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Instapundit » PROMISING CHANGE, PICKING INSIDERS? “President-elect Barack Obama promised the voters change but has…
Posted 11 minutes ago
PROMISING CHANGE, PICKING INSIDERS? “President-elect Barack Obama promised the voters change but has started his Cabinet selection process by naming several Washington insiders to top posts.” Hey, you can’t spell “change” without a D-A-S-C-H-L-E! [Link]

Instapundit » SAY WHAT YOU WILL ABOUT THE VOLOKH CONSPIRATORS, but I don’t really think they’re a bunch of crazed …
Posted 14 minutes ago
SAY WHAT YOU WILL ABOUT THE VOLOKH CONSPIRATORS, but I don’t really think they’re a bunch of crazed leftists. [Link]

Instapundit » MORE ON Eric Holder, fierce drug warrior.  Oh, goody.  You’d think that the Obama election would a…
Posted 30 minutes ago
MORE ON Eric Holder, fierce drug warrior.  Oh, goody.  You’d think that the Obama election would at least bring some relief on this subject, but noooo. . . . Also, here’s Larry Tribe’s criticism of the Elian Gonzalez seizure. [Link]

Instapundit » A REQUEST:  If you see good commentary in college papers, send me a link.
Posted 57 minutes ago
A REQUEST:  If you see good commentary in college papers, send me a link. [Link]

Instapundit » THE ADVANTAGES OF SMALL BANKS.  ”According to FDIC data, the failure rate among big banks (those w…
Posted 65 minutes ago
THE ADVANTAGES OF SMALL BANKS.  ”According to FDIC data, the failure rate among big banks (those with assets of $1 billion or more) is seven times greater than among small banks. Moreover, banks with less than $1 billion in assets—what are typically called community banks—are outperforming larger banks on most key measures, such as return on assets, charge-offs for bad loans, ... [Link]

Property Scope » DionasWhelchel project apparently linked to ex-Brave
Posted 75 minutes ago
There's an interesting twist in the legal saga of local developers Ward Whelchel and Mike Dionas, whose troubles were outlined in this morning's KNS. A Florida project linked to Dionas and Whelchel apparently also has ties to some former professional athletes. The web site of DionasWhelchel Properties lists a development project in Panama City called The Villas At Suncrest. In ... [Link]

The Crone Speaks » When Doctors Don’t Want to Work For Insurance Companies
Posted 84 minutes ago
A very interesting survey was conducted, doctors want to leave the medical industry because of insurers red tape. Nearly half the respondents in a survey of U.S. primary care physicians said that they would seriously consider getting out of the medical business within the next three years if they had an alternative. The survey, released this week by the Physicians’ ... [Link]

The Bank Draft » First Horizon taps Wachovia exec for CFO
Posted 99 minutes ago
William "BJ" Losch III has been named the new CFO of First Horizon National Corp. Losch, 38, was previously CFO for the general bank at Wachovia Corp., and will start his new role on Jan. 1. He replaces interim CFO Thomas Adams, who filled the slot after former CFO Bryan Jordan was named president and CEO of the company. "BJ ... [Link]

No Silence Here » A poll on Knox County's 2010 mayor's race
Posted 100 minutes ago
Take the pollFree Poll by Blog Flux Story here. [Link]

View From The Porch » They don't really make distinctions...
Posted 105 minutes ago
(Poster by, of course, Oleg Volk.)With the "Fudd" discussions going on here and there about the gun blogosphere, I was reminded of this poster Oleg did a while back...(Plus it was a good damned excuse to post a picture of a Finnish Mosin, which just makes me all warm and fuzzy inside.)Anyhow, I'm torn on the term "Fudd". Now, I ... [Link]

RobbyEdwards.com » The Road to Cataloochee
Posted 105 minutes ago
The Road to Cataloochee by Robby Edwards April 2005Cataloochee, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rachelle, her parents and I decided to enjoy the some wonderful springtime weather one afternoon by driving out to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in search of elk. In 2001 and 2002, two separate herds of elk were relocated from Land Between the Lakes National Recreation ... [Link]

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog » How much can China step up in this global financial crisis?
Posted 106 minutes ago
BRIEFING: “China’s economy: Reflating the dragon; Can the world’s fastest-growing economy avoid a sharp downturn?” The Economist, 15 November 2008. WORLD NEWS: “China’s Stimulus Will Lift Oil Demand: Rebound in Nation’s Consumption Could Bolster Prices, Though Impact Could Take Months,” by Shai Oster and Neil King, Jr., Wall Street Journal, 11 November 2008. The odd claim now from some experts ... [Link]

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog » More upside on the crash: falling commodity prices temper inflation
Posted 106 minutes ago
FINANCE AND ECONOMICS: “Debt and deflation: Depressing times; Are rich economies heading merely for a bout of falling prices, or for a 1930-style deflationary spiral?” The Economist, 15 November 2008. Okay, I’m abusing the logic of the piece here a bit. The spiral in question here is “I can’t sell because prices drop so much and because I can’t sell ... [Link]

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog » That excellent Friedman column on Detroit
Posted 106 minutes ago
OP-ED: “How to Fix a Flat,” by Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times, 12 November 2008. This column reminds me of the scene in “Toy Story II” when Mrs. Potato Head tells her husband that she’s going to pack his “angry eyes” for the great adventure ahead—just in case he needs them. Friedman put on his angry eyes for this ... [Link]

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog » China steps up, India gets scared
Posted 107 minutes ago
ARTICLE: “China Bets Highways Will Drive Its Growth,” by Andrew Batson, Wall Street Journal, 11 November 2008. WORLD NEWS: “India Reins In Ambitioius Building Plans,” by Eric Bellman, Wall Street Journal, 12 November 2008. Much of China’s $600B stimulus will focus on roads and other forms of transportation connectivity (airports and railroads). This is a “tried and true” engine for ... [Link]

No Silence Here » Three new members at Valley of the blogs
Posted 111 minutes ago
Minutes from Nowhere Miranda Greene Right at Home [Link]

No Silence Here » Gay marriage: Yawn
Posted 116 minutes ago
I rarely blog on gay marriage because, well, the topic bores me. If gays want to get married, fine. I have no problem with that. And don't come at me with the whole bogus issue of extending benefits to the gay partner. Scripps has doing that for quite some time. We have friends who are the first gay couple to ... [Link]

SayUncle » Not down with OOP
Posted 117 minutes ago
Via KAG, comes a tale from Nashville: Federal law said many people served with orders of protection cannot possess a gun, and local judges routinely issue orders to these people saying they have to give up their guns. But the orders don’t say where that gun is supposed to go or for how long anyone has to give it up. ... [Link]

SayUncle » Gun buy backs
Posted 2 hours ago
and string theory. [Link]

SayUncle » Suppressor Smuggling
Posted 2 hours ago
A couple of guys from London had firearms suppressors in the luggage. They get to the US and are arrested: Hope and Latcham were arrested Friday when they returned to RDU to pick up the bag. They told investigators they had bought the silencers in England and planned to give them to a friend in Roxboro whom they were visiting, ... [Link]