Daily Archives: April 2, 2007

Dealing With Obsolescence

Posted on April 2, 2007 by Gaius

The little Pentium II laptop I bought for my son has been a real hit with him. He has discovered some of the old Windows 95 games (which run perfectly on Windows 98) like Myst and Chessmaster 4000. So today, … Continue reading →

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Money In Play

Posted on April 2, 2007 by Gaius

There have been a lot of headlines about the huge amounts of cash being raised by the two top Democrats in the race, Hillary! and Obama. But there is also an astonishing amount of money being raised by the Republicans … Continue reading →

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Incoming

Posted on April 2, 2007 by Gaius

Whoever wins the 2008 presidential election will have a serious problem facing them right from the start. ABC News is reporting that Iran may have nuclear weapons by 2009. At the same time some folks in Congress are busily trying … Continue reading →

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Funny, Isn’t It?

Posted on April 2, 2007 by Gaius

Back in the day, the media pretty much loathed Henry Kissinger as a tool of the even-more-loathed Nixon administration. Funny how they rehabilitate him as an expert when they like – or can twist – what he is saying these … Continue reading →

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Putting Safety Second

Posted on April 2, 2007 by Gaius

Debra Burlingame, sister of Charles F. "Chic" Burlingame, pilot of American Airlines flight 77, who was murdered on 9/11, writes a very powerful piece in today's New York Post about the way the Congressional Democrats are putting public safety second. The … Continue reading →

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Is He Going To Run?

Posted on April 2, 2007 by Gaius

The big question right now is whether Fred Thompson is actually going to enter the race for the Republican nomination. That question has a lot of already announced candidates from both parties very nervous, indeed. Robert Novak writes that Thompson … Continue reading →

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One Last Egg Cream For The Road

Posted on April 2, 2007 by Gaius

Coney Island, the iconic beachfront amusement area in Brooklyn, New York, opened yesterday. For its last season. Coney Island will disappear at the end of the year, the victim of "progress". Real estate developers will turn the famous area into … Continue reading →

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