Daily Archives: December 24, 2007

Soft Winds, Oscar

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Gaius

As you watch this video, pay attention to the sheer joy on the face of the master playing the piano, Oscar Peterson. I don't know when this was recorded, but the man playing guitar is Joe Pass, who died in … Continue reading →

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Harry Reid’s Unconstitutional Expansion Of Congressional Power

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Gaius

Harry Reid has decided to again maintain a mockery of a Senate "in session" by having Jim Webb of Virginia play the role of official Senate court jester. Why? Well, it is to keep President Bush from exercising his express … Continue reading →

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The Official Merry Christmas Post

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Gaius

Here's wishing everyone a very merry Christmas. May you and your loved ones have a wonderful holiday filled with good times, good food, good company and merriment all around. Merry Christmas! UPDATE: Steveegg at No Runny Eggs has a roundup of … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Thoughts | 13 Comments

Kerry Christmas!

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Gaius

Senator John Kerry today proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that he was and is completely unfit for higher office – or even for the office he currently holds. He has threatened to bring the full power and might … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Politics | 8 Comments

Contemplating Hell At Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Gaius

This is not exactly cheerful holiday news, but I rather suspect this was released quite intentionally by the Israeli media to remind certain foreign governments that the price of hitting Israel with weapons of mass destruction would be very high, … Continue reading →

Posted in War, World news | 9 Comments

Hillary The Hatter

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Gaius

Time Magazine looks at how Hillary Clinton lost her title of Her Inevitableness and notices how Clinton has been trying on one hat after another in Iowa, trying to gain traction. The frantic scramble to find the right message and … Continue reading →

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Carnival!

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Gaius

Fausta has another of her Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean roundups posted. (Thanks for the link, Fausta.) As always, there is a huge number of fascinating stories and blog posts from all over, put together in one handy … Continue reading →

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“…To Steer Clear Of Permanent Alliances…”

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Gaius

Karl Inderfurth,  currently a professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, writes an op-ed in the Christian Science Monitor excoriating what he calls "Washington's phobia of global treaties." Inderfurth, who served in the Clinton administration … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization, World news | 2 Comments

The Uncoded Racism They’d Like You To Forget

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Gaius

Yesterday, I linked to an article from the Washington Post that detailed concerns some people have with what they see as "coded racism" coming from the Clinton campaign. As several people in comments have pointed out, this only comes as … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Politics | 2 Comments

Problems With Huckabee?

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Gaius

Quilly Mammoth over at Just Barking Mad gets an Instalanche for his post detailing some of the concerns he has about Mike Huckabee. Mike Huckabee is the type of politician that I would like to like. But I always had … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Politics | 4 Comments

Sacrifices On The Environmental Altar

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Gaius

Phil Valentine, writing in The Tennessean Explores the new energy bill just signed into law and discovers an inconvenient truth, indeed. What the new law accomplishes is to make sacrifices on the altar of "environmentalism" at the cost of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Environment, Junk Science | 6 Comments

Compare And Contrast

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Gaius

In an op-ed in today's New Hampshire Union-Leader by Paul Hertneky, the author tries to look at actual accomplishments of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, instead of focusing on the nebulous claims of experience. While I'm guessing that Hertneky is … Continue reading →

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