Daily Archives: February 20, 2007

Still More About Bad Bets

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Gaius

James Joyner has a link to a poll that appears to show that the Democratic strategy, as espoused by John "Unindicted Co-Conspirator" Murtha and embraced by Nancy Pelosi, is likely to backfire – badly – on them. I deleted a … Continue reading →

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Let Aliens Vote

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Gaius

A major push in New York City to make non-citizens legal voters in the city. A bill that would grant permanent residents and other legal immigrants the right to vote in municipal elections has been stalled in the City Council … Continue reading →

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Do You Really Own Your Computer?

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Gaius

One of the Crabitat's handy informants, who generally shuns any publicity about the links he sends me, points to a couple of articles of real interest about the Windows Vista operating system. I posted a little about that earlier today. … Continue reading →

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Vitriolic Rhetoric Escalates

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Gaius

One of the things that has been a real concern for me is the escalating vitriolic rhetoric coming from the left these days. Constantly raising the bar almost daily will eventually reach a critical point. Which it appears to have, … Continue reading →

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Fear Of Clowns

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Gaius

In professional terms it is called coulrophobia, an irrational fear of clowns. But is it irrational if you've had a bad encounter with a clown? Like maybe having one beat you up when you're a little boy? As a child … Continue reading →

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What Americans Haven’t Been Told

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Gaius

Michael Totten, who has pointed out the peace and stability in the Northern area of Iraq, which is a de facto state of Kurdistan. Now CBS news actually reports from Kurdistan and paints a picture that Totten thinks captures the … Continue reading →

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Back To The Cold War

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Gaius

Poland and the Czech Republic appear ready to approve the siting of American anti-missile defenses in their countries. Russia responds with threats to target those facilities. The old Cold War bluff and bluster appear to be back. Russia threatened to … Continue reading →

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The Annoyances Of Vista

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Gaius

PC World takes a look at the new Microsoft Vista operating system. There is a lot to hate about the new software and really very little reason for a lot of computer users to even want the new product. (I … Continue reading →

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A Dangerous Bet

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Gaius

Brendan Miniter points out the dangers of the current Democratic strategy as plotted by John "Unindicted Co-Conspirator" Murtha and endorsed by Nancy Pelosi. He looks to a few contrarian items to the "conventional wisdom" and argues that all is not … Continue reading →

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