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We’ve all wondered if the fix is already in. Given the irregularities of the last election, and the manner in which the whole of the U.S. establishment rallied around one side, maybe a Biden victory in November is a foregone conclusion.I’m guilty of believing this. I’ve doubted every prediction that Donald Trump or RFK, Jr. can win. This is not because they won’t get votes. It’s because those votes might not matter enough.The power of haters is awesome and ubiquitous. The whole of legacy media, government, corporate tech, pharma, and both the administrative state and the deep state are dedicated...

In October 2020, President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating a new class of civil servant that would no longer enjoy civil service protections from firing. The stated reason was to remove incompetents, who can be difficult to fire. The real reason was to eliminate government employees who were insufficiently loyal to Trump’s policies. Snip Trump was especially blunt about the executive order’s intent. Here’s what The Washington Post reported him saying shortly after the executive order was issued: You have a lot of people from past administrations, and they’re civil service. I fired some. I say some, just...

After getting frustrated out of the lemons his problems gave him, David Miller made his own corporate lemonade. Due to the frustration of always having to call technical support to solve his own frequent hardware problems, he started taking the initiative to educate himself.

Here's the real debate: is it the team of Gov. Arnold Schwarzneegger or Democrat Phil Angelides who is telling the truth about upcoming gubernatorial debates? The Schwarzennegger campaign, in recent emails to reporters, suggested that the camp of Phil Angelides has been guilty of game-playing in getting a debate together. Campaign spokeswoman Katie Levinson, in a recent email, slammed what she called "the Angelides campaign's recent publicity stunts, unilateral and fictitious agreements and ongoing debates with themselves in the media," saying they were "an attempt by a flailing campaign to divert attention from Mr. Angelides' $18 billion tax hike." Schwarzenegger...

Imperial Beach will be at the center of the national immigration debate Wednesday when a congressional field hearing there promises to draw protesters from both sides of the issue. It's one of several nationwide hearings organized by Republican leaders in the House of Representatives who say they will hold them before negotiating a compromise with the Senate. The hearing, called Border Vulnerabilities and International Terrorism, Part I, will start at 9 a.m. at the Imperial Beach Border Patrol Station, 1802 Saturn Blvd., Imperial Beach. The second part will be Friday in Laredo, Texas. The hearing will be headed by U.S....

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2005 – The second annual "Tribute to the Troops" motorcycle ride is scheduled to roll through the American heartland over the Sept. 11 weekend. The tribute ride, which will include several hundred bikers, is a means to honor servicemembers who gave their lives for freedom and to raise money for local Minnesota and Wisconsin military families who lost loved ones in recent military engagements. The bikers will visit the homes of many these families to pay their respects. The event will conclude with a benefit concert headlined by Universal South recording artist Rockie Lynne, a Minneapolis resident...

Frist's first interview since the musshy middle announced their deal. As far actual news goes - Rush called Frist's office and at this point all judges will get a vote.

For those bad-news-from-Iraq-only information consumers, stop reading here. There have been several recent developments out of Iraq that should give some comfort to those who believe that Arabs and Muslims are capable of embracing democracy. There have been military victories in Iraq, a debt relief agreement for the country has been hammered out, and Iraq’s independent electoral commission has set a firm date for elections. First Najaf was cleaned up, then Sadr City, then Fallujah, then Mosul… Yes, Iraq’s “insurgency” won’t go away overnight, but it is certainly getting harder and harder for the “militants” – they’re either dead or...

Some good themes for signs. We Want Vermont's Gun Laws not their Marriage Laws America, Don't play Doctor with Dean America is less safe with Dean as President Dean and Sadaam, that's the ticket Dean wants to take our Country back to Socialism Howard Dean Witter, Wall Street Spoiled Rich Kid Howard Hughes Dean, Dean represents Special Interests and Extremists

I do believe I heard Sean mention this today. His radio show starts at 3pm EST, right after Rush.