Daily Archives: January 14, 2008

Say A Prayer

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Gaius

If you're a praying person, please say a prayer for Tim Blair. If you're not a praying person, please send him your positive thoughts. Tim will be undergoing cancer surgery next week. Feeling poorly for some time. Saw a doctor … Continue reading →

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“We Must Rise To This Challenge”

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Gaius

"For reasons beyond our earthly comprehension, this opportunity, this mandate, has been placed on our generation. We must rise to this challenge," he said. "Our goal is a new Louisiana where success is shared by all Louisianians." Governor Bobby Jindal, … Continue reading →

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Definitions

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Gaius

American Updated Political Dictionary – hyp·o·crite       (h?p'?-kr?t')  n.      1. Bill Clinton    2. A person given to hipocrisy (see 1.) The absolutely astonishing thing that he says stuff like this with a straight face – and the media continues to allow … Continue reading →

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Live By Identity Politics….

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Gaius

…Die by identity politics? In the political sense, that is. Matt Bai writes in the NYT Caucus blog that the Clintons are very much risking their political deaths by their all-out attacks on Barack Obama. Just this weekend, after all … Continue reading →

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New England Pounded By Heavy Snow

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Gaius

After the snowiest December on record, some areas of New England are being buried anew under up to 14 inches of snow. Schools and roads are closed all across the region. Following the snowiest December on record in some parts … Continue reading →

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Cuts No Ice

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Gaius

I've sent off an email to the reporter of this story in today's Washington Post as well as one to my contact at ICECAP. The report is quite lurid with a shouting headline: Escalating Ice Loss Found in Antarctica. Climatic … Continue reading →

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Depraved Indifference

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Gaius

The captain of a ship protesting Japanese whaling in Antarctic waters is openly threatening to ram any Japanese ship it catches in whaling operations. This is in brutally cold conditions where anyone who goes into the water would have little … Continue reading →

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Forget Mall Rats

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Gaius

If you thought herds of teenage mall rats were causing problems, you haven't been keeping up with the latest news. The real danger is not mall rats, but herds of mall deer. They're rampaging through shopping malls, knocking over jewelry … Continue reading →

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EU Suddenly Awakens

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Gaius

The European Union has suddenly come to the realization that their biofuel mandates are causing more harm than good. They are having to completely retool their guidelines. Europe's environment chief has admitted that the EU did not foresee the problems … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Environment, World news | 4 Comments

Chicago Tribune: Don’t Mess With The Economy

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Gaius

An editorial in the Chicago Tribune warns candidates – from both parties – that trying to "stimulate" the economy right now is a very bad idea. Not only will meddling likely do no good, it actually may do long term … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Taxes | 3 Comments

The Knives Come Out

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Gaius

The New York Times reports on just how ugly the battle between the Clinton and Obama campaigns is getting. And the situation is getting ugly indeed. In a tense day of exchanges by the candidates and their supporters, Mrs. Clinton … Continue reading →

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