This is the kind of story where you hold your breath, hoping the good guys had a good reason to act as they did, and the victim is one of the bad guys who deserves what he got. LONDON – Police shot and killed a man wearing a thick coat at a London subway station […]

Sounds serious doesn’t it? As the newest Council Member I will need get used to this, but there were some excellent posts considered for this week’s rounds and here are the results. The winner in the Council category was by Gates of Vienna, who explored whether England could guide itself its angry, rebellious youth away […]

The Coalition of The Chillin’ was created in response to not only the filbuster deal created by the “Gang of 14” Senators, but also in response to the sky-is-falling positions from the right and left. In our collective, calm, cool, minds the deal simply pushed off the head-to-head ultimate battle to some time later. ] […]

Karl Maher from Vote for Judges has ‘turned the volume’ down at his site. So he graciously allowed me to post his entry for the Coalition of The Chillin’ here at Strata-Sphere. In lieu of a link, I’ll venture this comment, which recasts a couple of recent posts at VFJ: President Bush, over the rest […]

I am a Virginian, but my Dad (my Pa) is from Grafton WV. For the Carnival of The Hillbillies I decided to give a short tour, in pictures ,of the Grafton Area: Here is a map of Grafton, located about 35 minutes south of Morgantown Here is Valley Falls over the hill from the house […]

Tube lines have been evacuated, too eary to tell what is happening; LONDON – Two weeks after suicide attacks on subway stations and a bus, police evacuated three subway stations and a bus after reports of smoke and an explosion Thursday. Police said one person was hurt but it was not a “major incident.” Worth […]

The Commissar at Politburo Diktat has some great news out of Iraq on their constitution (despite recent statements by the Sunni contigent). Lots of information there for your perusal.

The Armies of Liberation site has been posting for weeks on events taking place in Yemen. The latest post is a tour de force on the massive protests and upheavels there. Some excerpts After 25 years of President Saleh’s brutal rule, Yemen is among the most impoverished in the world, illiteracy is near 50%, and […]

The label Liberal Hypocrite comes from the Department of Redundancy Department, and describes the fact fringe liberals have two standards. One applies to them and is based on the fact they are the salvation of the earth; and ,therefore , they do not need to follow rules, laws or tenants of professional respect. The second […]

What do you expect from murderous thugs – but thuggery? Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice demanded and received an apology Thursday after Sudanese security guards manhandled staff members and press accompanying her on her journey to the country. The incidents occurred while Rice was meeting with Sudanese President Omar Hassan Bashir. Sudanese officials shoved U.S. […]