Daily Archives: March 30, 2008

The Vicious Left

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Gaius

Ed Morrisey links to this video, originating from the leftwing site MyDD using some of the most awful video from 9/11, bashing heck out of Jeremiah Wright and Barack Obama and generally playing attack dog in the Democratic nomination process. … Continue reading →

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Arms Race

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Gaius

My wife and I went out for a while today and decided to stop at a sporting goods store. I had wanted to take a look at a handgun but declined to buy it when the store did not carry … Continue reading →

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Mookie Beats Feet

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Gaius

The Associated Press refrains from Calling Moqtada al Sadr – Mookie – by their usual descriptive term: "Fiery" in this report. Maybe because winners don't do what Mookie is doing: pulling his fighters off the streets nationwide in Iraq. Al-Sadr's … Continue reading →

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You There! Step Away From The Root Beer!

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Gaius

I don't know which part is sillier. A police department raiding a root beer "kegger" and making more than 90 kids take Breathalyzer tests to prove they had been drinking the soft drink or the excuses by the police department … Continue reading →

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The Appeaser

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Gaius

Michael Goodwin sees a genuine disaster for Barack Obama in the Reverend Jeremiah Wright fiasco. He also sees the reason why it is such a disaster. Instead of Obama's claims to being a uniter, Goodwin sees Obama's stance on Wright's … Continue reading →

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The Big Not-So-Easy

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Gaius

If one nickname for New Orleans is The Big Easy, one could reasonably apply the term The Big Not-So-Easy to the long-overdue cleanup of the filthy bayou of Louisiana politics. Yet the new governor of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, has managed … Continue reading →

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Smoke-Filled Gore

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Gaius

The Telegraph reports that aides to Al Gore are busily floating a trial balloon of a potential smoke-filled room "compromise" that would give the Democratic presidential nomination to none other than Al Gore. The opening has emerged because opinion polls … Continue reading →

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