Daily Archives: August 24, 2009

Nice Thought, But Little Chance

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Gaius

William McGurn: On this day in 1994, Bill Clinton’s presidency was saved. It didn’t look that way at the time. After threatening to keep Congress in session until a health-care bill was passed, then Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell gave … Continue reading →

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Deficits, Deficits, Deficits…..

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Gaius

It’s the deficits, stupid. USA Today: Lawmakers said Sunday that President Obama must scale back ambitious plans to overhaul health care because ballooning budget deficits are undermining support for more comprehensive and costly legislation. As the White House prepares to … Continue reading →

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Quick! Let’s Change The Subject!

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Gaius

The Washington Post: Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has decided to appoint a prosecutor to examine nearly a dozen cases in which CIA interrogators and contractors may have violated anti-torture laws and other statutes when they allegedly threatened terrorism … Continue reading →

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Save The Planet

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Gaius

Squash a leftist boycott. Andrew Breitbart: The Democratic leadership – and its friends in the mainstream media – seem determined to brand opposition to the president’s legislative agenda as illegitimate, even racist in origin. Individuals and grass-roots organizations are helping … Continue reading →

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Yabba, Dabba, I Do

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Gaius

A double wedding in Britain – with the happy couples dressed up as characters from The Flintstones: Two couples, Andrea and Simon Bean and Richard and Jill Noble, recreated The Flintstones for their weddings as they dressed in Stone Age … Continue reading →

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