Monthly Archives: February 2007

Taliban Claim They Invented Fire

Posted on February 27, 2007 by Gaius

That title is exactly as credible as the claim one of their spokesmen made about a suicide bombing at the Bagram air base in Afghanistan. The spokesman claimed that the bombing was directed at Vice President Cheney. Since he was … Continue reading →

Posted in War | 13 Comments

Information From Informants

Posted on February 27, 2007 by Gaius

I really have been posting very lightly for the past week or so. These computer problems have been driving me up the wall. But never fear, faithful readers. My vast network of informants never sleeps! They continue to comb the … Continue reading →

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Overplayed

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Gaius

It appears that at least some sanity has suddenly emerged in the Democratic party. A few people realize they seriously are in danger of trying to overplay their hand. Harry Reid is trying to back away from the far left … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, War | 2 Comments

Agreeing On Oil

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Gaius

Joe Lieberman today called for a truce to give the new commander in Iraq a chance to achieve his mission. The swarm from the noise machine indicates that won't be happening if they have their way. But, regardless of the … Continue reading →

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A Titanic Something

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Gaius

I steered clear of this story about James Cameron claiming to have discovered the grave of Jesus Christ, his wife Mary Magdalene and their son. It's very sensational. But it means nothing whatsoever. Anyone who swallows this story, by a … Continue reading →

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An Inconvenient Bill

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Gaius

Al Gore has his Oscar, his fawning followers are thrilled to the very core. But Al has one other thing. A $30,000 energy bill for his home in Tennessee. Last night, Al Gore’s global-warming documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, collected an … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Left Wing | 22 Comments

Flanking Maneuvers

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Gaius

Peter Navarro, a business professor at the University of California, Irvine, pens an op-ed in the Christian Science Monitor that should be required reading for Congress. With virtually nothing whatsoever of any real use going on in Washington at the … Continue reading →

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Today’s Department Of “Duh” Report

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Gaius

We brought you the story of the takeout loving rats in a New York City fast food joint last Friday. Well, the Greenwich Village eatery had passed a Health Department inspection just the day before the media captured the rat … Continue reading →

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Cutting Through The Smoke

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Gaius

There is a concerted effort going on to tout how Republicans are abandoning the Bush administration over the war in Iraq. The stories from the pundits and the media-imposed conventional wisdom is that Republicans are bailing out in drives. Only … Continue reading →

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Political Truce

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Gaius

Joe Lieberman is calling for a political ceasefire on all the maneuvers and posturing in Washington. It is sure to fall on deaf ears among the ardent supporters of defeat in Iraq, but he makes the effort anyway. Among the … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, War | 17 Comments

History Repeating Itself

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Gaius

One of the main things the British Royal Navy and the American Navy did during the past two hundred years or so is not the fighting of wars, it has been the suppression of piracy around the globe. The two … Continue reading →

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Snakes On A Screen?

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Gaius

I have never been interested in the Oscars. The only thing the award show format – and the Oscars in particular – is good for is as an aid to insomnia. So I never bother watching them. So I read … Continue reading →

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Tipping Point

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Gaius

I realize my posting has been very light the past week or so – and really light the last couple of days. I have been fighting – hard – with a number computer problems. First repetitive crashing on my main … Continue reading →

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Chips And Dip

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Gaius

A woman in Mountain View, California took her 4-year old daughter to the park. This would be the same park I posted about here and here. This is the home of terrorist squirrels and their ditzy defenders from all over the … Continue reading →

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Don’t Feed Bambi

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Gaius

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette carries an article warning people not to feed wild deer. Their so-called act of kindness may actually be helping spread disease among the deer herds – and possibly eventually to humans. Now is when deer elicit a … Continue reading →

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