Daily Archives: April 26, 2008

Screw The Popular Vote, They’re Just A Herd, Anyway

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Gaius

A nasty, right wing thing to say? Not exactly. That is paraphrasing the words of Screamin' Howard Dean, the head of the Democratic National Committee. In an interview with the Financial Times, he expressed those feelings about the rank and … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 2 Comments

The Starving Peasants On The Far Horizon.

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Gaius

Mark Steyn has rather a lot to say about Time Magazines "Iwo Tree-ma" photo that I posted about yesterday. But the only thing the tree is good for is to block the view of the starving peasants. Heigh-ho. In the … Continue reading →

Posted in Junk Science, Left Wing, Media | 5 Comments

Taxing Patience

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Gaius

The Wall Street Journal reports on Arizona governor Janet Napolitano's not-so-secret plan to deal with the falling real estate values and mortgage problems in that state: raise property taxes even more. Napolitano is not alone, many states are doing the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Floppy Truncheon?

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Gaius

A British man has been acquitted of all charges in a landmark case. 25-year old Stuart Kennedy will not have to display a floppy truncheon when he next delivers a strip-o-gram. Three judges have ruled that a male stripper who … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, World news | 4 Comments

Mobile Infantry

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Gaius

The late Robert A. Heinlein's vision of powered armor is rapidly approaching reality. A company in Utah has an operational powered exoskeleton and a contract with the US military to develop it even further. Rex Jameson, one of his test … Continue reading →

Posted in Machines, Technology | 3 Comments

The (Rail) Road Less Traveled

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Gaius

Bill Thomas writes an article for the Washington Post today about an unusual hobby that he and A. L. Freed have been practicing for the last decade or so. That would be following old railroad right of ways in their … Continue reading →

Posted in History | 3 Comments