Daily Archives: February 13, 2008

Back To The Future Again

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Gaius

Disneyland is set to open a new "House of the Future" at Disneyland some 50 years after the original made its debut. ANAHEIM, Calif. – Millions of Disneyland visitors lined up a half-century ago to catch a glimpse of the … Continue reading →

Posted in News | 2 Comments

FoxMyspaceYahoo?

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Gaius

Yahoo! is reportedly in talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. to form an alliance that would either derail Microsoft from a takeover or bid the price of Yahoo! up to a much higher level. SAN FRANCISCO – Yahoo Inc. is … Continue reading →

Posted in Media | Comments Off

The Stuff Of Dreams – And Nightmares

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Gaius

From The Nation of all places comes this scenario that would give Republicans sweet dreams. And Democrats extreme nightmares.  Condoleezza Rice for Vice President. John McCain is a formidable candidate in his own right, but if he has the political … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 10 Comments

Kimchi Nine From Outer Space

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Gaius

Uh oh. We thought giant, glowing, radioactive haggis was bad enough. But now South Korean scientists are planning to send irradiated kimchi into space. SEOUL (AFP) – A specially engineered version of kimchi, South Korea's beloved pickle dish, has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Space | 2 Comments

Pre Mortem

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Gaius

From the Seattle Times comes a sort of autopsy of the sinking and possibly soon dead Clinton campaign. It is brutal, it is ugly and if Clinton reads it, the waterworks should come on at full force. Because it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 8 Comments

Berkeley Sounds The Retreat

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Gaius

The Berkeley city council has done an about face and will not send a letter to the Marines calling them unwelcome. They are not, however, apologizing for their previous actions and are indulging in left wing pretzel logic to describe … Continue reading →

Posted in Left Wing, Politics | 10 Comments

Inside Story

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Gaius

Joshua Green from The Atlantic has the inside story on what has been happening in the Clinton campaign. His focus is on the firing of Patti Solis Doyle and the political infighting going on within Hillaryland.   For the many people … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 1 Comment

Long Train (Wreck) Running

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Gaius

Ruth Marcus points out that the pending train wreck that is the Democratic nominating process is actually overdue for a crash. It is also, ironically, the fault of one of Clinton's advisors. The wonder, really, is that the nomination train … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 1 Comment

Housekeeping Items

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Gaius

I've added a WYSIWYG editor to the comments form which should give commenters some relief from the more awkward html tagging. I've also enabled a spellchecker for that form (it is Jacuba which is supposed to run on all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek Stuff | 9 Comments

Classless

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Gaius

Wow, this is classless even for a Clinton. Hillary! has not congratulated – or even acknowledged – Barack Obama for his eight straight victories in primaries or caucuses in the past few days. There's graceless, then there's Hillary. EL PASO, … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 4 Comments

Whoops. That Didn’t Take Long

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Gaius

I just posted that last item predicting more departures from the Hillary Clinton campaign when I stumbled across this item. Clinton has sent a couple more people packing, this time from her online operation. Along with the departures of campaign … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 2 Comments

Obama Runs The Table

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Gaius

Barack Obama ran the table and swept all three "Potomac Primaries" in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC by huge margins. It wasn't even close, folks. John McCain also swept all three, albeit by smaller margins. Mr. Obama saw decisive victories … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 1 Comment