Daily Archives: January 16, 2011

Skid Left

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Gaius

Hugh Hewitt: So what happened at Politico?  The big problem is that it grew and you cannot clone Mike Allen, whom everyone generally trusts even though some mistake his affability as pro-Obama tilting.  Jonathan Martin and Ben Smith were great … Continue reading →

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What He Said

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Gaius

Don Surber. Read it. I’ll add this: I do not want “bipartisan seating” at the SOTU address. I want the world to see that there are real, substantive policy differences between the left and the right. I will, as always, … Continue reading →

Posted in Authoritarians, Left Wing | 2 Comments

Missed It

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Gaius

The Crabitat turned five on January 6. Just thought I’d mention it. While cleaning out the blogroll, I had to delete links to several blogs that were well-established when I started, as well as several that had started up since … Continue reading →

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Tax Hikes

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Gaius

Americans for Tax Reform have compiled a comprehensive list of tax hikes included in ObamaCare: Next week, the U.S. House of Representatives will be voting on an historic repeal of the Obamacare law.  While there are many reasons to oppose … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad Ideas, Medicine, Politics, Taxes | Comments Off

Site Maintenance Complete

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Gaius

I have finished slogging through the upgrades, including the dreaded new theme – which was easier than it has ever been. I deleted a bunch of dead links from the blogroll and cleaned up old stuff in the sidebar. Early … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek Stuff | 3 Comments

Eh?

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Gaius

Or how Canada went bonkers. A radio station has been sanctioned for playing the Dire Straits song, Money for Nothing: Canadian radio station have been warned to censor the 1985 Dire Straits hit “Money for Nothing,” after a complaint that … Continue reading →

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Site Updates Completed

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Gaius

I have just finished upgrading to the latest version of WordPress. I also added SiteLock to the site to protect it – and my readers – from malware. The site tests clean and the SiteLock logo is now on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek Stuff | 8 Comments