Archive for the 'The Iraq War' Category

The Sunshine Empire Celebrates Our Domain-aversary

This evening marks the official one year anniversary of the birth of www.thesunshineempire.com.  From September of 2006 until July 1st of 2007 I wrote The Sunshine Empire at sunshineempire.blogspot.com.  Yet in the early part of 2007 while working with an SEO specialist named Josh I was convinced to take the blog out onto my own […]

On Israel And The Political Realities Of An Iran Strike

In conservative circles the elder statesmen have all been predicting that George W. Bush will find some way to bomb Iran before the end of his term.  Norman Podhoretz and Bill Kristol seem to be absolutely gleeful, but the buzz has been that Israeli Prime Minster Ehud Olmert has been pushing very hard to get […]

T.S. Eliot and Hollow Men


Taking John McCain At His Word, Republican Style

This morning in response to a question from a television interviewer, Senator John McCain stated that it was, “not that important” when American troops come home from Iraq.  The liberal blogesphere has been abuzz about this latest in a series of gaffs by the presumptive Republican nominee.  Yet in the interest of fairness lets be […]

Running Across The Dial On A Sunday

When I go to the trouble of waking up at a decent hour on a Sunday I look forward to my Red Bull, and Meet The Press. When I wake this morning and find tennis in France in place of Tim Russert’s plump frame I become upset. Sure I can catch the show […]

The Ghosts Of Elections Future And Past

After having dinner at our New Switzerland Plantation home office, I watched the HBO movie Recount, about the 2000 election and the Florida recount battle. The movie was almost exclusively filmed in The Sunshine Empire so many landmarks supposedly in other Florida cities were right here in the River City. Now living in […]

The Myth Of The So Called Liberal Media

Glen Greenwald discusses the Scotty McClellen revelations and rips the “liberal media” myth to shreds.  An excellent article.
Scott McClellen On The “Liberal Media.”

Former Klansman Endorses Barack For President

Taegan Goddard just had a note come across that West Virginian Senator Robert Byrd has endorsed Barack Obama for President.  Now if that is not a come to Jesus moment, having a former Klansman endorse a black man for President I don’t know what is.  Now some mock the overly hope-y nature of the Obama […]

Keith On Golf And Bush

Part Two