Crossway Books: Holy Bible: English Standard Version, Black Genuine Leather
Winston S. Churchill: The Great Republic: A History of America (Random House Large Print)
Edmund Burke: The Portable Edmund Burke (The Viking Portable Library)
Roger Scruton: The West and the Rest: Globalization and the Terrorist Threat
Lee Strobel: The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus
Erwin Lutzer: Ten Lies About God And How You Might Already Be Deceived
John E. O'Neill: Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry
3 suspended for not standing for Pledge of Allegiance
Three small-town eighth-graders in Minnesota were suspended by their principal for not standing Thursday morning for the Pledge of Allegiance, violating a district policy that the principal now says may soon be reworded to protect free speech rights.
New and improved Obama 57 star lapel pin.
Just to be clear, Obama claiming to have visited 57 states is not, and should not, be a campaign ender.
It is, however, rip-roaringly hilarious.
Iraqi Forces Arrest al Qaeda Leader - WSJ.com
BAGHDAD -- Iraqi security forces have arrested the head of al Qaeda in Iraq in the northern city of Mosul, one of the few remaining insurgent strongholds in the country, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said Thursday.
It is unclear how much the detention of Abu Ayyub al-Masri would affect the extremist group or security in Iraq. U.S. military officials describe al Qaeda in Iraq as a resilient organization that can quickly replace leaders. Mr. Masri became head of the group after its former leader, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was killed by the U.S. military in June 2006.
When on earth did I become "sir"?
Related thought: Why do I keep finding myself saying things about new staff like, "She's a good kid"?
When did I start thinking of 22 year olds as "kids"?
In Defense of RINO Hunting - WSJ.com
Winning for the sake of winning is an excellent short-term tactic, but a lousy long-term strategy. Just look at the consequences of the 2006 congressional elections, when the GOP lost control of both houses of Congress.
A Republican majority is only as useful as the policies that majority produces. When those policies look a lot like Democratic ones, the base rightly questions why it should keep Republicans in power. As the party gears up for elections in the fall, it ought to look closely at the losses suffered under a political strategy devoid of principle. Otherwise, it can look forward to a bad case of déjà vu.
CHICAGO — Chicago police say a man died as he tried to shield his four-year-old daughter from an auto allegedly driven by a man under the influence of a controlled substance.
Joseph Richardson was walking his daughter Kaniyah to a McDonald's for burgers late Monday when a car jumped the curb. Police say the 39-year-old Richardson grabbed his daughter just before the car slammed the two into a fence.
A friend of my wife died last week. Friday night we headed out after work on the 10 hour drive to get back to New Mexico in time for the 10 AM funeral service.
Given how tired I was, I tried some Five Hour Energy. It definitely helped me stay awake. However, when I tried a second one (it was a long trip), I found that you can't get ANOTHER five hours out of another shot. (Hardly surprising.)
Downside. It tastes AWFUL! I tried berry and lemon lime. They were both absolutely awful. However, the lemon-lime tastes so bad it definitely gives you a head start on staying awake.
Scott at Powerline, notes that Al Franken's accountant, who Franken claims is responsible for his failure to pay various state taxes, refused to comment saying he'd been told to say "No comment." Scott implies that this is part of a cover-up.
That's quite unfair to the accountant. Regardless of whether Franken told him not to comment or not, it's almost certain that his accountant is ethically and legally bound not to disclose any information about Franken's tax situation without Franken's express permission. The AICPA, of which most accountant's are members, has a code of conduct that forbids releasing this type of information. Likewise, many state boards of accountancy expressly forbid releasing this type of information. Further, most firms I'm aware of have express policies forbidding disclosure. I would no more expect an accountant to publicly comment without permission on a client's tax troubles without permission than I would his attorney. It's true clients typically do allow their attorneys to speak out in high profile cases, but attorneys have training in making their clients look good to the public, while accountants generally don't.
On another note, I've certainly had clients who received poor advice from former accountants about state tax filings so his explanation is plausible. I've also had lots of clients who never bothered to tell me they were doing business in other states.
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