Justin Katz
Via Instapundit comes re-reportage that reports of Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki’s support for Obama’s withdrawal plan were over-hyped. From CNN: But a spokesman for al-Maliki said his remarks “were misunderstood, mistranslated and not conveyed accurately.” Government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said the possibility of troop withdrawal was based on the continuance of security improvements, echoing statements…
It occurs to me, while reading through the comments to last week’s post on religion and evolution, that a bit of common, subconscious legerdemain infects those making the secularist argument. By way of context, here is my lone statement of intentions with respect to my own voting intentions: I’ll vote every time for children to…
Perhaps some wishful thinking is involved, but it has seemed as if the various help wanted sections have seen a slight up-tick in ads. Could be seasonal; could be my imagination. At any rate, viewed from a different direction, the economic news continues to be discouraging: Rhode Island’s recession continues to deepen, as payrolls shrink…
It’s the time line that’s the thing: Early in the week, Dana Peloso was informed that only 14% of the signatures on his state House nomination forms for Barrington would be accepted. On Wednesday, the Barrington board of canvassers certified those results at 3:00 p.m.. On Thursday, the candidate had to drag at least 13…
With reports of Rhode Island Republicans’ difficulties getting on ballots continuing to roll in, it’s difficult not to decry something as criminal (if only metaphorically): The Warren Board of Canvassers is investigating whether signatures were improperly collected on nomination papers returned by Dana Peloso, a Republican challenging incumbent Democrat Jan Malik for the District 67…
As a writer (lamentably too little of creative works), I find it difficult not to spend some paragraphs indulging in imaginative exercises concerning what the experience of being Bobby Oliveira. Inasmuch as I’ve no interest in addressing the likely consequences of such an indulgence, I’ll offer herewith only a link to his thoughts on his…
Monique took the mic with Matt Allen, last night, to talk about our congressional delegation and its difficulty applying economic principles consistently when it comes to oil (segment streamable by clicking here, or download).
The depressing thing is that the “bright spot” of this finding is that Professor Lardaro’s index doesn’t go back far enough to have captured pre-Reagan economic periods: Economically speaking, Rhode Island is in the midst of the “worst year” in a quarter century, according to a local index released today. After a brief uptick in…
Regardless of the identity of the alleged harasser, I agree with Will that the timing of Bobby Oliveira’s arrest is suspicious. I’d even go so far as to suggest that it’s reason for concern, given its Rhode Island political context: The police yesterday picked up School Committee candidate Robert. T. Oliveira on a year-old arrest…
There’s a lesson in empathy available in this: And several thousand other state workers are caught in the middle of a war between leaders of the largest employees union, Council 94, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees that has put that union’s executive director — and lead negotiator — Dennis Grilli on the…
