports teams during postseason NCAA tournaments, but not in the regular

Intelligent Design Defense

David Limbaugh points out the strengths of intelligent design theories. Link [http://www.townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/dl20050805.shtml]. Excerpt: > Many of ID's cynical detractors patronizingly frame this entire debate in terms of a struggle between faith and science. Intelligent Design, they say, is but a thinly

We Missed This

Further evidence that Islam is using our open society against us: > When Ramzi Mohammed, one of the failed bombers in the second wave of attacks on London, was surrounded by representatives of the decadent, infidel West, he didn't shriek, "Allahu Akbar!" and throw himself at

Vatican: Terror Object

Is the Vatican a target? The story has no evidence that it's a target, but theoretically, it makes sense that it'd be on the list. Link [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,164661,00.html]. Excerpts: > "I think the Vatican has to be

Dang It!

Could you at least take Alec Baldwin? > In the days after President Bush won a second term, the number of U.S. citizens visiting Canada's main immigration Web site shot up sixfold, prompting speculation that unhappy Democrats would flock north. > But official statistics show the number

No Filibuster Now

If you missed the story: > Judge John G. Roberts Jr., the Supreme Court nominee, gave advice to advocates for gay rights a decade ago, helping them win a landmark 1996 ruling protecting gay men and lesbians from state-sanctioned discrimination. Link [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/05/politics/politicsspecial1/

The (In)Security Insanity Continues

The ACLU is filing suit against NYC's random subway searches. > The lawsuit, to be filed in Federal District Court in Manhattan, contends that the searches are "virtually certain neither to catch any person trying to carry explosives into the subway nor to deter such an effort.