Tuesday Night Links: The Old Time Baseball Edition

Posted on July 6, 2010 by steve

Catching up on some great reading on this hot Tuesday evening:

Rule 5 for the Ladies – Guest Post… (be sure to read the comments)

Detroit Free Press: GOP efforts to tackle the deficit is making Americans victims or something

Shocking, Revealing FOX News Exclusive: Former DOJ Attorney on Dismissal of Black Panthers Case… “If This Doesn’t Constitute Voter Intimidation, Nothing Will” (video)

My endorsement of Mike Bouchard (Anna Lambert)

Some have said that he is forgettable; that he is not “electable”. That is why I am out here doing what I can to make sure he is not forgotten and that he is elected (or at least “electable”). Why should I, or anyone else, have to settle with an “electable” person who isn’t AS bad as the Democrat, when we could pick a candidate who stands for even more of what we believe to be right? Maybe you think Cox or Hoekstra or Snyder better represent your principals. That’s fine. Then vote for them based on that. PLEASE vote for your principals, and not for someone who is merely “tolerable and can beat the Democrat” (unless one of your core principals is “always win”).

I love Michigan and want to give her the best I can. So, as my mom would say, I’m doing what I can with what I’ve got.

So, Now I’m a “Nut” That Asks Stupid Questions

If it’s Tuesday, this must be Belgium

Via Politico, a guide to the Obama family’s favorite DC hangouts. I looked twice, but nope, the Oval Office wasn’t on the list.

Scaling Back the Fed Way Overdue

Miller: Palin critics suffer from fear factor

Iowa Is Becoming More and More A Nanny State

Government to Currency Users: Know Its Features So You Can Know It’s Real

Former Detroit Red Wing Bob Probert Dead at 45

Posted on July 6, 2010 by steve

This is really sad:

Bob Probert, one of the most popular and rugged players in Red Wings history, died Monday at the age of 45.

Probert collapsed around 2 p.m. on a boat on Lake St. Clair in Windsor, Ontario.

Emergency crews performed CPR on Probert, then transported him to Windsor Regional Hospital, where attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.

Dan Parkinson, Probert’s father-in-law, said in a news conference at the hospital Monday evening Probert developed a “severe chest pain” before collapsing.

“This is a tragedy for the family and totally unexpected,” Parkinson said at the news conference.

The family took no questions at the news conference.

Probert spent nine seasons with the Red Wings seven with the Chicago Blackhawks. One of the most feared fighters in NHL history, Probert accumulated 3,300 penalty minutes with 163 goals and 384 points and played in 1988 All-Star Game.