Daily Archives: May 16, 2007

New Palestinian Ceasefire Claims Five Lives

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Gaius

Once again, warring Palestinian factions prove that they have no concept of what the word 'ceasefire' means. (Hint: it does not mean yelling, "Cease!" then "Fire!") Five have died so far in the latest "ceasefire". And Hamas is seeking to … Continue reading →

Posted in War, World news | 1 Comment

Bo Diddley In Intensive Care

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Gaius

Bo Diddley has suffered a stroke while performing in Western Iowa. He is in the intensive care unit at a hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, listed in guarded condition. The 78-year-old singer-songwriter-guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was listed … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Video | 1 Comment

Power Grab

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Gaius

Before the election, the litany from the left was that the arrogant Republicans shut the minority Democrats out of the legislative process in the House. But they never once tried what Nancy Pelosi is now trying. She is trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 5 Comments

David, Goliath And FUD

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Gaius

No, not Elmer Fudd. FUD as an acronym for a marketing technique know as Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. That's what Amanda McPherson, marketing director for the Linux Foundation is labeling Microsoft's claims that open source software is violating Microsoft patents. … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek Stuff | 3 Comments

29-67

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Gaius

That was the final vote tally in the US Senate on the showboating political posturing of the Reid-Feingold amendment that made the Senators stand up and provide an up or down vote on defunding the troops in the field. Now, stop … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, War | 3 Comments

Take It Off, Hand It Over

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Gaius

In today's terpsichorean ecdysiast news: Norwegian authorities have announced that they have absolutely no intention of actually obeying their own laws as interpreted by their own courts. That's right, they are going to tax strippers. OSLO (AFP) – Tickets to … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Taxes, World news | 3 Comments

Trains In Vain

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Gaius

No, no, no. Not the song Train in Vain by the Clash – but here's a video of a live performance of that song just for fun. This about real trains. You'll get the "vain" part after you read the … Continue reading →

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Learning Lessons

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Gaius

Jonathan Gurwitz enumerates four lessons that can be gleaned from the recently foiled plot by six men to attack Fort Dix. People in this country , especially the politicians, would do well to think about these four lessons when considering … Continue reading →

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Historical View

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Gaius

Bernard Lewis, no a professor emeritus at Princeton, is a very smart, well-respected historian. His special area of expertise is, of course, Islam and the interaction of Islam with the West. In today's Opinion-Journal he tries to sound the alarm … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Politics, War | 3 Comments