Daily Archives: February 4, 2008

Fantasy Island

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Gaius

Well, at least one person in Britain has had more that enough of the wind power scams being run by folks trying to get rich off government subsidies. Edward Heathcoat Amory has a scathing column up over at the Daily … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Taxes, World news | 2 Comments

Uh, Oh

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Gaius

Maybe just a difference in venue, maybe nothing at all. Or maybe the reason Hillary Clinton turned on the waterworks today. She appeared at a campaign event at a Minneapolis college and spoke to 4,000 people.  Barack Obama had just … Continue reading →

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Restless Hero

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Gaius

Thanks to NortonPete for sending me the link to this story. A Vietnam veteran and a Civil War re-enactor from New Jersey have spent years documenting the graves of Civil War veterans from that state. They published a history of … Continue reading →

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Todays Laugh

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Gaius

My wife sent me a link to this today. Do not have a mouthful of liquid when you look. Consider yourself warned .  Tweet

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Linux Update

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Gaius

Every post I have put up today has been done with my Dell laptop running Ubuntu 7.10. And it is running like a tank. I can "see" all the computers on my home network, can read all of their shared … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek Stuff | 5 Comments

The Tale Of The Tears

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Gaius

Tom Bevan over at the Real Clear Politics Blog has a very sharp observation on Hillary Clinton's latest crying jag. I was pretty well disgusted by it , a lot of others are amused, attributing it toClinton seeing her poll … Continue reading →

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R-A-T-S-P-E-C-T

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Gaius

Find out what it means to…. PETA. The preeminent vermin rights group has spoken, demanding that China respect rats. Rats, they say, have dreams. No, I am not making this up. BEIJING – An animal rights group called Monday for … Continue reading →

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Ready, Fire, Aim

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Gaius

Jake Tapper notes that both Mitt Romney and – especially – Barack Obama have serious problems with their positions on guns and gun ownership. Asked Tim Russert: "So the assault ban that expired here because Congress didn’t act on it, … Continue reading →

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Clinton Municipal Waterworks Back In Action

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Gaius

Hey, it worked in New Hampshire, right? Well, Hillary sprang a leak again today at an appearance in Connecticut. NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Sen. Hillary Clinton teared up this morning at an event at the Yale Child Study Center, where … Continue reading →

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Blue Roses And Whiskey

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Gaius

Songwriters have used the words 'blue roses' to describes sad, lost love or something impossible. All those lyrics are now obsolete. The Suntory company of Japan, a major whiskey distiller, is branching out. They will begin selling blue roses sometime … Continue reading →

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All That Glitters…. Might Be Aluminum

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Gaius

Dr. Chunlei Guo, associate professor of optics at the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester, has managed something alchemists tried to do for centuries. He can turn virtually any metal to gold. Well, gold in color, that is. … Continue reading →

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Lip Quiver, Check. Puppy Eys, Check….

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Gaius

Bill Clinton did, indeed, appear at a few black churches in Los Angeles yesterday – but did a stunningly stupid thing. He actually canceled one appearance so he could fly off to watch the Super Bowl. No, really, he did. … Continue reading →

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Advice For The Dyspeptic

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Gaius

Bill Kristol has a few words of advice for the increasingly dyspeptic portion of the right who have renounced John McCain.   This is an important moment for the conservative movement. Not because conservatives have some sort of obligation to … Continue reading →

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