Below The Beltway

On the way back to the office from Court this morning, I was able to hear the majority of President Bush’s speech at the Naval Academy about the War in Iraq. I liked what I heard, particularly these parts:
America will not abandon Iraq. We will not turn that country over to the terrorists and put […]

Looking for some lunch time, or later reading ? Here are some recommendations
My new friend Alexandra at All Things Beautiful has started a lively discussion about theology and the Holy Trinity. All of the content has been generated by her readers comments, which is one of the things I love about blogging.
When you’re done there, […]

From the Washington Post comes news of a small victory for freedom from the Free State:
When the gravel-covered used-car lots that dot Route 1 stood in the way of plans to turn the highway into an arts district, Prince George’s County thought it could declare the businesses illegal and turn what it called blight into […]

From today’s Washington Post comes news that the Feds have decided that they know whats best for Americans, yet again:
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin yesterday said allowing consumers to buy cable channels individually, rather than in packages, might not be more expensive and would help protect children from indecent and violent programs.
Martin’s […]

Good morning and welcome to Carnival Of Liberty XXII, hosted this week here at Below The Beltway. Its been quite an experience pulling together this carnival and I’d like to thank Eric Cowperthwaite of Eric’s Grumbles Before The Grave for giving me the opportunity to host this week.
And what a week its been.
Despite the Thanksgiving […]

As I put the final touches on the Carnival Of Liberty, which should be up in a few short hours, its time to mention the other fine carnivals that have been posted in the past several days.
Brandon Meyer plays host to Virginia Blog Carnival XIII, which highlights the truly excellent bloggers residing here in the […]

This morning’s Washington Post reports that problems are developing in the negotiations between the District of Columbia and Major League Baseball over a new stadium for the Nationals.
Major League Baseball has not agreed to the District’s request for an additional $20 million to help build a stadium and might file for arbitration if a lease […]

It is inevitable. I’ve been a Large Mammal in The TLLB Ecosystem for about 6 weeks now, but I can already see signs that my de-evolution is merely a matter of days, if not hours. Over the weekend, NZ Bear announced that he had “spent a large chunk of the Thanksgiving holiday revamping the Ecosystem’s […]

Do a Google search for “anti Walmart” and you get your choice of about 6,880,000 links. The search term “walmart hurts america” returns 537,000 results. Clearly, there are plenty of folks out there who don’t like Wal-Mart. It hurts small business, they claim. It reduces wages, they assert. It contributes to suburban sprawl, claim others. […]

That’s what an anonymous commentator said in response to this post about a child-friendly version of a TSA checkpoint.
Liberal ? Me ? Either anonymous didn’t read very much of my blog, or I’m doing something very wrong.