Daily Archives: May 19, 2006

Oil, Cuba and Democrats

Posted on May 19, 2006 by Gaius

You know, the Democrats went wild on the issue of gasoline prices and the media cooperated. One near-hysterical story after another about gas prices. The Republican party was put in the position of having to react to the attacks – … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Politics | 10 Comments

Seal The Borders!

Posted on May 19, 2006 by Gaius

No, not the Mexican border, the Kenyan border. Someone made off with the "Koranic fish". Unfortunately, they've just announced that the holy tuna has been recovered. Why is it unfortunate, you ask? Well, it takes away a whole multitude of opportunities to make … Continue reading →

Posted in Weird Stuff, World news | 1 Comment

“National Language”

Posted on May 19, 2006 by Gaius

Well, it was significantly weakened before it was passed, but an amendment was approved to the immigration bill that makes English the "National Language". It still allows existing bilingual requirements, but it does at least strengthen requirements for English language … Continue reading →

Posted in Immigration Reform | 43 Comments

Letter From Iraq

Posted on May 19, 2006 by Gaius

A while back I wrote about "seeing the elephant", an old phrase that has been used for many years to describe people who have seen war close up. In it, I wrote: No, unless you have seen the elephant, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Correspondence | 21 Comments