Archive for July 17th, 2008

A Question No Longer Unanswered

17th July 2008 by Katie Favazza Comments Off

I wish I would have thought of this magazine cover.

____ We Can Believe In

17th July 2008 by Katie Favazza 2 Comments

SSome of you may have already stumbled upon this, but I was thrilled to find out about this tool today, sponsored by John McCain’s campaign. Here are two of the campaign posters I created:

If any of you create posters of your own, please post a link in the comments for everyone to check out.
(H/T: Townhall.com [...]

Somewhat Favorable

17th July 2008 by Katie Favazza Comments Off

For once, the poll on St. Louis mayor Francis Slay’s website provides an interesting observation. By now, you’ve all heard about the Anheuser-Busch takeover. AB (or should I say, Anheuser-InBev) is based in St. Louis, my hometown, and its history within the city is historic.
According to the mayor’s poll results, St. Louisians have a “somewhat [...]

Be Our Guest

17th July 2008 by Katie Favazza Comments Off

I’m filling in over at Right Wing News today and tomorrow for John Hawkins while he attends the Defending the American Dream Summit in Texas.

Ouch.

17th July 2008 by Katie Favazza Comments Off

Global warming may be responsible for an increase in kidney stones.

Forging Ahead When Offended

17th July 2008 by Katie Favazza Comments Off

I’m sticking to my guns with the quote of the day. This one, however, is worth taking note of, as well:
“As a working journalist, can I just suggest the possibility that we not all cancel our subscriptions everytime something offends us? I know it’s tempting. But here’s an analogy: I live in a neighborhood with [...]

The “Knowledge Rich” Defense

17th July 2008 by Katie Favazza 1 Comment

From my second favorite non-political blog (the first, of course, being Serious Eats), The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks, comes a sad snapshot of U.S. defense intelligence.

Quote of the Day

17th July 2008 by Katie Favazza Comments Off

“Somehow, I still feel some pangs of affinity for the old codger. Where Bush is peevish, entitled, and insecure, McCain’s charming, ironic, and self-deprecating. Bush’s path to public life was trading on his father’s name to run a series of business ventures into the ground before being handed a baseball team. McCain’s was an episode [...]