Daily Archives: June 4, 2007

Senator Craig Thomas, RIP

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Gaius

Senator Craig Thomas of Wyoming has died after a battle with acute myeloid leukemia. The senator's family issued a statement saying he died Monday evening at National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. He had been receiving chemotherapy for acute … Continue reading →

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Staggering

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Gaius

Callimachus from Done With Mirrors has a post up about what it is like trying to get through the black and white, doctrinaire world that many pundits, both in the media and in the self-defined world that is the new … Continue reading →

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Losing Ground

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Gaius

Here I am citing the Washington Times again, not something I do with great regularity. But they have what should be a media blockbuster – but they are the only ones reporting it. The super-whamadyne new Senate compromise immigration "reform" … Continue reading →

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Well, It Could Have Been Worse

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Gaius

1,683 guitarists came out to a Kansas City ballpark to try to shatter the Guinness Book world record for the most people playing the same song. They appear to have done so. The song? Deep Purple's Smoke on the Water. … Continue reading →

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Secession

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Gaius

It seems that there is a very small, but very loud and persistent group of people living in Vermont that want to secede from the United States. Lovely. I thought, as does one of the people quoted in the article, … Continue reading →

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Nuts

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Gaius

We really aren't sure what to make of this particular news article. A Malaysian scientist claims that he has discovered a way to use walnuts in a rather new application: to treat Erectile Dysfunction or ED. Yeah, really, he's saying … Continue reading →

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Things They Do Look Awful C-C-Cold

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Gaius

Talkin' 'bout my generation. This is too good not to pass along. A British – er – rock group – with a combined age totaling over 3,000 years has just had their first single break into the British top 30. … Continue reading →

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Jefferson Indicted

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Gaius

Representative William "Cold Cash" Jefferson has been indicted for 16 different alleged violations of Federal law. If convicted on all counts, he could spend the next 235 years in Federal prison. The indictment handed up in federal court in Alexandria., … Continue reading →

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A Heartwarming Update

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Gaius

On Gustav the flaccid, a German ostrich with some performance problems. (We first posted about Gustav here.) It seems that the great legal case against the teens who set off fireworks, allegedly leading to Gustav's dysfunctional state, has been settled. … Continue reading →

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We Regret To Inform Our Readers

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Gaius

That Skippy has died. No, not our evil twin, Skippy the kangaroo. No, not this guy. We mean real kangaroo. A real kangaroo from Indiana by the name of Skippy. FOUNTAINTOWN, Ind. – A 6-foot-tall kangaroo that surprised residents as … Continue reading →

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Overrun By Rats

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Gaius

Britain continues to be the leading place where the overlords of the Animal Uprising™ are gearing up for next year's themed celebrations for the Year of the Rat. They have so many rats prepositioned for the festivities that they are … Continue reading →

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The Endless Supply Of Squirrels

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Gaius

A Colorado resident is learning – the hard way – that you simply cannot get rid of squirrels. There is a limitless supply of the beasts being churned out by the overlords of the Animal Uprising™. Rick Schulte is locked … Continue reading →

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Please, Spare Us. Please.

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Gaius

All we can do is pray that John Howard won't commit this horrible crime against humanity. One of the traditions at the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference is that all of the visiting heads of state get dressed up … Continue reading →

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Thompson’s Biggest Challenge

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Gaius

The Wall Street Journal takes a look at the biggest hurdle Fred Thompson has to clear: raising money. And it is a very, very high bar. As a late entry into the crowded, expensive, presidential campaign, Fred Thompson's first big … Continue reading →

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“A Very Dangerous Piece Of Legislation.”

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Gaius

The Christian Science Monitor has an article describing the mounting pressure on Republican Senators involved in the immigration "reform" bill. It ain't pretty.  In South Carolina last week during the congressional break, Sen. Lindsey Graham generally avoided crowds. Likewise Sen. … Continue reading →

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