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  • Happy Holidays!
    Dec 22, 2006  - Here at Jack's blog, we're going to take a couple of days off to enjoy the holiday with family and friends. We would like to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a safe and happy holiday! More
  • Election Results You Might Have Missed
    Dec 22, 2006  - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had a bad week at the polls last week with moderates, worried that Ahmadinejad is pushing the country more and more towards isolation, making gains while Ahmadinejad's allies lost ground. As Ahmadinejad continues his tirades against President Bush, it seems his ... More
  • The Latest Blawger: Rep. Paul Gillmor
    Dec 18, 2006  - Republican Congressman Paul Gillmor of Ohio has just joined a growing coalition of Members of Congress: A "Blawger" (as termed by National Journal's Danny Glover). I like this blog, and in many ways, it's a model of what a blog needs to look like for a Member of Congress. It's clean, easy to find fr... More
  • Colbert's Letters to Jack
    Dec 16, 2006  - Now THIS is funny. More
  • Lesson Learned?
    Dec 14, 2006  - Unfortunately when it comes to full accountability on earmarks, the answer is no. Today's Washington Post has an article on the millions of dollars in "tariff earmarks" that were buried in bills Congress passed last year. Early Saturday morning, in the frantic final hours of the 109th Congress, lawm... More
  • BREAKING: Possible Terror Attacks?
    Dec 14, 2006  - As reported by CNN.com, "Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, serving life in prison in connection with the first World Trade Center attack, has fallen ill and the FBI is warning his death could lead to terror attacks against the United States." More
  • Open Thread Discussion: Transparency, Technology, Accountability
    Dec 14, 2006  - Open for your thoughts and a discussion: transparency. Take a minute and read this New York Times editorial and then weigh in with your thoughts. For all the worthy proposals for ethics reform being hashed out by the incoming Congress, a heavy dose of Internet transparency should not be overlooked i... More
  • Please make it stop
    Dec 13, 2006  - The liberals in hollywood the mainstream media just can't control themselves. Thanks to the good folks at the Media Research Center for pointing out that Barbara Walters has named Nancy Pelosi as the "most fascinating" person of 2006. Walters celebrated Pelosi's victory: "We picked our most fascinat... More
  • JackNation + ColbertNation = truthiness squared
    Dec 13, 2006  - Shhhhh...don't let the Democrats know that we're making some progress in "their" modern media. Check out the applause Kingston gets from the ColbertNation when he's introduced as a "friend of the show." Share and embed this video via YouTube. UPDATE (Dec. 14, 11:49 PM) Ivy Sellers picked it up at Hu... More
  • How to avoid "Potomac Fever"
    Dec 12, 2006  - Over the last week there has been a lot of talk about "how long Congress works" and "how many days we will spend in Washington" next year. You might have heard what some news organizations think I said about this, but I wanted you to hear it from me. This debate is less about how many days Congress ... More