Monthly Archives: August 2009

Will Dealers Be Left Holding The Bag?

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Gaius

AllahPundit: There’s actually a serious risk here that the feds are going to mismanage a simple car-rebate program into bankruptcy. And the dealers could be left with nothing for their efforts. Cheerful thought. I’ve been pointing this out for some … Continue reading →

Posted in Appalling, Economy | 3 Comments

Another Triumph For The NHS

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Rich Horton

I, for one, cannot wait until we start running out of medicine like they are in merry ol’ England: Chemist warning on drug shortages Pharmacists are warning that patients are suffering because of a shortage of some medicines. An attractive … Continue reading →

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Gee, Thanks America!

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Gaius

Top beneficiary of the Cash for Clunkers program? Toyota. 19.2 percent of all sales went to that company. And, in fact, the total market share for American car companies dropped from their normal average. Eight out of ten top selling … Continue reading →

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Videos You Really Need To See

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Gaius

Phineas, posting over at Public Secrets, has videos up that are must-see TV, so to speak. Something I have mentioned several times needs to be emphasized more by those of us in opposition to ObamaCare. Those “47 million” uninsured Americans will … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine, Politics | 3 Comments

Vintage Butter

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Gaius

Ireland is agog over the discovery of a cask of vintage butter. Estimated to be some 3,000 years old, the barrel of butter was dug out of a peat bog. An oak barrel full of butter, estimated to be roughly … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, World news | 7 Comments

Ignore This At Your Peril

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Gaius

Real people – not thugs or paid to appear rent-a-crowds – just showing up to protest. Not the stage-managed protests of the left. Ordinary people showed up at the offices of their elected representatives, peacefully gathering to oppose the intrusion … Continue reading →

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The Real Deal

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Gaius

Representative Allen Boyd, a Democrat, gets it, even if The Politico’s Jonathan Martin does not. Rep Allen Boyd (D-Fla.) is a skilled politician who has pretty much seen it all – a Deep South Democrat who’s managed to dispatch all … Continue reading →

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Potholes

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Gaius

Mark Steyn reports on the Obama “stimulus” plan’s one big success: The gilded age for signmakers. I don’t know why one of the least fiscally debauched states in the Union needs funds from “the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act” to … Continue reading →

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Town Hall Protesters Revealed

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Gaius

John C. Goodman explains what the town hall protesters are – and what they are not: For the most part, these individuals are not funded or organized by anybody. They really are grass roots. Sure, there may be a few … Continue reading →

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The Friday Ritual

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Gaius

Like clockwork, every Friday seems to bring two things: Some sort of bad news dump from the Obama administration and a list of bank failures. We had the bad news from Obama just as he skipped off on vacation. And … Continue reading →

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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 →

Posted in Obamantics | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Democrats, Medicine, Politics | 2 Comments