FEBRUARY
28, 2007 --
Lobbing
for Liberals …
Tim
Russert's leadoff guest on his February 25 TV talk program was Sen.
Carl Levin who spoke about Democratic plans to strip President Bush
of his commander-in-chief authority under Article 2 of the Constitution.
(Levin did not state his party's aims quite so clearly.)
Mr. Russert, interviewing the senator, asked him about the nasty things critics
are saying about Sen. Levin and, among other things, also asked the senator
for his response to a quote from Sen. Mitch McConnell, GOP senate majority
leader. Mr. Russert did not, however, put up a past Levin quote for the senator
to explain.
FEBRUARY
28, 2007 --
Leaving
the Liberals?
Senator
Joe Lieberman, still caucusing with the Democrats, had an op-ed piece
in The Wall Street Journal, February 26 that, for LPR, anyway, accused
Senate Democrats of opposing President Bush President Bush on Iraq
for partisan reasons.
FEBRUARY
28, 2007 --
Ban
Greenspan?
Media
reports attributed the 415 points-plus drop in the February 27 Dow
Jones stock market averages, in part, to some bleak predictions on
the economy from
Alan Greenspan.
The Cramer-Zukerman theory -- that media explanations for the performance of
the stock market tend not to describe reality --would get Mr. Greenspan off
the hook. Still, LPR wonders why the former Federal Reserve chairman spoke
out at all -- force of habit? -- and why the media applied his comments to
the stock market performance, last Tuesday.
Former CIA personnel, LPR believes, must get clerarances before writing about
their experiences. Just in case -- perhaps this rule should be adapted to former
Fed chairmen -- concerning pronouncements on the economy after they have stepped
down. It might be called "The No Good Can Possibly Come of This" rule.
FEBRUARY
22, 2007 --
A
Mideast Suggestion …
The
Palestinian government reshuffle apparently has not led to a softening
of the Hamas position on Israel. Previously, the hardline Arab position
included refusal to refer to the Jewish State as " Israel." The
hardline term, LPR recalls, was "the
Zionist entity." LPR wonders: if Israel changed its name to "The
Zionist Entity," would Hamas start talking?
PS: Aren't Hamas and Hezbollah still holding Israeli soldiers they kidnapped
last year? Do we know for certain if the soldiers are alive?
FEBRUARY
22, 2007 --
Well,
He Didn't "Yadda-Yadda" …
LPR
noticed a recent column by Alec Baldwin at The Huffington Post that
derided a congressman's statement in support of U.S. military action
in Iraq as "a commitment to freedom blah-blah-blah."
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FEBRUARY
13, 2007 --
LPR
Looking Around …
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Can
we all agree this is still "Old Glory"? Our
flag, proudly waving in Torrington, CT, February 8th.
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Remember "The
Gates" -- Central Park, NYC, February 11 to (unofficially)
March 11, 2005
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Hope
You Had a Happy Valentine's Day -- In February, in Torrington,
this is Valentine House.
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Work
of Nature -- Frozen stream, Torrington, February 8.
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Work
of Nature...Plus -- Real people, horses, trees, temperature… artificial
snow, at Central Park's February 10 Winter Festival, (Central Park West
apartment buildings in distance).
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Time
for NASCAR 2007 -- Jimmie Johnson, 2006 NASCAR champion,
and winner, of the 2006 Daytona 500, during a television
interview at
Gallagher's Steak House, while on a quick visit to Manhattan, 11 days
before the start of the 2007 NASCAR
season, February 18, with the Daytona 500.
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For
How Long? -- A Shell station in Torringon, February 8.
This price,
lower than pump prices in New York City, is still too high, but reports
say gas prices are going up again.
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FEBRUARY
6, 2007 --
For
the Record …
Federalist
No. 74, attributed to Alexander Hamilton, states that "the direction
of war most peculiarly demands those qualities which distinguish the
exercise of power by a single hand … and is an essential
part … of the executive authority."
FEBRUARY
6, 2007 --
Also
on the Mall …
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Seagulls
watching the Marchers …
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FEBRUARY
6, 2007 --
FYI …
LPR
got its 200,000th visit February 5 at 10:23 p.m. (EST)
Salut, skol, le-chayim and so forth.
And huge thanks to Terri Fassio and the folks at Skullco.com for
making it possible.
FEBRUARY
6, 2007 --
LPR
At Night …
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LPR
at Night returns next posting, including photos of another
Eva Pal fashion show, January 30, at Osteria del Circo.
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