Sorry about making it the Afternoon Scramble. I’m simply wiped out, so I’m glad Shoebox is back…
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– Todd Lohenry has some rather surprising numbers on the number of deaths in the military over the last 20 years, plus some sample numbers from 8 years prior. Care to guess which Presidency was deadlier for the military? As Captain Tenneal would say, “Well, you’re wrong (unless you’re a Vast Right Wing Co-Conspirator).”
– (Revision/extension – 2:26 pm 4/16/2008) There is a reason why those numbers were surprising; Fred did some fact-checking on those numbers, and they were too good to be true. Sorry about that.
– Tom McMahon has another pledge the Left would have a real problem with. Never mind they came up with that pledge back in FDR’s war (if those pinheads want to call the Global War On Terror “Bush’s war”, I’ll reserve the right to call WWII “FDR’s war”).
– You may now call Kathy Carpenter “Alderwoman”.
– Christian Schneider goes into a death spiral, following Dennis Pork (for those of you outside the Cheddarsphere, mash here for that story).
– Kevin Fischer discovered that border “fence” isn’t exactly effective at its stated goal. Of course, since nobody in DC with the exception of Reps. Hunter and Tancredo wanted it to actually stop illegal aliens, it’s not a surprise.
– Mary Katharine Ham has your Peanut Farmer quote of the week. Yes, I know Allahpundit had Jimmy Carter’s display of elitist snobism first, but it’s my Scramble, my rules (such as they are).
– Jimi says, “Fire up the DVR, NBC’s handing over the reins of the ‘Today’ show to the first lady.”
– James T. Harris notes yet another shot in the uncivil civil war on the left, especially among the civil rights generation. This time, it’s BET vs. Obama.
– John Hawkins delivers “Obama In Quotes”. Do be patient, his server’s just getting hammered because I’m hardly the first one on this.
– Jon Ham noticed a certain pin is back on Obama’s lapel. And here I thought Denver was the last refuge of the scoundrels.
– American Pundit has the irony of the day; John Murtha calling John McCain too old.
– Troy Fullerton wonders if Joe Lieberman will be the next Zell Miller. I don’t know whether that says more about the Dems or the Pubbies.
– Sean Hackbarth talked economics with one of the latest examples of the LeftStreamMedia’s black widow-like tendency to eat those they no longer have a propaganda use for, Carly Firoina. Those looking to fill a New Media position with somebody savvy, get a hold of Sean.
– Aaron issued an open invite to a certain candidate that happens to be running for President for the May Drinking Right (May 13, 7 pm CDT, Papa’s Social Club). Well, the motto is, “It’s not about being right, it’s about being drinking.”
– William Teach has a few tips for those bloggers either hacked or worried about getting hacked. Go, read.
– Kate has the corn-a-hole cartoon of the day.
– Ed Morrissey whacks the “ghettoized female blogger” meme.
There’s simply too much in the feed reader today, so if I want to get anything done, I better stop here.
