Daily Archives: February 28, 2008

The Unexpected

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Gaius

I've read about Bob Geldof for many years – longer than I have read news about George W. Bush. I had a portrait of Geldof in my mind that had been painted through the years by press reports on him. … Continue reading →

Posted in World news | 1 Comment

Averting A Humanitarian Disaster

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Gaius

I have to tell you, I read this piece from the Washington Post with disbelief. You see, it is an op-ed from Angelina Jolie  that appears to be arguing for a continued American presence in Iraq. In Baghdad, I spoke … Continue reading →

Posted in War | 2 Comments

Large Explosion At Illinois Mall

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Gaius

There has been a large explosion at a shopping mall in the Chicago suburb of Waukegan. At least six people have been taken to the hospital. Windows were blown out an parts of the roof have fallen in. The cause … Continue reading →

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All The News That’s Fit To Be Made Up?

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Gaius

Has CBS aired a story that is completely fabricated? Quite possibly. The chairman of the Alabama Republican Party sent a letter to "60 Minutes" producers asking for a retraction unless they could provide evidence backing up a segment on former … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 4 Comments

Fights Crime – And Leaves A Clean, Fresh Scent!

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Gaius

Want to freshen up the air and drive away unpleasant people at the same time? Use a can of Oust on the criminal elements! That's precisely what Margaret Taylor, a British postmistress did. Air freshener is good at getting rid … Continue reading →

Posted in Criminal Masterminds, World news | 11 Comments

Two Bees Or Not Two Bees

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Gaius

Definitely a lot more than two. A man is in the hospital in serious condition after being swarmed by very angry bees. While a television news crew was filming a story about the earlier attacks (a woman had also been … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals | 2 Comments

Florida Blackouts Update

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Gaius

A spokesman for the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, known in the industry as NERC, says that the Outages in Florida would have been a lot worse had major changes to the grid not been made in the wake of … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy | 4 Comments

The Insult Trap

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Gaius

The Politico points out something today that people need to read. Barack Obama is actually getting boosts in his popularity with every insult he shrugs off and accepts apologies for. AUSTIN —They are so sorry. In the course of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 11 Comments

Political Games

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Gaius

Even the Los Angeles Times can't stomach the Democratic candidates glaring hypocrisy on NAFTA and free trade. They are throwing the flag on this one. The 14-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement has become a hot issue in this year's … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Politics | 1 Comment

Cleaning Up

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Gaius

Bobby Jindal, the new Republican governor of Louisiana, is proving that cleaning up government is possible. He has rammed sweeping ethics rules changes through a reluctant legislature and has even managed to extract praise from the New York Times in … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 7 Comments

Why Clinton Is Losing

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Gaius

Daniel Henninger looks at why Hillary Clinton is losing to a political neophyte who has served only three years in national office – or even less if you consider that Obama has effectively been running for higher office since he … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 7 Comments

Organ Grind

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Gaius

I first caught wind of this story in the British press. Now it has hit ABC News. A California doctor faces charges of hastening the death of a disabled man in order to take the man's organs for transplant. Medical … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Legal, Medicine | 2 Comments

On Middle Names

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Gaius

The Republican National Committee has warned off the Tennessee Republican Party from using Barack Obama's middle name in a press release. The Republican National Committee this afternoon scolded the Tennessee Republican Party over their use of "Barack Hussein Obama" in … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 11 Comments