' The conservative political analyst Sean Trende has argued that Republicans could return to parity even without repairing their

' One of the most seismic changes in American politics over the last decade has been the emergence of

Another Fox News hero: [ Oliver North Says GOP Needs to Fight Gay Marriage Like Abolitionists Ended Slavery ]/

[ The Princess in Excelsis ]/ . This is the face of the Tea Party and the best representative

Hey, Smit! Haven't seen you in ages. There's Fox News... and then there is [ old-coot chain email. ]/

Yes, "reaching out" is a pet peeve of mine. Good thing that your boss isn't Herman Cain. Also, "customer

Speaking of linguistics. Who comes up with this utterly ridiculous corporate jargon? Is there some kind of a corporate linguistic

[ From Russia, ‘Tourists’ Stir the Protests in Southern and Eastern Ukraine ]/

And lo... an article specifically about the [ Crimea Germans ]/ .

[ History of Germans in Russia, Ukraine and the Soviet Union ]/

I once knew someone with the last name "Vekhter". I wondered whether it was a Russified version of "Wechter".

My father's people came from the Crimea - Germans from Russia. Between emigration, starvation and deportation there are hardly any

Ethno-linguistic map of Ukraine. Crimea is majority ethnic Russian, and ethnic Russians have significant presence in eastern Ukraine. But the

[ #18 ]/ elloryallaire [ #16 ]/ Cam: Holy cow. You'd think a K9 officer

No shit. Of course, the dipshit wasn't fired, but "reprimanded", and moved to a different division. At least he can't

[ #16 ]/ Cam: Agree with elloryallaire, how can a professional officer "forget" the dog inside the police car.

[ #16 ]/ Cam: Holy cow. You'd think a K9 officer would be a little more careful.

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#15 kianb: A similar incident happened here a couple of years ago. An ' off duty ' K( officer

[ Massachusetts officers salute police dog on his final trip to the vet ]/