Monthly Archives: January 2009

Death Of A Salesman

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Gaius

Circuit City is dead. Circuit City became the largest retailer to fall victim to the expanding financial crisis Friday, announcing it will shut down its remaining 567 U.S. stores at the cost of 34,000 more jobs after failing to sell … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy | 7 Comments

Road To Ruin

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Gaius

California is broke. As in, no money, honey. State Controller John Chiang announced today that his office would suspend tax refunds, welfare checks, student grants and other payments owed to Californians starting Feb. 1, as a result of the state’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Politics | 6 Comments

Serious Problem

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Gaius

The Democratic party powers that be and the media are downplaying the sudden problems of Timothy Geithner. The nominee for the position of Obama’s Treasury Secretary, is suddenly under some fire for failing to file taxes from 2001 to 2004 … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 12 Comments

Party Like It’s 1933

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Gaius

Mona Charen on the upcoming Obama spend-a-thon: The Democrats are in the driver’s seat now. And with the exception of a brief period in the 1990s after Ross Perot made everyone deficit conscious, Democrats are the party of government — … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Politics | 4 Comments

Windows 7 – So Far, So Good

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Gaius

First impression: Much better than Vista. I tried the software out on a very weak little computer I had sitting around (Celeron at 1.8GHz, 1 gig of memory, AGP 4) and the software runs, slowly but stable. Windows & reported … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek Stuff | 4 Comments

I’d Like To Report A BB&E

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Gaius

That’s a Bullwinkle Breaking & Entering. We’ve reported previously on the sad ruin of Bullwinkle’s life after the show ended. The drinking, the assaults on French tourists and so much more. But now, Bullwinkle has well and truly turned to … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Humor, Video | 1 Comment

A Great Man – With Flaws

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Gaius

Christopher Hitchens examines Abraham Lincoln, a man I have long admired. Hitchens notes that Lincoln was a bit different than history portrays him – something I have noticed as well. Lincoln was a truly great man in many ways – … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Politics | 3 Comments

Windows 7

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Gaius

Well, oddly enough, I’m in the process of downloading the beta version of Microsoft Windows 7. There were reports that Microsoft had suspended downloads due to high demand. They were only going to issue some 2.5 million product keys to … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek Stuff | 2 Comments

Hate Without End

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Gaius

Mark Steyn hits one out of the park with this column. This one is a must read from start to finish. Please click the link. In Toronto, anti-Israel demonstrators yell “You are the brothers of pigs!,” and a protester complains … Continue reading →

Posted in War, World news | 3 Comments

The Great Emancipator Ego

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Gaius

At some point, someone close to Barack Obama has to have the guts to step up and tell him that he is not the reincarnation of Abraham Lincoln. His obsession with “a team of rivals” has now grown into a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad Ideas, Politics | 7 Comments

Little Green Men Bearing Fudge Ripple

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Gaius

Or little men in green coveralls. We report, you decide. The UFO “Truthers” were all het up about the mysterious destruction of a British wind turbine. There appears to be a much more mundane explanation. The UFO allegedly responsible for … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Space, World news | 1 Comment

Yet Another Democrat In An Alleged Scandal

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Gaius

The Mayor of Baltimore, Sheila A. Dixon, was today charged in a 12-count indictment alleging a number of improprieties, including perjury, theft, fraudulent misappropriation and misconduct. The state prosecutor brought the charges following a long investigation. What’s worse about all … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Democrats, Politics | 4 Comments

Impasse

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Gaius

Several media outlets are reporting that Roland Burris “won” in the Illinois Supreme Court. What they actually did was reject his lawsuit requesting that the court force the Illinois secretary of state to sign his appointment. The Illinois Supreme Court … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 10 Comments

Take Another Little Piece Of My Kidney Now, Baby

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Gaius

Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company were ahead of their time, if a little off in their anatomy. A New York surgeon wants custody of the kidney he donated to his estranged wife in 2001 – or … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor | 6 Comments

Double Standard

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Gaius

Marvin Hier, a rabbi and the founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, writes in the Wall Street Journal about the double standard applied against Israel and the Jews. The world-wide protests against Israel’s ground incursion into Gaza are so full … Continue reading →

Posted in War, World news | 3 Comments