Category Archives: Blogosphere

Why Govern When You Can Bully?

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Gaius

Amity Shlaes points out that Obama supporters on the web are somewhat less interested in governance than in sheer shrieking in support of their Chosen One: So Michele Bachmann’s version of history is “from another planet.” Bobby Jindal, the Republican … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Left Wing, Politics | 6 Comments

Defending Hysteria – And Shutting Down Debate

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Gaius

A twofer. (That will not endear me to the left). Matthew Yglesias defends the absolute necessity of  having the full might and power of the Federal government tell people to wash their hands. No, really, he does. Second, the way … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Left Wing | 3 Comments

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Gaius

Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch at Reason have a link-filled post that looks at the stale, old discredited ideas that are passing for change in Omerica. I will not even try to excerpt any of this one, the link-fest is … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Politics | 2 Comments

Protests In Thailand

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Gaius

According to the Telegraph, “Protesters ‘rule streets of Bangkok’ as army fails to act .” As night fell, the army had been mobilised and hospitals placed on standby for casualties, but no offensive against the demonstrators had yet begun. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, World news | 2 Comments

A Powerful New Way To Fix The World’s Problems!

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Gaius

According to the American left: Base foreign policy on a video game. No, really. I don’t know how many of you have played the game “Sid Meier’s ‘Pirates!’”-either the old computer game or the newer XBox version-but for a while … Continue reading →

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Lock Step

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Gaius

Heck, might as well post about this one, too. The leftosphere in lockstep – coordinated by the White House: The latest in a series of new, low-profile efforts to coordinate the unusually focused progressive coalition backing the White House’s goals … Continue reading →

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Politics Of Envy

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Gaius

In my opinion, much of the left’s agenda is driven by envy. By an “I want that, too” dynamic (without the actual, you know - work – to have “that”). They demand equal outcomes for unequal efforts on a regular basis. … Continue reading →

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A Look Inside The Cabal

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Gaius

Via Memeorandum, this tidbit from Mickey Kaus revealing an exchange on JournoList. I’ll send you over there to read it rather than try to excerpt it here. Here’s my original post about JournoList. What I get from this exchange is … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Media | 4 Comments

Typical Leftist Garbage

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Rich Horton

Now McCain can be tarred with anything and everything somebody (including an Obama provocateur) yells during a rally: McCain does nothing as supporter calls Obama a “terrorist” We’ll hear it said that McCain can’t be held responsible for what people … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Dumb Stuff | 3 Comments

A Trip To School

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Gaius

I saw this headline over at Memeorandum and thought that I might want to write about it. It turns out that McQ at QandO has already done a masterful job of translating the HuffnPuff rant by one Adam McKay. Oh, … Continue reading →

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Tea Leaves And Cautions

Posted on September 7, 2008 by Gaius

I saw this earlier, but have only had a bit of time to post today. Now the item is right up there at or near the top of the heap over at Memeorandum. Is this just a convention bounce or … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Politics | 6 Comments

A Place On A Map

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Gaius

I found this by accident when something from Curt at Flopping Aces popped on Memeorandum. Apparently, the Crabitat is ranked in the top 297 political blogs by this site. (As is Flopping Aces and a bunch of other well known … Continue reading →

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Many Thanks To Rich

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Gaius

My sincere thanks to Rich Horton for posting here at the Crabitat. Between long hours and some really bad luck, it has grown increasingly difficult to get a post up here. Rich is keeping Blue Crab Boulevard alive right now. … Continue reading →

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The Silence Of The Crabs

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Gaius

Sorry for the light to nonexistent posting of late. My schedule has me working as much as 14 hours a day (including two-hour commute) and blogging time is very short, indeed. Tweet

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Political Blogging Is A Cruel Mistress

Posted on May 4, 2008 by Rich Horton

Case in point today from the Daily Kos: With a handful of exceptions, many members of the press refuse to hold McCain to the standards against which the Democratic candidates are being measured.  Accordingly, McCain has galloped by stumbles that … Continue reading →

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