Daily Archives: May 26, 2007

Huge Operation

Posted on May 26, 2007 by Gaius

The Associated Press is headlining its latest article on the two whales who swam up the Sacramento River this way: Lost whales at center of huge operation. The article goes on to describe the attempts at rescuing the animals, the … Continue reading →

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Condemned To Relive The Present

Posted on May 26, 2007 by Gaius

George Santayana famously said, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.". Two juxtaposed articles from a single issue of the Daily Mail shows that there are those who cannot see what is happening right at this … Continue reading →

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Standard Tactics

Posted on May 26, 2007 by Gaius

Politics in this country has never been a sport for weaklings. It has, historically, been very rough, sometimes more openly vicious, sometimes less out in the open – but just as bad behind the scenes. To play the game, you … Continue reading →

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Biff, Boff, Bam

Posted on May 26, 2007 by Gaius

Remember the tacky graphics that flashed on screen during fight scenes in the old Batman television series starring Adam West and Burt Ward? Somehow, something like that should illustrate this story. A seven term US Congressman from New Jersey, Rodney … Continue reading →

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On The Count-Your-Blessings Front

Posted on May 26, 2007 by Gaius

Five people are dead and at least one more is missing in a series of savage storms that have hit Texas. DALLAS – Forecasters predicted more heavy thunderstorms in the Plains over the holiday weekend after two days of storms … Continue reading →

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Message To Mookie

Posted on May 26, 2007 by Gaius

Just hours after Moqtada al Sadr slithered back over the border from Iran into Iraq, US forces sent him a telegram. They raided his main stronghold in Sadr City, captured a high level suspect there and killed five of his stormtroopers in … Continue reading →

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