Daily Archives: August 21, 2009

Is This Britain’s New “Stimulus” Plan?

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Gaius

Forget Cash for Clunkers. The son of Muammer Ghaddafi (spelling this guy’s name is always an adventure) has announced that Britain may well have been engaging in a ”Gas for Bombers” plan. Gordon Brown was under fresh pressure last night after … Continue reading →

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Forget “Too Big To Fail”

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Gaius

This is too big to succeed: The Obama administration is about to admit that A) it was wrong about the size of the ten-year deficit,  B) It was completely wrong about the size of the ten-year deficit and C) That … Continue reading →

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Seattle Skating Rink: The Finale

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Gaius

The Mayor of Seattle is now the soon to be former Mayor of Seattle – in large part due to his miserable performance in dealing with last year’s snow storm that turned Seattle into a skating rink. Mr. Nickels, a … Continue reading →

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A Prophet You Can Depends On

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Gaius

At this point, I’m reading about the events of the past couple of days over on whatever planet Barack Obama lives on and am beginning to think the man is losing it. First we have the prophet Obama: This week, … Continue reading →

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Dressing It Up In A New Suit

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Gaius

Michael O. Leavitt, writing in The Wall Street Journal: The Democrats are insisting that their version of a “co-op” wouldn’t be government-run health care, but I ran Medicare and Medicaid as secretary of Health and Human Services, and I know … Continue reading →

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