Monthly Archives: December 2009

No Carbon For Our Time

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Gaius

The staff at Magic 8-Ball Future Photography and Eel Smelting, LLC have been working overtime to grab a shot of Obama’s triumphant return from Chaoshagen: Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. Tweet

Posted in Obamantics | 3 Comments

The Gilded Age Returns

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Gaius

Jay Cost: Amazingly, this bill has produced the broadest political coalition I have seen in my lifetime. Peruse the liberal blogs and you’ll discover widespread disgust at this corporate boon. Cruise over to the conservative sites, and you’ll encounter much … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad Ideas, Democrats, Left Wing, Medicine, Obamantics, Politics | 3 Comments

Guantanamo North

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Gaius

Illinois draws the short straw: Officials said the government will buy the Thomson Correctional Centre in northwest Illinois, which was completed in 2001 but has never been used because of a shortage of funds. The decision has been months in … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad Ideas | 8 Comments

Voter Outreach

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Gaius

Michael Graham: I’ve never understood the discomfort Massachusetts liberals have with public celebrations of Christmas. After all, it’s the season of believing, and let’s face it: Liberals will believe anything. If you thought the “fire never melted steel” crowd was … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Insanity, Left Wing, Obamantics | 3 Comments

Hide The Decline Data

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Gaius

Gee, nothing suspicious here: For example this link to Keith Briffa’s Yamal data: http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/people/briffa/yamal2009/ Now redirects to a generic page of UEA. Try it yourself. Now here is what that page says: Climatic Research Unit Due to the present high … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, World news | 7 Comments

Bleak And Bleaker

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Gaius

This is not good: The unemployment rate dropped last month for men and women, blacks and whites, lifting hopes that the long dry spell in the jobs market may be coming to an end. But for recent college graduates and … Continue reading →

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Remembering

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Gaius

Remembering and honoring those who served. The annual wreath laying at Arlington happened yesterday. Begun in 1992 by Morrill Worcester, owner of Worcester Wreath in Harrington, Maine, the tradition continues and grows every year. More than 16,000 wreaths were placed … Continue reading →

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Warmaquiddick: Getting Hard To Ignore

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Gaius

The British press – formerly among the most reliable pipelines of global warming hysteria – are getting angry at being defrauded. They are beginning to really dig into the CRU emails – and are very unhappy with what they are … Continue reading →

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Visiting The Elephant

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Gaius

There are more folks than just William Shatner caught in their underwear by this: The media and the left (redundant, I know) fear Sarah Palin for a reason. She can connect with people. Tweet

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Did The “Best And Brightest” Just Do Another Stupid Thing?

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Gaius

Kimberley Strassel at the Wall Street Journal thinks they did. In a big way. President Obama, having failed to get climate legislation, didn’t want to show up to the Copenhagen climate talks with a big, fat nothing. So the EPA … Continue reading →

Posted in Appalling, Obamantics | 10 Comments

The Only Growth Sector

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Gaius

This should get your dander up: The number of federal workers earning six-figure salaries has exploded during the recession, according to a USA TODAY analysis of federal salary data. Federal employees making salaries of $100,000 or more jumped from 14% … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Taxes | 4 Comments

Taking A Swing At Copenhagen

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Gaius

Dennis Miller takes on the surprised raccoons of Copenhagen. You’ll have to read it to understand that sentence. Tweet

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The Silence Of The Crabs

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Gaius

Sorry about no posting yesterday. I had an Internet outage at the Crabitat which had me on the phone with tech support for a very, very long time. The tech urged me to upgrade the Commodore 64 router, but we … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek Stuff | 1 Comment

The Reality Show Based Community – Part Two

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Gaius

Gimme the readys Gimme the cash Gimme a bullet Gimme a smash Gimme a silver gimme a gold Make it a million for when I get old Art for arts sake Money for Gods sake Art for Arts sake Money … Continue reading →

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Secret Deals

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Gaius

Surprise! The fix is in. After all, it’s the Chicago Way. The UN Copenhagen climate talks are in disarray today after developing countries reacted furiously to leaked documents that show world leaders will next week be asked to sign an … Continue reading →

Posted in World news | 3 Comments