THE UNION WAR ON WAL-MART

News on the latest battle.  Wal-Mart has just opened a new store in Evergreen, Illinois .. just outside of Chicago.  In fact the new store is just one block outside of the Chicago city limits!  Wal-Mart originally wanted to locate inside Chicago, but the Chicago city council, or whatever they call themselves, said no.  Chicago area unions were raising hell and protesting the new Wal-Mart because of Wal-Mart's low pay and lack of employee benefits.

So ... Wal-Mart opens in Evergreen.  How many jobs?  This Wal-Mart employs 325 people.  How many people applied for those jobs?  Try 25,000!  The unions may hate Wal-Mart ... the workers sure don't.

BUT HE WAS ONLY SADDAM'S NUMBER TWO GENERAL

There's quite a stir out there about a new book written by Saddam's No. 2 Air Force General.  The book is named "Saddam's Secrets" and it was written by General Georges Sada.  Sada was one of Iraq's top fighter pilots and a Christian, yet he remained close to Saddam Hussein.  He has made some rather amazing claims in this book.

On the subject of weapons of mass destruction, Sada claims that Saddam shipped biological and chemical weapons out of Iraq and into Syria immediately prior to the U.S. invasion.  He also claims to have seen Osama bin Laden in Baghdad "with my own two eyes." 

True?  Who knows?  This man was certainly in a position to know, but we have to consider the possibility that this book is nothing more than an attempt to make some cash and gain favor.  Consider this though; Sada's version of what when on in Iraq prior to the U.S.-led coalition marching in is certainly more believable than the bleatings of the anti-war, peace-at-any-price leftists in this country.

MY GOD!  AM I GOING TO SAY SOMETHING NICE ABOUT HELEN THOMAS?

Yesterday George Bush had a press conference.  Helen Thomas was there.  Helen Thomas raised her hand every single time.  She was never called upon.  Helen ain't happy.  She says that she wanted to ask George Bush why he went into Iraq.  If she doesn't know the answer to that question, she just hasn't been paying attention.  But Helen also had another question.  Bush has said that the FISA law regulating wiretapping is out of date.  Helen wanted to ask "You keep saying it's a 1978 law, but the Constitution is 200 years old.  Is that out of date too?"   Now that's a damned good question, and I would like to hear Bush's answer.  I would also like to hear Hillary Clinton respond.

A POODLE'S LAST GASP

United States Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito is cruising toward confirmation.  He is expected to be confirmed next Tuesday.  All indications are that all 55 Republican Senators will vote for him, and even a handful of Democrats, including Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Robert Byrd of West Virginia and Tim Johnson of South Dakota.  This one should be a slam-dunk.

But some Democrats are steamed.  You see, they put on a big show at the confirmation hearings...but nobody cared.  They grilled Alito, he held up under fire and all the left succeeded in doing in those hearings was to make his wife cry.  Enter The Poodle.

John Kerry, who is running for president in 2008, has decided it's time to make some political hay over the issue. He wants to filibuster the vote, currently scheduled for Tuesday morning at 11.  The only problem?  He doesn't have the votes.  Even none other than Illinois Senator Dicky Durbin observed  as much: "One of the first responsibilities of someone in Congress is to learn how to count.  Having made a count, I have come to the conclusion it is highly unlikely that a filibuster would succeed."

So there sits The Poodle...twisting in the wind.  Just like his 2004 presidential campaign...he just can't get any respect.  He did bring up Ann Coulter's name on the Senate floor, saying that because she liked Alito's nomination, that was reason enough to stop it.

So sKerry is trying to rustle up support for a filibuster.  No matter...the Senate Majority Leader Frist says he will change the rules to ban the procedure...the so-called "nuclear option"...if Democrats try it.

The Poodle just can't win.

THE MEDIA DUPED

James Frey is an author who wrote a book.  Supposedly his book, 'A Million Little Pieces,' was about his exploits as a drug-addicted criminal.   His book got picked by Oprah for her book club, he went on her show, millions of people bought his book and he got very rich.

Then people decided to take a closer look at his claims.  In particular, the Smoking Gun website did a little investigation.  They found out the supposedly non-fiction book was a complete work of fiction.  Very little of it was true.  Everyone, including Oprah, had been duped.  Oops.

So Frey goes on Larry King to defend himself.  Oprah calls in...and makes things worse.  She defends Frey, claiming that while the details might not all be true, the book is still authentic. But it wasn't then and it isn't now.  The author is a fraud.  But the media swooned...Oprah came to the rescue!  Frey was back on top of the world and the story largely disappeared from the headlines.

So Frey went on Oprah yesterday and admitted he was a liar.  She says she regrets calling and supporting him on Larry King.  Perhaps the Oprah-worshiping in the media can come down a notch now.  She does put her pants on one leg at a time like the rest of us.

REDNECK SCRAP BOOK

I think this is my favorite of the do it yourself campershells. Hey, I'd drive it! More in the Redneck Scrap Book.

READING ASSIGNMENTS

Canada elects a conservative prime minister.  Here comes Al Gore.  Gore, the presidential candidate who couldn't even carry his home state,  says that it was the oil industry that put Stephen Harper in office.  Oh, and to Al Gore, Stephen Harper isn't just a conservative, he's an "ultra-conservative."  Ohhhhhhhhhh. 

Poor Aaron Brown...first he gets fired from CNN...then everybody forgets about him when he's gone.  He made a speech this week declaring that serious news is at risk.  He's right about the celebrity-worshiping, though.

An Iraqi general and top lieutenant to Saddam Hussein says Osama Bin Laden visited Baghdad.  But wait.....don't the Democrats tell us that there was no link between 9/11 and Saddam Hussein?  How can this be?  Hmmm?

The world may have just found a use for West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd....he intends to vote in favor of the nomination of Samuel Alito for the Supreme Court.  Perhaps Alito will have a building in Huntington named after him now.

There may be hope in the battle against pork-barrel spending, or as members of Congress call them: "earmarks."  Senators Coburn and McCain are going to force a vote in the Senate on every spending project.  We shall see.

Ever notice that when Democrats present their ideas, they can't just shoot straight?  David Limbaugh longs for the days when liberals would tell you exactly what they thought.

Oliver North has found something the mainstream media wants us to believe does not exist: soldiers that actually support the war on terror.  Imagine that! Oh, and they support the president too.

Mona Charen thinks the Republican Party is in trouble.  Why?  Because of the hint of corruption.  She says that is the very thing that drove the left from power in 1994...and she's right.

Brent Bozell has an entertaining break-down of the current state of popular music.  He takes a look at the rap songs currently being played on the top 40 stations. 

Ed Feulner, president of the Heritage Foundation, has some pointers for George W. Bush on what his State of the Union address should contain.   He says we need substance, not style.

When in Tennessee, beware the 60 pound beavers. No, sorry, the article does not include a shot of that beaver.

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