Monthly Archives: January 2010

And Four Years On

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Gaius

Four years ago today I started Blue Crab Boulevard. To all my readers, thanks for stopping by and reading. Thanks for the comments. Sometimes it is a real struggle to find time for this. Blogging is not like falling off … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Thoughts | 21 Comments

That Icy Finger Of Sarcasm

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Gaius

Heh. Tweet

Posted in Environment, Humor | 1 Comment

Frozen Gore

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Gaius

The Frozen Gore returns: FAIRBANKS – In what might become an annual tradition, an ice sculpture of former Vice President Al Gore has taken its place in front of Thrifty Liquor along Airport Way. The two-ton “Frozen Gore” sculpture isn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment | 1 Comment

The Liar In Chief

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Gaius

Breitbart. Go watch. The secret, hidden “negotiations” on the health care bill are, apparently, the “change” Obama promised. A change back to smoke-filled rooms, arm-twisting and backroom bribery. There is too much blatant lying, too much not-even-hidden skulduggery, too much … Continue reading →

Posted in Obamantics | 1 Comment

How Bad?

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Gaius

Might be worse than we optimists have been thinking for the Democrats in 2010: North Dakota Democrat Byron Dorgan said Tuesday he will not seek re-election to the Senate in 2010, a surprise announcement that dealt another blow to Democrats … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Politics | 7 Comments

Cold(er) Shot

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Gaius

Think it’s cold now? It will be getting worse: Much of the nation got off to a frigid start to the workweek on Monday and below-freezing temperatures will threaten to break records in parts of the South on Tuesday morning. … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment | 8 Comments

The Solipsist

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Gaius

Robert J. Lieber, professor of government and international affairs at Georgetown University, looks at Barack Obama’s foreign policy “achievements” in the past year. Let’s just say that Lieber is not impressed: First, there is Obama’s remarkable solipsism, i.e., his penchant … Continue reading →

Posted in Obamantics | 4 Comments

Contempt

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Gaius

Sorry, I do not see anything in this picture but contempt. I don’t see what Ann Althouse sees at all. Though I do agree with her statement: People who like Obama are blinded to the way other people see him. … Continue reading →

Posted in Obamantics | 9 Comments

Don’t Forget Global Whoring

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Gaius

Call it ClimateGate. Call it Global Whoring. Call it whatever you wish. But we should not forget the scandal of the CRU and the emails they want you to forget: The revelation of Climategate occurs at a time when the … Continue reading →

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Kill. The. Messenger.

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Gaius

Democrats apparently have a hard spot with Rasmussen Reports and are screeching about that organization’s polling results. It’s a rather transparent attempt to kill the messenger bearing news the Democrats really do not want to hear. Especially the latest poll … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Politics | 6 Comments

The Donner Party It Ain’t

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Gaius

Well, if you’re going to get cut off by snow, being in a pub isn’t the worst fate that can befall you. England’s longest New Year party finally ended this morning when a snow plough and gritter reached Tan Hill … Continue reading →

Posted in World news | 2 Comments

A Little Chlorine For The Gene Pool

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Gaius

The 2009 Darwin Award goes to two Belgians who used dynamite to attempt to open an ATM. The somewhat excessive explosive charge dropped the entire bank on top of the would-be thieves. Or is that usta-be? Two bank robbers have … Continue reading →

Posted in Dumb Stuff | 1 Comment

Cold Shot

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Gaius

The Midwest – actually the entire midsection of the United States all the way deep into the heart of Texas – will be in the deep freeze this week. Even colder than it has already been: While bitterly cold air … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy | 8 Comments

Time Passes

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Gaius

And Obama fades. Rex Murphy in The Globe and Mail has an insight into the decision by Time Magazine to bypass Obama and make Ben Bernanke its Person of the Year. Well, the bands have stopped playing for Barack Obama. … Continue reading →

Posted in Obamantics | 3 Comments

Playing Politics with Our Lives

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Gaius

Toby Harnden: In his weekly radio address yesterday, President Barack Obama patted himself on the back for having “refocused the fight – bringing to a responsible end the war in Iraq, which had nothing to do with the 9/11 attacks”. … Continue reading →

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