Daily Archives: October 25, 2007

“Ineffective?”

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Gaius

Don Surber takes exception to remarks made by NRO FRC Web director Joe Carter about center-right bloggers. (Ed Note: Correction per comment from Don Surber.) Jim Garaghty at NRO was part of a panel hosted by the Family Research Council and … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere | 14 Comments

It’s The Geat Pumpkin Tree, Charlie Brown

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Gaius

Somehow, I think Charles Schulz would have gotten a kick out of this story, whether he was or was not a "tortured soul." Because a New Jersey family has discovered a pumpkin tree in their backyard – well, sort of. … Continue reading →

Posted in Weird Stuff | 1 Comment

Backers Ask That Armenian Genocide Bill Be Pulled

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Gaius

The four main sponsors of the so-called Armenian genocide bill pending in the US House of Representatives have asked that Nancy Pelosi pull the bill off the agenda- for now. Four key sponsors of the bill, censuring the Ottoman Empire … Continue reading →

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California Arson Update

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Gaius

CNN is reporting that officials have found definite proof that at least two of the fires in southern California were deliberately set.  Apparently, by someone who knew what they were doing. The Santiago Fire in Orange County was started in … Continue reading →

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Coming Debate

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Gaius

James Pinkerton, writing in Newsday, distorts a few things in a column today. Well, either he did or an editor did. Regardless of who did what, it changes the entire tone of the debate. More than anyone else, Tancredo has … Continue reading →

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Mother Of All Tax Hikes Introduced

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Gaius

House Ways and Means Committee chairman Charles Rangel has introduced his "Mother of all reforms" to the tax code. The "reforms" will cause a devastating tax hike. As expected, Rangel’s proposal would eradicate the alternative minimum tax — a levee … Continue reading →

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Second Chance

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Gaius

Michael Yon has a post up dealing with Scott Thomas Beauchamp, the soldier, and second chances. Lapses of judgment are bound to happen, and accountability is critical, but that’s not the same thing as pulling out the hanging rope every … Continue reading →

Posted in Media | 4 Comments

Things That Work

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Gaius

A pilot project to help stop the spread of wildfires in southern California appears to have proved its worth. A Federal program run by the US Forest Service to trim trees and underbrush created what are called "fuel breaks" that … Continue reading →

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Democrats = Taxes

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Gaius

The Hill's Pundit Blog has a post about the Democrats and taxes. Frankly, the Democrats just don't get it. Americans don't want higher taxes but the Democrats have already been voting to raise them at the rate of $10 billion in new … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Taxes | 3 Comments

“…If You Live In A Snake Pit, You’re Going To Get Bit.”

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Gaius

Those are the words of Tom Wordell who is a wildfire analyst at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho. He was describing the situation in Southern California and dismissing media claims that somehow global warming was involved in the fires. … Continue reading →

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Why The Media Gets Bashed

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Gaius

The blogosphere is going off on a Knight-Ridder reporter named Bobby Calvan who managed to look like a complete jerk in an article he posted. He has since taken it down, but not before a couple hundred people bashed heck … Continue reading →

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Freya, 1996-2007

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Gaius

My daughter took these in better days. Rest in peace, old girl. Tweet

Posted in Personal Thoughts | 9 Comments

US Imposes Unilateral Sanctions On Iran

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Gaius

The US government has announced a new set of sanctions to be imposed on 20 individuals or entities in Iran that are connected to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. The measures are designed to cut these entities off from the American … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, World news | 1 Comment

Money For Nothing

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Gaius

Steve Chapman has a column up over at Real Clear Politics that points out the high cost – and the outright absurdity – of Federal farm subsidies. The programs are enormously wasteful, cause significant skewing of markets and are generally … Continue reading →

Posted in Taxes | 1 Comment

“Luck Favors The Well-Prepared”

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Gaius

Arnold Schwarzenegger is getting some high praise from unlikely places these days, according to David Von Drehle in Time Magazine. Some of that praise directly flies in the face of organized Democratic party efforts to wail about the National Guard. … Continue reading →

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