Daily Archives: February 7, 2007

Gee, Why Don’t They Call Anymore?

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Gaius

Chucky "Dead to Me" Hagel is out and about again. After pushing his non-binding, look-at-me, histrionic resolution slapping our soldiers in the field, he voted against cloture, thereby refusing to end debate (not block it as the press and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Foto Phun, Politics | 1 Comment

A Solution To A Major Ruckus

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Gaius

Well, the ruckus over whether or not Nancy Pelosi asked for a personal jet to fly her around appears to have been answered. Yes she did. (Who was the left-wing blogger that tried to prove conclusively that she had not … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Politics | 12 Comments

Mistrial For Watada

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Gaius

But that is most definitely not a good thing for Ehren Watada. The presiding officer decided that Watada had not meant what he said to settle two counts of the original charges against him. That deal is now off the … Continue reading →

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Edwards Fires Bloggers

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Gaius

UPDATE: Thursday, early afternoon: The two bloggers are not fired.   Reports are roaring through the blogosphere that the Edwards Campaign has fired the two bloggers, Amanda Marcotte and Melissa McEwan, that have been at the center of the latest blogstorm. … Continue reading →

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That Whole Petard Thing

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Gaius

From Dictionary.com: 4. hoist by or with one's own petard, hurt, ruined, or destroyed by the very device or plot one had intended for another. Why bring that up? Well, this item from Eugene Volokh, writing over at The Volokh … Continue reading →

Posted in Left Wing, Legal, Politics, Religion, World news | 1 Comment

Rodents Occupy Church

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Gaius

Rodents from the Animal Uprising™ have forced their way into a church and are occupying the structure. The old chapel, in Seattle's Discovery Park, is currently held by about 150 rabbit storm troopers. SEATTLE — An old chapel in Seattle's … Continue reading →

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Foreign Correspondence – Odds And Ends Edition

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Gaius

My son sent the following to me in an email to post today. I've been kind of busy battling computers (I'm winning, but just barely) so haven't really been posting at the usual insane pace. I'll let my son take … Continue reading →

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Strong Words

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Gaius

The New York Post has a very strong condemnation of the bad political theater being played out in Washington right now. The language is harsh, the judgment passed even more so. Any resolution – short of an unambiguous endorsement of … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Politics, War | 3 Comments

Junk Science And The Creation Of Media Myths

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Gaius

Dennis Byrne, writing over at Real Clear Politics, has a column up that shatters the latest junk science fueled media meme that the Bush administration pressured scientists about global warming. It is not his opinion, either. He is drawing from … Continue reading →

Posted in Junk Science, Media | 7 Comments

Same Events, Differing Conclusions

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Gaius

It is always interesting when two different journalists attend the same events, here the same speakers and yet come away with widely differing takes on those events. I mentioned last night the report of the Politico than anointed Hillary! Clinton … Continue reading →

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Frauds

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Gaius

I imagine Robert Samuelson will get a ration of flak from the true believers for writing his column today. But in trying to point out the impossibilities (not difficulties, impossibilities) of eliminating CO2 emissions in the short term, he is telling … Continue reading →

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Another Chance

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Gaius

I really never read anything written by either Amanda Marcotte of Pandagon or Melissa McEwan from Shakespeare’s Sister, or if I have caught bits and pieces, I don't really remember them. So I stayed right out of the blog controversy when the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Media, Politics | 16 Comments