Archive for September, 2005
Chief Justice John Roberts
The Republicans were unanimous in their support of the new Chief Justice. 22 Democrat Senators, however, couldn’t move past their hatred of all things Bush/Republican/Conservative.
Spinning Ronnie Earle
All this statement reflects is that Democrats broke the law at a rate at least 4 times greater than Republicans.
Travis County DA Ronnie Earle (D) Indicted
As a resident of Travis County, I convened my own Grand Jury (consisting of myself, two beagles, one blood hound, and a half-eaten ham sandwich). We have handed down our own indictment of our District Attorney, Ronnie Earle.
Babe Theory of Political Movements
P.J. O’Rourke once opined on the “babe theory” of political movements. It was his observation that the movements that are bound to succeed are the ones with the pretty girls.
The Grinning-but-Grieving Mother
What happened to the “grieving mother” act she was trying to pull off a few weeks ago? Has she abandoned that completely, and is now just content with the “self-serving media whore” role?
Q & A of the Day: Pork
Is this pork?
Where in the World
Here is a map showing the location of the last 100 visitors to UrbanGrounds:
No Looting Reported in Texas
But you know what I haven’t seen in my home state? Looters. There are a lot of places already evacuated and being left mostly-unprotected. But there have been no reports or images of lawless citizens breaking into stores for big screen TVs and armfuls of Nike shoes.
SFC Marty, U.S. Army
Thank God for men like this
My brother, Sergeant First Class (SFC) Marty, US Army, worked a full workday as the commander of his US Army recruiting station in League City, Texas. After boarding up his home and then assisting the soldiers in his command to board up their own homes, he packed up his family [...]
Tracking the Evacuation of Hurricane Rita
Rather than tracking Hurricane Rita’s path, I’m now tracking my brother and his family’s attempts to evacuate the Bayou City.
UrbanGrounds Blogiversary
In our first year, we have enjoyed 43,403 unique visitors to our site. It’s a very, very small number of the estimated 35 million daily blog readers — Glenn Reynolds averages 43,403 visitors per day. Before lunch.
Houston Traffic at 1:09 a.m.
That’s what happens though, when 4 million people all decide to evacuate at the same time. Thank goodness they’re all getting out—however slowly—days before the hurricane actually strikes.
How to do the ACL Festival
If you’re going this year: have fun, be prepared, be patient, and on Saturday, be careful.
Carnival of the Clueless #14
Moonbattiness abound in this week’s roundup of the Carnival of the Clueless.
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