Daily Archives: October 24, 2007

Flash: Brush Fires Cause More Political Stupidity Than Global Warming

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Gaius

Where, sobs Bill Richardson, is the National Guard? The Governor of New Mexico, already distracted from governing his own state by a hopeless try for the Democratic nomination for President of the US, distracts himself further by whining about the … Continue reading →

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Another Leftourette Moment

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Gaius

My friend Jim Lynch calls it Leftourette Syndrome. That's the propensity of the Democrats to , for the children, shout out at odd moments, for the children, on whatever matter may be under discussion, for the children, the phrase "for … Continue reading →

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So Cal Arson Update 2

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Gaius

CBS News is reporting that one of the massive fires has been officially declared to have been started intentionally and authorities are offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of the arsonist(s). The Santiago fire has cased at … Continue reading →

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SoCal Arson Update

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Gaius

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that authorities have arrested one suspect and have shot and killed another person who may have been involved in setting fires in Southern California. (earlier post about arson suspicions here.) Amid worries of new … Continue reading →

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Pointless News Continues

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Gaius

Well, the pointless story from the other day continues to dominate some people's minds. You'll recall that JK Rowling announced that a completely fictional character was fictionally gay. Well, the LA Times couldn't let that pass without getting someone to … Continue reading →

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FBI Investigating Possible Arson In SoCal Fires

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Gaius

The FBI has sent special teams to investigate possible arson in the sudden outbreak of fires in Souther California. At this time they have not searched anyone's home, contradicting the earliest reports of this. But they are gathering material as … Continue reading →

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Moonbat Ejection System

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Gaius

A "war protester" who appears to be affiliated with Code Pink charged toward Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at a hearing in the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing room. The New York Post calls it an "attack" but it is not … Continue reading →

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Drudging Up The Muck On TNR

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Gaius

UPDATE: The document links on Drudge are dead (AllahPundit has extensive screen caps, though.). The Corner has a post up quoting a TNR editor as saying the evidence is "not as damning" as Drudge claims. Meanwhile, Franklin Foer's biography is … Continue reading →

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San Diego Gets Some Good News

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Gaius

And Still I Persist is back on line after a 10+ hour server outage. Bruce Henderson posts some really good news: the wind has nearly stopped, giving the heroic fire crews a chance to contain them. As mentioned earlier the … Continue reading →

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Southwick Confirmed

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Gaius

The US Senate has just voted 59-38 to confirm Judge Leslie Southwick to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Opponents had singled out two of the 7,000 opinions Southwick has written throughout his career as objectionable, then tried to … Continue reading →

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DREAM A Little Nightmare For Me….

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Gaius

UPDATE: Cloture fails 52-44. DREAM is dead again. Harry Reid and his pals, especially Dick Durbin (who was once my Senator and who was the most useless elected official I ever dealt with) are pushing to invoke cloture on the DREAM … Continue reading →

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Dirty Money, Dirty Diapers

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Gaius

How dirty is some of the money being raised for political campaigns this year? Well, at least some of it may have come out of a well-used diaper. You be the judge. Elrick Williams's toddler niece Carlyn may be one … Continue reading →

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The Lonely Fight

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Gaius

Dana Milbank writes about the stand taken by Senator Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) yesterday. He tried to force the Senate to strip $400 million worth of pork out of a spending bill. The final vote tally against the amendment: 68 to … Continue reading →

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Global Warming Death Threats?

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Gaius

John Stossel's column today at Real Clear Politics looks at the false prophet of global warming and highlights some scientists who are very skeptical about man's role in global warming - and are being threatened by true believers. Gore also talks … Continue reading →

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The Piñata Wore Pantsuits

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Gaius

Jonah Goldberg points out a simple fact: Hillary Clinton as the Democratic nominee for president gives the Republicans their best shot at defeating the Democrats in 2008. The most interesting thing to come out of the umpteenth Republican debate Sunday … Continue reading →

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