Update:Update: NASA is going to go ahead and their is a good lesson here for the media when comparing my predictions versus what happened. I have been honest about my lack of specific knowledge and access to the details on this issue as it has evolved. That made me more conservative than what happened. It […]

Somalian leaders are not-so-quietly telling Osama Bin Laden that they were practicing Islam while the Al Qaeda terrorist was still sucking his thumb and that they do not need his help or guidance. Basically, the have publically told Bin Laden to ‘shove it’: The Prime minister of Somalia, Ali Mohamed Gedi has angrily reacted to […]

Sound familiar? Mexico’s left, still smarting from a 1988 presidential vote it says was stolen from it, simmered with anger on Monday as its dreams of power were frustrated by another contested election. … “They robbed us in 1988. I don’t want that again,” said Sanchez. She said she felt “hurt and anger” when electoral […]

This week’s winners in the Watcher’s Council have been selected, and here they are. In the council category first place goes to The Dance of Escalation and Reaction by ShrinkWrapped, with second place going to How Do You Solve a Problem Like… Korea?

With both parties seemingly on self destruct mode (the left with the BDS-driven conspiracy theories and the right with their stubborn angst against a guest worker program) Americans are probably ready for a less ‘hard line’ pols and willing to back people who want progress over perfection to ideology. The left has been in the […]

Want to get a glimpse of what will replace the Shuttle and be used for humans to return to the Moon and explore Mars? Check out the Ares launch vehicles.

The Libs are besides themselves trying to explain why their partisan Jihad against Bush has not culminated in exposing all Americans to heightened risk of a terrorist attack. All of this surrounds the blatant decision by the NY Times, as explained by Lichtbau on Reliable Sources, that in the minds of lefty journalists and editors […]

The most advanced and awesome fighter jet of all history has returned from a deployment in Alaska to its base in Langley VA (I cannot wait for my next visit to next-door NASA Langley so I can see a Raptor overhead!). This plane is amazing. I had no idea they were ready to go fully […]

There are so many conspiracy theories coming from national security leaks it is hard to keep them all straight. We had the NSA Terrorist Surveillance Program leak back in December by Rish and Lichtbau which was so full of errors and hype the only facts where those necessary to help the terrorists. The NY Times […]

Addendum: Actually a thought experiment: Everyone knew we were going to invade Iraq (and Kuwait 11 years prior to free that country). Yet by the NY Times excuses they have given (i.e., no secret), then publishing troop movements and tactics woulnd’t make a difference since the Iraqis knew we were coming! This is why no […]