Monthly Archives: January 2011

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 →

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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 →

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Site Updates

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Gaius

At some point tomorrow, I will probably be upgrading the site to the latest version of WordPress and will probably begin updating the theme, etc. (Depends on if the existing theme works or causes problems with the new updates and … Continue reading →

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The Backfire

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Gaius

When the latest leftist witch hunt backfires, even one of the New York Times columnists notices: The American people know it, too. According to a USA Today/Gallup poll released Wednesday, 42 percent of those asked said that political rhetoric was … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile, In The Real World

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Gaius

While the screeching on the left continues, attempting to smear half the American populace, the nation’s credit rating is in jeopardy. One particular paragraph should catch your eye: These measures of the U.S. debt burden include federal debt to revenue, … Continue reading →

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Losing It

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Gaius

Daniel Henninger on why the left has lost it with their unsubstantiated assertions about the Arizona tragedy. Tweet

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Blame Derrida!

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Rich Horton

It should be clear, by this point, to any rational person that the Left in this country has simply lost its collective mind. The “reality based community” has been hysterically shrieking for the past five days how Jared Loughner was … Continue reading →

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The Sanctimony Of The Left

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Gaius

A catalogue of the  “moral high road” of the left. Tweet

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Sorry

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Gaius

Been fighting a computer virus that got into my kid’s computers (damned social networking). I’ve been unwilling to log in to the site until I was sure I had a clean system*. Anyway, what Rich said in the last post, … Continue reading →

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Irony Alert?

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Rich Horton

Words of supposed wisdom from Gary Hart: Gradually, over time, political rhetoric used by politicians and the media has become more inflamatory. The degree to which violent words and phrases are considered commonplace is striking. Candidates are “targeted”. An opponent … Continue reading →

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What Mystery?

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Gaius

Thousands of dead birds in Arkansas. Yet another sinister development in the Animal Uprising™? No, not this time. Having spent a month in Arkansas one weekend, I can report with certainty the cause of death: They suddenly realized where they … Continue reading →

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2+2=5

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Gaius

Victor Davis Hanson. Tweet

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I’m Not Dead Yet

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Gaius

Boy, has it been a long time. It’s been four months since I last logged on here. No, it wasn’t any large event that kept me away, I was just terribly busy at work and did not have the energy … Continue reading →

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