I don't agree with a lot of Charlie Hebdo's politics, and its cartoons tend to be over the top and offensive not only to Muslim...

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Daniel Bernstein makes this suggestion at Volokh Conspiracy : If I were a Republican Congressman I’d schedule a new vote in the House on ...

Here is the Drudge Page link . Ann Althouse does a very good job explaining how this has backfired on the Obama White House. Talking a...

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H/T:   The Anchoress This works just as well on New Years Day!