Daily Archives: December 10, 2007

Late For Your Own Funeral

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Gaius

When I hear someone use the expression, "You'd be late for your own funeral," I've always thought that the correct response would be either, "I hope so," or "That's the plan." However, in one place, being late for your own … Continue reading →

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Self Delivering Christmas Dinner

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Gaius

An 83-year old man in Traverse City, Michigan got a special delivery Christmas dinner, right through the window of a third floor bedroom. TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – The noise that Chuck Ritter heard while sitting in his living room was a … Continue reading →

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Hot Tubbing: All The Cool Cats Are Doing It

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Gaius

Ah, relaxing in the hot tub outdoors on a cold winter day. Why it would be just perfect with a little company. How about your local mountain lion? DEADWOOD, S.D. – A relaxing soak in a hot tub came to … Continue reading →

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“Surrender”

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Gaius

A witness to the events at the New Life Church yesterday described the scene as volunteer armed security guard Jeanne Assam stopped the bloodshed by shotting the gunman. Larry Bourbonnais, a combat-tested Vietnam veteran, said it was the bravest thing … Continue reading →

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Ice Storms Sweep Nation

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Gaius

Heavy Ice storms are roaring across the country along a line from Texas to New Hampshire. More than 500,000 homes and businesses are without power as transmission lines snapped under the weight of the ice coating them or as tree … Continue reading →

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Hillary’s Pay-To-Play

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Gaius

Ouch. The Los Angeles Times takes a look at Hillary Clinton's outsized use of earmarks, by far and away much larger than any other candidate and notes one other little detail. Many of the private companies receiving the earmark funds … Continue reading →

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The Old Hay Pay Wagon

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Gaius

The Washington Post has an editorial today that excoriates the pending farm bill now winding its way through Congress. The Post has been running a long, intermittent series on the absurdities of farm subsidies, of course. But the bill now … Continue reading →

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How Badly Is Hillary Sliding?

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Gaius

According to this report from Bloomberg, it may be very badly, indeed. A recent focus group conducted by Democratic pollster Peter Hart, the dedicated, committed Democrats attending found real problems with Hillary Clinton – ones that became more and more … Continue reading →

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Police Think Colorado Shooting Linked

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Gaius

The police in the two jurisdictions where shooting occurred yesterday believe the two incidents are related but have yet to formally link them. The two locations, a missionary training facility and a church, share a connection by virtue of a small … Continue reading →

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Tax Policy As Farce

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Gaius

The Opinion Journal points out the death of the Democrat's much-ballyhooed PAYGO rules in the ongoing battle to patch the Alternative Minimum Tax. They also point out that the PAYGO rules have been a farce all along. The rules were … Continue reading →

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