| Weekly Standard Off Target When Blaming Libertarianism for GOP ...
John McCain in the Republican presidential primaries. The Weekly Standard has long been a McCain supporter, going back to the 2000 election. The magazine adores McCain's rugged, Theodore Roosevelt philosophy of governance, one that emphasizes American might, exalts public service, and believes that so long as the right people are governing, government can be a transformative, transcendent, almost mystical force for good in the world. The Weekly Standard began in the mid-1990s, on the heels of the dramatic GOP takeover of Congress. What's odd is that the 1994 takeover was driven in large part by the Libertarian wing of the party, and was animated by Libertarian ideas. The "Contract With America" did include some nods to the Christian right, but it was mostly a call for a transparent, accountable, dramatically limited government.
Kendra Meinert column: Rush gets Big Gig, Harley gets Bruce
You can practically hear the throngs of bikers at Harley-Davidson's 105th Anniversary Celebration shouting his name already. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band will headline the four-day party with a concert Aug. 30 at the Roadhouse on the Lakefront in downtown Milwaukee. How do you get in if you don't have a Harley? Here's the deal: First, you need a two-day Harley-Davidson 105th Anniversary Celebration ticket. They're $60 and currently on sale at www.harley-davidson.com /105th. Then, you need a separate concert ticket for Springsteen. They'll be $40 when they go on sale April 5 at the same Web site. Anniversary ticket holders will be able to purchase one Springsteen ticket for each anniversary ticket they have. The bash also includes the following acts Aug.
Fast rail offering hip personalised travel
E-TICKETS, on-board DVD rentals, events, and even new encounters French rail's new iDTGV trains are testing a new way of travel. Music blares from a speaker in a bustling bar and conversations get louder as customers just out of Paris meetings trickle in, settle down and order drinks. The barman hands over a beer, spilling a little as the brightly-coloured buffet car on the top deck of a customised high-speed TGV train rolls into its three-hour journey to the Mediterranean port city of Marseille. Joined to a regular TGV train, this iDTGV, playing on the French word "idee" or "idea", is operated privately, but owned by the national SNCF rail company and designed as a laboratory for future rail travel. Planned party train on the way The iDTGV was launched in December 2004 and offers cheaper tickets, internet reservations, and services aimed at pleasing passengers, including a soon-to-be launched party train, to help the SNCF better compete with low cost airlines.
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