An Ol’ Broad’s Ramblings
Morning Coffee 6/29/07
London car bomb ‘packed with nails and gas’
London escaped what could have been its worst terrorist attack this morning when a car bomb packed with nails, gas canisters and containers of petrol apparently failed to detonate outside a popular West End nightclub hosting a ‘ladies’ night’.
I’d say it’s time for some drastic measures. Now, this is going to sound extremely bigoted, but I don’t care. Evict the Muslims! It’s not the Presbyterians trying to blow up expensive cars, and it sure isn’t the Druids! So why not evict those who ARE causing the problems? Yes, not all are radical, but how can you tell who is who? Solve the problem, make them all leave.
Junior GOP senators defeat old guard
Instead, the young guns — a small, wily group of junior Republican senators, most of them with less than a full term in the upper chamber — sent the bill into a tailspin, tying Democratic leaders into legislative knots and earning enough opposition among senators to block the Senate bill, culminating in yesterday’s vote to kill the measure.
Perhaps they can still remember who butters their bread? 
Seems the “old guard” has completely forgotten it’s us that got ‘em in, and it’s US who can send ‘em home!
Israeli President Submits Resignation
His resignation two weeks before his seven-year term was to expire takes effect Sunday and clears the way for his indictment on lesser charges of indecent acts, sexual harassment and obstruction of justice. He will receive a suspended prison sentence and be required to pay damages to two of his four accusers, all former female employees.
I’m surprised this slimeball wasn’t pushed out LONG before now!
Thousands of flights cancelled at D/FW, across country because of weather
The carrier (AA) said it canceled 862 flights because of weather or air traffic control issues on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, including 412 flights on Wednesday alone. In addition, it had to divert 178 flights on those three days, 132 of which had been headed to D/FW.
So, if you had plans to fly to the Metroplex, I’d suggest you check and make sure you can get back out!
F.D.A. Curbs Sale of Five Seafoods Farmed in China
The F.D.A. said it decided to take the action after years of warnings and even a visit to Chinese fish ponds that resulted in no signs of improvement. But Dr. David Acheson, the F.D.A.’s assistant commissioner for food protection, stressed that the seafood posed no immediate health threat, though long-term consumption could result in health problems.
I wonder if China is trying to poison the world.
U.N. Inspectors, N. Korea Reach Agreement on Reactor Shutdown
“We have concluded this understanding, what our monitoring and verification activities are in principle,” IAEA Deputy Director Olli Heinonen said in footage shot by APTN. He did not provide specifics of the agreement.
If it’s the Useless Numnuts, odds are the ’specifics’ are just as meaningless.
Bredesen declares ‘Biofuels Day,’ but vetoes tax credits for ethanol
“First, I am concerned that this bill would result in the state paying private companies millions of dollars to continue to engage in activities that they are already undertaking, instead of incentivizing the expanded use of ethanol blended gasoline,†Bredesen wrote in a June 27 veto message.
With predicted milk prices soaring, I’d say it’s a good time to quash this ethanol nonsense. It’s more important to be able to provide milk for our children.
Sen. Cornyn: Amnesty proponents failed to dupe Americans
One of the senators who led a successful effort to block the so-called “comprehensive immigration reform” bill is welcoming the measure’s second death. John Cornyn says for the second time, the American people did not believe claims that the legislation would help secure the country’s borders.
I’m sure it just flusters the long timers in the Senate that we are NOT as stupid as they think we are!
FdL D.A. blasts Social Security Administration
O’Rourke was up in arms after a request to the U.S. Social Security Administration to provide someone to testify at a jury trial for Jose A. Lopez-Barrera — a 17-year-old Eden boy accused of using a false Social Security card to try and obtain a driver’s license — was denied.
I guess the SSA doesn’t think such fraud is all that important. They’re wrong!
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Man, you could write an entire post dedicated to the defeat of that horrible abortion of an amnesty bill. And I hope you do.
Oh, no doubt there will be many more posts, all over the blogosphere about this!