Category Archives: Appalling

Drowning In America

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Gaius

Mark Steyn – read it. And speaking of drowning, notice the MSM is not screeching about the ongoing flood along the Missouri River? Coverage is very spotty, some Reuters stories and local news coverage. Oh, and Salon manages to turn … Continue reading →

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Criminal Shovels

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Gaius

Good Lord. Canada, what the heck are you doing? Tweet

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Wienergate

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Gaius

(And, yes, I spelled it that way on purpose). Mark Steyn comments on the Weiner crotch-shot. Tweet

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Liars And Thieves

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Gaius

So, Wisconsin teachers lie to get out of work so they can attend their Obama-organized protest in the capitol. They fraudulently collect sick pay off the taxpayers in that state. And they get lying doctors to sign excuses for them. … Continue reading →

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The Green Black Hole

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Gaius

Sucking down millions in taxpayer money and delivering exactly nothing, a “green” startup goes bust: To turn wood chips into ethanol fuel, George W. Bush’s Department of Energy in February 2007 announced a $76 million grant to Range Fuels for … Continue reading →

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No Worse Friend

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Gaius

One of the unofficial mottoes of the United States Marine Corps is, “No better friend, no worse enemy*”. Unfortunately, the Obama administration has embraced a completely different motto, “No worse friend, no better enemy“: Information about every Trident missile the … Continue reading →

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GM’s Next Bankruptcy

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Gaius

Here’s a cheery little article to start your Saturday off: The reality is that GM seems to be making the same mistakes all over again. Less than two years after the government’s historic $50 billion taxpayer bailout of the Detroit … Continue reading →

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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, Part Two

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Gaius

Look out! Here comes another unexpected! Winter weather kept job seekers home in January, getting the year off to a disappointing start, but the unemployment rate took a surprising tumble. The economy added only 36,000 jobs in January — falling … Continue reading →

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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Gaius

The number one focus of the Democrats and Obama, right? Actually, not so much. Gallup releases its findings, not the heavily cooked books of the Obama administration. They find a 9.8% unemployment rate – but it gets worse. Add in … Continue reading →

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Two Californias

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Gaius

I missed this when it was first published at NRO. Victor Davis Hanson did a little bit of a survey of the conditions on the ground in California. The results are far from pretty: Many of the rural trailer-house compounds … Continue reading →

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Stay Classy, Village Voice!

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Gaius

CNN Reports: ‘Escort’ services help bolster online classified site When Craigslist pulled the plug on its adult services section last summer, it stepped out of a raging controversy over accusations its site had become a marketplace for pimps to sell … Continue reading →

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The Worst Is Yet To Come

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Gaius

Illinois briefly made the news for its recent 66% increase in personal tax rates (the media promptly stopped talking about it after the initial news reports). The enormous rate increase is not even close to enough to close the budget … Continue reading →

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Shafting Allies

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Gaius

A specialty of the Obama administration. Tweet

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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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Gotta Love The Civility

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Gaius

Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) has utilized the reductio ad Nazi form of civil discourse on the House floor, comparing Republicans words to those of Joseph Goebbels. “They say it’s a government takeover of health care, a big lie just like … Continue reading →

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