Daily Archives: December 5, 2007

Communications And Mailing Lists

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Gaius

There's a bit of a kerfluffle right now being led by the left wing blogs about an interview at a fairly obscure magazine, Texas Monthly, with Dan Bartlett, fomer counselor to President Bush. The ruckus, such as it is, is … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Politics | 1 Comment

The Light Fantastic

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Gaius

James Randerson, writing in The Guardian, describes a new initiative in Europe to use lasers to try to create a working fusion reactor. It's a clean source of energy using fuel that can easily be extracted from sea water, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Science | Comments Off

Pssst. Wanna Buy A Hot Car?

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Gaius

Low mileage, light bar, siren, two-way radio. No charge for soot. GREENSBORO, N.C. – A Greensboro police officer investigating a burglary found something else that was hot, his cruiser. Police said an officer responded to a reported burglary in progress … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals | 1 Comment

Terror In Omaha Mall

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Gaius

At least 9 people are dead in a shooting incident in an Omaha, Nebraska shopping mall. Thirteen people in all were shot and the gunman took his own life. Fox News is reporting 8 killed and 5 wounded. Police are … Continue reading →

Posted in News | 3 Comments

Ugly For Huckabee

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Gaius

The story of Mike Huckabee's involvement in the Wayne Dumond case is a major problem for him. Huckabee lobbied for the release of the rapist who then went to Missouri and raped and murdered another victim. Dumond was attacked and … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Politics | 1 Comment

A Load Of Bull

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Gaius

Well, okay, properly it should be 'a load of steer' but that doesn't sound right. The Telegraph is reporting on a very, very large steer in Britain. He already weighs 3,000 pounds and isn't even close to being full grown. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals | 3 Comments

They’re Watching Over You

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Gaius

The debacle of the lost data disks in Britain – where the revenue office lost two disks containing highly personal data of millions of Britons – just took a turn for the worse. A lot worse, in fact. It seems … Continue reading →

Posted in Left Wing, The Ivory Tower, World news | 2 Comments

AMT Follies

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Gaius

The Democrats rode to victory in the 2006 elections promising change. They have changed things. Unfortunately, the change is to make things worse. The latest debacle is the promised 'patch' for the Alternative Minimum Tax, imposed by Democrats years ago … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Taxes | 3 Comments

Clumsy Attacks

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Gaius

Jay Cost over at Real Clear Politics has a good analysis of just how dangerous Hillary Clinton's sudden rash of clumsy attacks on fellow Democrats is – to Hillary Clinton. The consensus seems to be that Hillary's negativity is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 6 Comments

Cascades Of Hypocrisy

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Gaius

Holman Jenkins, Jr. of the Opinion Journal has noticed something I pointed out some time back. I posted about an article in the New York Times that discussed the "cascade effect" that had led to decades of faulty medical advice … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Junk Science | 4 Comments

Cold Trail

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Gaius

Police in Tyler, Texas fear that the trail has gone cold on the missing Frosty the Snowman. The 42-foot inflatable figure was stolen from the Dixon Farms Christmas tree sales lot where it has been a fixture for some 24 … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | 2 Comments