Monthly Archives: October 2009

Well, You Got Your Attention….

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Gaius

…It just wasn’t exactly the attention you wanted. Authorities will be recommending criminal charges against Richard and Mayumi Heene, the parents of the boy thought to have been aboard a homemade balloon launched by the Heenes. (He wasn’t of course, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad Ideas, Crime, Media | 2 Comments

Disconnect

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Gaius

Victor Davis Hanson on theories asserted but not proven: If borrowing money is the right way to get us out of the recession, the public wants to know why we do not call it “borrowing,” rather than “stimulus.” If well … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Economy, Obamantics | 4 Comments

Stimulating Fraud

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Gaius

Charles Hurt points out that the “stimulus” is, in fact, a Ponzi scheme – crooked as hell and they are telling lies to boot: Take one of this year’s most astonishingly successful federal-stimulus contracts touted on the administration’s Web site, … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Economy, Obamantics | 2 Comments

Safe

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Gaius

The missing six-year old boy who was reported to have taken off in a home-built helium balloon in Colorado has been found. He’s safe and sound at the house the balloon was launched from – he never went up in … Continue reading →

Posted in News | 3 Comments

Money Wasted, Dreams Lost

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Gaius

The so-called “stimulus” bill, Obama’s first spending spree on taking office, has, according to official White House figures saved or created 30,000 jobs. Not the twenty gazillion it was hyped to save or create. 30,000. The first direct stimulus reports … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Obamantics | 5 Comments

Speaking Truth To Nonsense

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Gaius

I’m guessing that CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf is off the few Democratic Christmas lists he was still on at this point. He’s been telling the truth – despite rather obvious strong-arm attempts by the White House. It hasn’t made him … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Energy, Environment, Junk Science, Left Wing | 2 Comments

Never Before

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Gaius

According to The Daily Mail, it has never before (in recorded history) snowed this early in Austria – but it is doing so today. In the freezing foothills of Montana, a distinctly bitter blast of revolution hangs in the air. … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, World news | 9 Comments

Snowe Cave

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Gaius

Olympia Snowe gives one solitary Republican vote for the Baucus nebulous list of things that might or might not actually constitute a bill – and Obama calls the train wreck for America a bipartisan success. Yeesh. “Today we reached a … Continue reading →

Posted in Appalling, Medicine, Obamantics, Politics | 3 Comments

The Moon And Sixpence Stuck Pants

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Gaius

Ever had what you thought at the time was an absolutely brilliant response to some perceived outrage that in retrospect seemed – well – stupid? We suspect a certain “lunar explorer” in Germany feels that way today: A German man … Continue reading →

Posted in World news | 5 Comments

The Death Of The Dollar

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Gaius

James Pethokoukis at Reuters notes the danger of a declining – rapidly declining – dollar: She (Sarah Palin) might be onto something here, politically and economically. A recent Rasmussen poll, for instance, found that 88 percent of Americans say the … Continue reading →

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“Drive Small Cars And Wait For The Wind”

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Gaius

The windy promises of a Democratic Congressional aide made last year. Unfortunately, wind power is not without real problems: A blade on a wind turbine in Sheffield has broken in strong winds for the second time in 15 months. Manufacturers of … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Environment | 2 Comments

Paving An Eight Lane Highway….

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Gaius

…Guess where it ends: My husband retired from IBM about a decade ago, and as we aren’t old enough for Medicare we still buy our health insurance through the company. But IBM, with its typical courtesy, informed us recently that … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Medicine, Politics | 5 Comments

The Wonderful Wizard Of O

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Gaius

In which reality strikes some people in the face. But the sad truth is: he is refusing to take any responsibility for his clear refusal to fulfill clear campaign pledges on the core matter of civil rights and has given … Continue reading →

Posted in Obamantics | 2 Comments

Gunday Afternoon

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Gaius

Haven’t done one of these in a while.   Taurus model 605B, 2-inch barrel, .357 magnum, 5 round capacity. Tweet

Posted in Ordnance | 10 Comments

Halloween The 13th: ObamaCare!

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Gaius

Be afraid, be very afraid: And at least one Democratic senator has now been honest enough to say it wouldn’t matter, anyway, because the actual legislative language being hammered out is such indecipherable gibberish that no one could understand it, … Continue reading →

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