Daily Archives: April 14, 2008

Going Down!

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Gaius

The western world continues its descent into inanity with the latest "findings" from a Swiss committee. We should all sit back and welcome the era of PLANT RIGHTS. In a report on "the dignity of the creature in the plant … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, World news | 4 Comments

“She Won’t Think Anything About It.”

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Gaius

According to Wikipedia, those words, spoken in reply to the question, ""What will Miss Harris think of my hanging on to you so?" asked by Mary Todd Lincoln, were the last words of Abraham Lincoln. Shortly thereafter, John Wilkes Booth … Continue reading →

Posted in History | 3 Comments

Berlusconi’s Big Win

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Gaius

Silvio Berlusconi has a major electoral win today. The center-right politician has romped to a huge win in the Italian elections and will take over as Prime Minister sometime in May. He will take office with large majorities in both … Continue reading →

Posted in World news | 3 Comments

Bitterness All Around

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Gaius

I think Hugh Hewitt has it nailed with his analysis of Barack Obama and the wildly distorted view the candidate holds about America and Americans in "flyover" country. Obama's "small town" remarks reflect a great deal about the beliefs Obama … Continue reading →

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And Now The Bad News

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Gaius

It seems that Barack Obama has an even bigger problem with his "small town" comments than I suspected. A flat majority of Americans, 56%, think he is wrong. Worse yet, a huge majority of independents, 51% to 27%, disagree with … Continue reading →

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I Guess Adding One And One Is Now Forbidden

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Rich Horton

It begins with Bill Kristol's criticism of Obama: The Mask Slips I haven’t read much Karl Marx since the early 1980s, when I taught political philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania. Still, it didn’t take me long this weekend to … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 5 Comments

Still Getting Prepared To Fight An Imaginary GOP

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Rich Horton

More "reality" based politics from the DK:  The GOP's 800 Pound Gorilla Being a science writer, I can't help but gravitate toward scientific metaphors. [ed. Astonishingly, this was not meant ironically.] So imagine for a second if two famous primate experts … Continue reading →

Posted in Left Wing | 3 Comments