Monthly Archives: August 2010

All The Booze That’s Fit to Fry

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Gaius

Deep fried beer. No, really. Patent pending. Tweet

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Did Health Care Reform Kill The Democrat’s Majority?

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Gaius

Jay Cost says yes. Or it was at least the decisive blow to their political dreams: Partisans on both sides tell themselves stories about why they’re up, why they’re down, and why the other side is where it is. These … Continue reading →

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Camp Obama

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Gaius

Apparently, Kathleen Sebelius is either completely ignorant of the connotation or simply does not care. Because she cheerfully announced that the administration has a lot of “reeducation” to do on the won’s health care “reform”. With a number of polls … Continue reading →

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How Bleak Is That Valley?

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Gaius

Well, it might be even more unpleasant to be a Democrat up for election in November. There’s this, for example: Forget conventional wisdom: Republicans have a real shot at taking control of the Senate, as well as the House, in … Continue reading →

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Report From Behind The Dead Horse

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Gaius

The New Hampshire Union Leader Gets with the metaphor I have been using here for quite some time. They mention the events of 1876 at the Little Bighorn River and the Democrats in November: Peering from behind his dead horse … Continue reading →

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A Message To The “Elites”

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Gaius

Ignore this at your own risk. This is a huge turnout. Forget the minimal numbers being reported by the Obama wing of the MSM. Forget the attempts to demonize and denigrate the people who attended. This is a strong message … Continue reading →

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“Recovery Summer” Churns On

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Gaius

Hey, “only” 473,000 people filed for first time unemployment checks last week! Talk about green shoots! Talk about recovery! Talk about “experts” on crack: “Given that business sales rebounded  in July after two months of decreases, companies may hold on … Continue reading →

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Tsk, Tsk. You Americans.

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Gaius

The Obama administration denigrates America and Americans in a report to the United Nations: This morning, the U.S. State Department announced that the U.S. had submitted its “Report of the United States of America”  to the United Nations (UN) High … Continue reading →

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Tea Leaves

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Gaius

Not looking good – despite the attempts to spin it in the most positive light possible: Some neutral observers and senior strategists within the party have begun to believe that the national political environment is not only similar to what … Continue reading →

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Hey! It’s Recovery Summer!

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Gaius

Eight banks were taken over by the FDIC yesterday. That brings the total for 2010 to 118 – and the FDIC is predicting that the total for this year of recovery will be even higher than it was last year … Continue reading →

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Oh Crap! They’re Not Buying It!

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Gaius

Quick! Change the lies! Politico has obtained and published a confidential messaging-strategy presentation that essentially admits ObamaCare supporters are losing the battle for public opinion.  The presentation was delivered to professional leftists  by the left-wing Herndon Alliance, based on public … Continue reading →

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Vacationer-In-Chief

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Gaius

Yep, a half million Americans filed for unemployment last week during Obama’s “Recovery Summer”. That can only mean one thing for the won: Time for a luxury vacation on the millionaire’s playground of Martha’s  Vineyard! He might even do some … Continue reading →

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Just What Do They Expect, Anyway?

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Gaius

Once again, the numbers are “unexpected”. Once again the “experts” are surprised. Of what use are “experts” who are wrong almost all of the time? (Except to the Weather Service, of course.) First time filers for unemployment hit 500,000 last … Continue reading →

Posted in Appalling, Economy, Obamantics | 3 Comments

Save Us, Dubya

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Gaius

You can’t make this stuff up. No, really, you can’t: “It’s time for W. to weigh in,” writes  the New York Times’ Maureen Dowd. Bush, Dowd explains, understands that “you can’t have an effective war against the terrorists if it … Continue reading →

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Dim And Dimmer

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Gaius

Nancy Pelosi doubles down on insulting the vast – and apparently growing – number of voters who fully recognize the right of the developers of the “Ground Zero Mosque” to build it there, while completely conviced that is is wrong … Continue reading →

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