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Blue Crab Boulevard
Monthly Archives: April 2008
Distractions
Charles Krauthammer weighs in on Barack Obama's definition of the word distraction and points out that Obama's "distractions" look an awful lot like character flaws – Obama's character flaws, that is. Obamaphiles are even more exercised about the debate question … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
7 Comments
The Smoke-Filled Broom Closet
Apparently, Harry Reid has decided that it is his duty to force the selection of the Democratic Party nominee. So Reid, Pelosi and Screamin' Howie Dean will, according to Reid, force the decision. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
5 Comments
Presented With No Further Comment
warns Arctic ice melting faster than predicted MONTREAL (AFP) – Arctic sea ice is melting "significantly faster" than predicted and is approaching a point of no return, conservation group the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) warned in a new study. … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
5 Comments
The Iron Law
Daniel Henninger of the Wall Street Journal pronounces Hillary Clinton's campaign over. Primarily the defeat can be blamed on two things: what Henninger calls the "iron law of Democratic primary politics" and filthy lucre. What is the "iron law", you … Continue reading
Posted in Left Wing, Politics
3 Comments
Misguided Misfires
Steve Chapman points out the absurdity of recent statements by the Chicago Police Superintendent, Jody Weis. In response to a spate of gun violence in Chicago, Weis is – for completely unknown reasons – calling for a ban on "assault … Continue reading
Posted in Crime
4 Comments
Syrian Nuclear Video
This is a strange story. Remember the sneak attack by Israel on a site in Syria last year? Well, it seems that the Israelis showed Washington a video of North Koreans inside the facility – which just happens to be … Continue reading
Posted in North Korea, World news
3 Comments
Losing At Winning
Charlie Cook calls the situation Hillary Clinton is in political purgatory. She can't win, she can't break even and she pretty much can't quit the game. The good news for Hillary Rodham Clinton is that she’s winning a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
3 Comments
Luke, I Am Your …… Worst Nightmare
Founding a new religion can be a bit rough, apparently. But then, when you base your liturgy on the teachings of a movie prop puppet what can you expect? Yes, Jonba Hehol was finally attacked by a badly-dressed Darth Vader … Continue reading
Posted in Weird Stuff, World news
1 Comment
Catch 22 And A Half
Drought strikes. People, exhorted by the politicians and functionaries of municipal utilities exert themselves and conserve water. Then comes the reward for all their scrimping on water: Massive fee increases because the water authorities didn't make enough money what with … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Ideas
26 Comments
An Embarrassing Performance
[I bumped this for an update.] Yes, I'm talking about the Pennsylvania primary. No, I'm not talking about Barrack Obama. I've had running battles (on other sites) about what I viewed as godawful polling practices by an outfit out of … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
3 Comments
Our Myopic Scientists
This is not encouraging: Few now doubt global warming Among scientists in two fields that focus closely on climate—geophysics and meteorology—few now doubt that the planet is warming or that human activity is to blame, even though views diverge on … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
2 Comments
Is The End Near For Robert Mugabe’s Regime?
In what could well be a sign that Robert Mugabe's nightmarish misrule of Zimbabwe may be coming to an end, a Chinese shipment of arms to Zimbabwe has been turned away. Other African nations and organizations banded together to frustrate … Continue reading
Posted in World news
1 Comment
Barely Double Digit Win
CNN is now reporting that Hillary Clinton won in Pennsylvania by a 10% margin, 55% to Barack Obama's 45%. This despite huge expenditures by the Obama campaign. ABC News is asking the same thing I did last night, though: is … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
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Hillary Pulls It Off
Hillary Clinton has won the Pennsylvania primary, CNN reports. The margin is slim at the moment with only an 8-point lead with about 50% of the precincts reporting. But she's aliiiiive. Clinton's victory will make a dent in Obama's lead, … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
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Four Thousand Holes In Blackburn, Lancashire
What does that Beatles lyric have to do with this rather odd story from Britain? Nothing whatsoever other than location, but it came to mind when I read about the battling brothers and a Shepherd's pie. After a day spent drinking, Michael … Continue reading
Posted in Weird Stuff, World news
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