Monthly Archives: January 2011

Shafting Allies

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Gaius

A specialty of the Obama administration. Tweet

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Our Chinese Friends

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Gaius

So, the White House could not even vet the music selected by the Chinese pianist who performed at the state dinner for the Chinese president? It would appear that they could not be bothered to do so and allowed a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad Ideas, Obamantics | 3 Comments

The Galileo Fraud

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Gaius

Christopher Booker in the Telegraph: The cover story for Galileo, from the time of its launch in 2000, was that it was a civil project, largely to be paid for by private investors, who could then charge its users. GPS, … Continue reading →

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Thanks For Noticing

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Gaius

Donald Douglas over at American Power noticed the return of the Crabitat and was kind enough to link. His post contains a link to an article on bloggers quitting that is worth a read if you’re a blogger. Thanks for … Continue reading →

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The Mother Of All Scoops

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Gaius

Jim Hoft over at Gateway Pundit has The Mother of all Scoops™. Tweet

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Testing New Feature

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Gaius

I’ve added a Tweet button to the posts for Twitter users. UPDATE: Appears to be working on all posts I have looked at so far. Please let me know if it works properly for you. Tweet

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I’m Declaring February A WaPo-Free Month. Join Me!

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Gaius

For far too long, I’ve quoted and linked to articles from the hopelessly left-biased Washington Post. The last straw, though, is the new, WaPo-backed and endorsed boycott of Sarah Palin started by Dana Milbank. And make no mistake, the WaPo … Continue reading →

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Could. Not. Care. Less.

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Gaius

Keith (Who?) Olbermann is out of a job. All twelve of his regular viewers are upset. Tweet

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Screw Job

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Gaius

Apple is using weird screws to keep average “owners” (they are actually just renters) from opening or working on the devices they thought they purchased: Apple clearly doesn’t like people screwing around with its hardware. And the computer giant’s latest … Continue reading →

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What’s Driving Up Gas Prices?

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Gaius

David Kreutzer explains why prices are skyrocketing – and how to stop those increases: Now, imminent oil depletion and the futility of drilling are again supposedly on the horizon. However, increased drilling activity follows increased petroleum prices. Blunting this natural … Continue reading →

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It Begins With Repeal

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Gaius

Charles Krauthammer explains it: If you think that’s audacious, consider this: Obamacare does not create just one new entitlement (health insurance for everyone); it actually creates a second – long-term care insurance. With an aging population, and with long-term care … Continue reading →

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Lovely

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Gaius

From 2008 to 2010, more than one million immigrants – mostly illegal ones – landed jobs in the United States, Reuters reports. So, during the worst of the economic collapse, when Americans were being laid off in record numbers, non-citizens … Continue reading →

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Repealing ObamaCare Polling Well

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Gaius

Bad news for Democrats. Tweet

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“…The Bureaucracy Always Expands. It Never Contracts…”

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Gaius

The words of David Williams, vice president of policy for watchdog Citizens Against Government Waste. He is commenting in a story from Fox News that reports that there are some 1,000 government “advisory committees” with some 74,000 members burning up … Continue reading →

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Global Sermons

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Gaius

Victor Davis Hanson points out a universal truth. When your local elected official begins sermonizing on global issues – or issues that the official has no real way of solving or even influencing – you can bet local services are … Continue reading →

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