Daily Archives: March 27, 2006

Beyond Parody

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Gaius

Prince Charles (center), His wife (left) and Prince Bandar (right) at the Riyadh airport.    Absolutely stunning color coordination, don’t you think? For the gender-challenged, Camilla is wearing the pants. Shamelessly stolen from Instapundit. Tweet

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A New Dawn

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Gaius

NASA has restarted the Dawn mission to visit two of the solar system’s largest asteroids, Ceres and Vesta. The program was canceled only a short time ago due to budget overruns and technical problems. The Dawn probe will use a … Continue reading →

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A Moderate Voice

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Gaius

As I have said before, I try to post about any moderate Muslim voices I can find out there. Glenn Reynolds links to this. There are some signs of hope, and I really agree with this: "The jihadis enjoy a level … Continue reading →

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Senate Judiciary Committee Caves

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Gaius

And sends out a bill Teddy "Enlarged Liver" Kennedy is ecstatic about. Which is an absolutely infallible indicator that it is both bad for America and bad for Americans. Michelle Malkin has the details. Seroiusly, start writing letters, folks. I’ll … Continue reading →

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Life, Liberty And The Pursuit Of…..

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Gaius

NOOKY! A California lawyer who is in the middle of divorce proceedings is suing the web-based dating service eHarmony.com. The plaintiff says that the service’s policy of only allowing single people violates his rights. I wasn’t aware dating while married … Continue reading →

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Arf!

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Gaius

Two Florida lawyers have lost their appeal to the US Supreme Court. They were appealing a Florida Supreme Court decision that the pair be disciplined for featuring pit bulls in their advertising. The ads showed a spike collared pit bull with … Continue reading →

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More Thoughts On Illegal Immigration

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Gaius

From Glenn Reynolds. "The debate stinks:  Most opponents of illegal immigration aren’t racists.  Most supporters aren’t enemies of American civilization.  The immigration problem is hard because it pits two things we care about — freedom of opportunity and control of … Continue reading →

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Tali-Boola-Boola

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Gaius

John Fund at Opinion Journal has been absolutely relentless on the story about the former Taliban minister attending Yale. Today he’s covering the story of a young woman, a legal immigrant from Afghanistan, who is ever so much more deserving of … Continue reading →

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OK, What Is Going On?

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Gaius

ANOTHER person went on a shooting rampage on the Left Coast yesterday. California this time. "ELK GROVE, Calif. – A man with a 12-gauge shotgun went on a shooting spree along a busy downtown street, killing one person and wounding … Continue reading →

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This One’s For Mike

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Gaius

Mike said if he saw one more of these he was going to scream. Commence Screaming! Tweet

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Christian Convert Update

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Gaius

Abdul Rahman has requested asylum in another country, the UN reports. This is still preliminary and Rahman has yet to be released from the notorious Afghan prison he was sent to. Tweet

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Here’s Something We Aren’t Hearing Enough About

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Gaius

The House of Representatives passed a little bill that has gotten almost no publicity. "Earlier this month, the House of Representatives, with a bipartisan majority, passed a bill that would require uniform labeling of products. It prohibits states from having … Continue reading →

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Sanity Breaks Out At FEC

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Gaius

The Federal Elections Commission has voted 6 to 0 not to impose regulation on most political activity on the internet. Certain paid advertising on another person’s website (not your own) will be regulated. I’m rather glad the FEC decided to … Continue reading →

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20th Hijacker Confirms Government Case

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Gaius

"Al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui testified Monday that he and would-be shoe bomber Richard Reid were supposed to hijack a fifth airplane on Sept. 11, 2001, and fly it into the White House". He also admitted he had lied to keep … Continue reading →

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Mark Steyn

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Gaius

Hits it out of the park. "As always, we come back to the words of Osama bin Laden: ”When people see a strong horse and a weak horse, by nature they will like the strong horse.” That’s really the only … Continue reading →

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