Daily Archives: August 27, 2007

Oh, Good Lord

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Rich Horton

I'll want to hear the other side of this, but, man, does this sound creepy: Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) "was arrested in June at a Minnesota airport by a plainclothes police officer investigating lewd conduct complaints in a men’s public … Continue reading →

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It’s Like Something Out Of Euripides

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Rich Horton

The picture above is the smoke from Greece's forest fires seen from space.  As the stories continue to filter out of Greece about horror scenes of charred corpses and devestated villages it is sad to think that more is to … Continue reading →

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Good Discussion

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Gaius

There is a good discussion about this column (hidden behind the NYT pay wall – and therefore unlikely to be widely read) going on over at Michael Van Der Galien's blog. He then makes the basic mistake quite some progressives make … Continue reading →

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Dark Of The Moon

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Gaius

Hey, one good thing about this trip I'm on is that I could get a chance to see the lunar eclipse. If I can stay up that long. (Or get up that early.) Tuesday morning, Aug. 28 brings us the … Continue reading →

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Bears In The Freezer

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Gaius

This item caught our eye here at your headquarters for authoritative information on the Animal Uprising™. The implications are terrifying. A bear in Nevada has unlocked one of the secrets that have kept humans on top in the great evolutionary … Continue reading →

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What Is It With The British Commonwealth?

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Gaius

We really aren't sure what is going on with the authorities in Britain and in the other nations in the Commonwealth. But it certainly doesn't look good. Police and wildlife officials in Calgary, Canada, were led on a merry little … Continue reading →

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Sending Signals

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Gaius

In a real turnaround in French policy,  Nicolas Sarkozy has issued a surprisingly blunt warning to both Iran and the West: either ratchet up the sanctions on Tehran or face having to bomb Iran. A nuclear-armed Iran is unacceptable to … Continue reading →

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On Madness

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Gaius

Rich Horton just posted about a completely mad plan by Federal wildlife officials to spend $27 million on recovering habitat for and preventing the extinction of the ivory-billed woodpecker. Which are, despite all the recent junk science claims, probably long … Continue reading →

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Rich Horton Doing A Great Job

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Gaius

Rich has been good enough to help out here and has been doing some really great posts. Hopefully, he'll be able to stay on guesting for a few more days. I have some time to blog today, but am not … Continue reading →

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Casting Needed Light

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Gaius

Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, has another of his highly readable analyses of issues that come up in polling results. This one is taking a look at a very hot topic: immigration reform. He points … Continue reading →

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Would Anyone Accept An Actually Modest Proposal?

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Rich Horton

The government is mobilizing to save a species that might not actually, ya know, exist:  Federal wildlife officials say spending more than $27 million to research the suspected habitat of the ivory-billed woodpecker is worth the cost, despite conflicting views … Continue reading →

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Alberto Kicking To Cease Being National Pastime

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Rich Horton

There is more "bowing to the inevitable" from a Bush administration lightning rod.  Embattled Attorney General Resigns Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, whose tenure has been marred by controversy and accusations of perjury before Congress, has resigned. A senior administration … Continue reading →

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