Monthly Archives: August 2007
Mouse of Blues
It wouldn’t hurt us any if Michael Riedel is right in his prediction of fewer Disney Musicals in the future. It looks like “The Little Mermaid” might bomb. The commercial interest in these Disney Productions does not really seem to on the demise. We are only longing for a Broadway of substance with more offerings […]
Here’s What The Craig Scandal is Really About
Senator Larry Craig (R-Idaho) has made a mess for himself. He claims that he was wrong to admit to being guilty of anything. The public smells a rat. Never mind that the drive-by media is having a late summer feeding frenzy over almost nothing…2008 is a campaign year, and the democrats want to pick up […]
Creativity Counts
The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Calls on parents, educators, policymakers, and communities to join forces to ensure our children become productive, engaged citizens. Our children deserve an education that emphasizes academic rigor as well as the essential 21st century skills of critical thinking and creativity.
Murtha Will Be Sued
Hat Tip to Hot Air. Jack Murtha has made many foolish and irresponsible comments. Maybe now he will be held accountable for at least some of those comments. Bryan says, “Well, I’m cheering on any Marine who chooses to sue Jack Murtha over his Haditha comments. He got himself way out ahead of the facts, […]
Ann Coulter: Let’s Compare Attorneys General
Thanks Ann for your great column today. Janet Reno was a total disaster, yet the drive-by media can only focus on Gonzales. This week, congressional Democrats vowed to investigate Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’ firing of himself. Gonzales has said he was not involved in the discussions about his firing and that it was “performance-based,” but […]
Obama’s Religion
Former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell has been doing some writing. Blackwell would make a great congressman or senator. He certainly has Barack Obama’s number. In light of recent polls, pundits have speculated that Senator Obama will need a miracle to win his party’s presidential nomination. After offending many of the nation’s ministers, priests, […]
Using Katrina to Bash Bush: It Never Stops.
The original news coverage of Katrina beginning on August 29, 2005 motivated my start in the world of the blogosphere. You’ll see some of these initial posts indicated at the bottom of this post. You can also search and look at the whole month of September, 2005, and you’ll see my outrage. Of course, two […]
Web Awakening
The 2007 Tony Award Winner for best new musical, Spring Awkening, has returned its’ $6 million capitalization. By effective marketing on the web, the show has been able to eceed expectations and is the midst of a healthy run on Broadway after success off-Broadway in the summer of 2006. The show has lots of young […]
This Dog is RICH
Leona Helmsley willed $12 million to her dog. No kidding. August 29, 2007 — Trouble took a $12 million bite out of Leona Helmsley’s will. While the Queen of Mean left a kennel full of cash for the plenty-pampered female pooch, she also left potentially billions of dollars to charity, court papers show. The will […]
Carnival of Education
Matthew K. Tabor has a great blog we just discovered. Today, Matthew hosts a lenghty and well-done “Carnival of Education.” There is a whole baseball diamond full of great posts that are all education related. Matthews hails from Cooperstown, New York. You’ll also want to read Matthew’s post, Another Qucik Note on Blog Critcism, that talks […]
