car·riage re·turnn. the lever or mechanism on a typewriter that would cause the cylinder on which the paper was held (the carriage) to return to the left margin of the page | 21 November 2008 08:00 The Contenders - Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE,1997-present):President,McCarthy and Company (1991-1996);President and CEO of United Service Organizations (1987-1990);Deputy Director/Chief Operating Officer,Economic Summit of Industrialized Nations (1990);Deputy Administrator of Veterans Affairs (1981-1982);Sergeant,2nd Battalion (Mechanized),47th Infantry Regiment,9th Infantry Division,IV Corps,Vietnam,United Read on… 20 November 2008 07:30 There’s been a good deal of news breaking in the last 24 or so hours,so I’ll try to catch up on that before posting Part IV in the “Filling the Cabinet”series (which will hopefully be ready for Friday morning publication). First,the news that broke late last night: Gov. Napolitano for Read on… 17 September 2007 08:30 In years past the term “maverick”was ascribed to Sen. John McCain of Arizona for his willingness to break ranks with fellow Republicans,cross the aisle,and vote with the opposition on issues such as gun control and financial/taxation legislation. Though McCain has a historically strong conservative voting record (82.3% lifetime rating from the American Read on… | Objective"So much for Objective Journalism. Don’t bother to look for it here -- not under any byline of mine;or anyone else I can think of. With the possible exception of things like box scores,race results,and stock market tabulations,there is no such thing as Objective Journalism. The phrase itself is a pompous contradiction in terms." --Hunter S. Thompson |
Let the Train Blow the Whistle When I Go –A Farewell to Chuck Hagel
In years past the term “maverick”was ascribed to Sen. John McCain of Arizona for his willingness to break ranks with fellow Republicans,cross the aisle,and vote with the opposition on issues such as gun control and financial/taxation legislation. Though McCain has a historically strong conservative voting record (82.3% lifetime rating from the American Read on…