Daily Archives: February 23, 2008

Green Hypocrites?

Posted on February 23, 2008 by Gaius

On a number of occasions, I have pointed out that the elitists who are pushing the biggest "environmentalist" agendas like global warming have no intention of living with the limits they plan on imposing on the less-than-elite. The phrase I … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment | 5 Comments

Slamming The New York Times

Posted on February 23, 2008 by Gaius

No, it is not John McCain's campaign. It is the San Francisco Chronicle of all media outlets. They blast the Times for it's report on McCain, calling it nothing more than gossip – and a discredit to the profession of … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 2 Comments

Housekeeping items

Posted on February 23, 2008 by Gaius

Due to complaints – well OK, due to one complaint – about the Jacuba spell checker, I have turned it off and activated IeSpell instead. You can only use that with Microsoft Internet Explorer and will have to install a … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek Stuff | 1 Comment

Beatings And Broken Bones

Posted on February 23, 2008 by Gaius

Four Cuban dissidents freed from prison reportedly through the intervention of the Spanish government, are telling of their brutal treatment at th hands of their jailers. Four dissidents freed this week after five years in inhumane conditions in a Cuban … Continue reading →

Posted in World news | 23 Comments

Dénouement

Posted on February 23, 2008 by Gaius

Mark Steyn thinks the Hillary Clinton campaign is just about over – and he writes on the reasons why it is. Bill Clinton understood a crude rule of show business – that, if you behave like a star, there are … Continue reading →

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Consequences We’ll All Pay For

Posted on February 23, 2008 by Gaius

Longtime readers here will find nothing new in this article from Bloomberg. I have written many times about the wasteful fraud of ethanol. It diverts much needed food, causing food prices to skyrocket. It is a grossly inefficient fuel that … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Taxes | 1 Comment

What’s A Dictator To Do?

Posted on February 23, 2008 by Gaius

Let's see. Inflation at the highest rate in the entire hemisphere, severe food shortages leading to food riots, crime increasing exponentially, popularity polls heading into the tank. What to do? Well, that's simple! Dig up a long dead guy to … Continue reading →

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An Intimate In The Family Life

Posted on February 23, 2008 by Gaius

At the latest Democratic debate, Barack Obama was happy to announce that he would meet with Raul Castro "without preconditions " just as soon as the necessary arrangements could be made. Hillary Clinton showed at least some understanding about what … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, World news | 2 Comments