Monthly Archives: April 2009

Somali Pirates Fire On US Navy

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Gaius

Via CNN: Pirates off the eastern coast of Africa fired on U.S. sailors Saturday as they tried to reach the lifeboat where an American captain is being held, a U.S. official familiar with the situation told CNN. The gunfire forced … Continue reading →

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Latrunculi

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Gaius

Mackubin Thomas Owens on “the common enemies of mankind” as the Romans named them: Second, the various new substitutes for “unlawful enemy combatant” abolish an important distinction in traditional international law. As the eminent military historian Sir Michael Howard argued … Continue reading →

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Walking The Plank

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Gaius

Mark Steyn on the Somali pirates and the “distraction” they are to Barack Obama: The Reuters headline put it this way: “Pirates Pose Annoying Distraction For Obama.” So many distractions, aren’t there? Only a week ago, the North Korean missile … Continue reading →

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First Omobile

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Gaius

Don’t worry. It has an Owarranty. Tweet

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What’s Wrong With This Picture?

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Gaius

Hostages taken. Citizens of a country taken by persons from another country. Held at gunpoint. Rescued by force by a country acting to protect its citizens (sadly, with the loss of one of the hostages.) The government of Barack Obama? … Continue reading →

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Amendment IV

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Gaius

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly … Continue reading →

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Obsessive Denigration

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Gaius

Charles Krauthammer on Obama’s just completed Debase and Abuse America World Tour®: “When Austria is mocking you, you’re having a bad week“. Our president came bearing a basketful of mea culpas. With varying degrees of directness or obliqueness, Obama indicted … Continue reading →

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Underfunded. Virtually Unreported

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Gaius

Other than Meagan McArdle, the US media appears to be studiously ignoring this news. It appears that there is a real – and growing – problem with government and private pensions funds. This is not, it should be emphasized, exclusively … Continue reading →

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Echo Chamber

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Gaius

Doug Ross with a killer post: The following headlines have appeared in newspapers within the last 24 hours. This is not an inclusive list. • Third of Illinoisans went without health insurance in last 2 years: Sun-Times • Report: 2.5M … Continue reading →

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You Know It’s Pretty Bad….

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Gaius

…When even the Washington Post notices it. In an editorial, the WaPo slams Congressional dolts who are jaunting off to Cuba to fawn at the feet of Fidel Castro – and completely ignoring the pro-democracy movement in Cuba. Most of … Continue reading →

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Lock Step

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Gaius

Heck, might as well post about this one, too. The leftosphere in lockstep – coordinated by the White House: The latest in a series of new, low-profile efforts to coordinate the unusually focused progressive coalition backing the White House’s goals … Continue reading →

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Politics Of Envy

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Gaius

In my opinion, much of the left’s agenda is driven by envy. By an “I want that, too” dynamic (without the actual, you know - work – to have “that”). They demand equal outcomes for unequal efforts on a regular basis. … Continue reading →

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Weaknesses

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Gaius

The Wall Street Journal reports that Chinese and Russian hackers have already penetrated the United States’ electrical grid. Cyberspies have penetrated the U.S. electrical grid and left behind software programs that could be used to disrupt the system, according to … Continue reading →

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Reasonable People…

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Gaius

…Can disagree over many things. But they should not disagree over facts. Fact one. Fact two. Fact one shows Northern Hemisphere sea ice at about 1/2 million square Km below “average”. Fact two shows Southern Hemisphere sea ice at about … Continue reading →

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Easter Egg

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Gaius

Well, it sort of looks like an Easter egg if you scrunch your eyes up and have been drinking heavily. GM’s master plan to save itself was revealed today in all it’s glory: The PUMA. Bankruptcy for General Motors may … Continue reading →

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