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Year: 2010

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Heh

That high whining sound you hear is Ted Kennedy turning 10,000 RPM. Now we’ll see if Scott Brown is as good as advertised, and just…

January 20, 2010February 15, 2021
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“We guard the rights of voters here”

And they pay particular attention to the rights of dead voters. And here I thought the Brown-Coakley contest was in Massachusetts, not Chicago.

January 20, 2010February 15, 2021
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Can you say “Statist Bastards”?

It rhymes with “BATFE” and “Austin PD”. Via the Old Furt we have this little bit of statist thuggery, in which a Texas gun show…

January 19, 2010February 15, 2021
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T minus…

…some amount until the special election in Massachusetts. Polls show Brown is leading Coakley by as much as 15 % and various Democrat power brokers…

January 19, 2010February 13, 2021
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Have you ever heard of Haiku Valley?

Probably not. It’s just one of those footnotes in something the size of a world war. But it’s a footnote worthy of your time.

January 17, 2010February 15, 2021
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The crowd may not be so wise as was thought

According to CNET News, Internet pioneer Jaron Lanier believes that “the wisdom of crowds”, embodied in sites like Wikipedia, is actually causing more harm than…

January 15, 2010February 13, 2021
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Ho-lee Crap

If this is true (and you have to wonder if CNBC would be stupid enough to put it out there without proof), I would not…

January 15, 2010February 15, 2021
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The next Lexington Gun Show

Since I seem to come up tops in search results for the phrase “Lexington gun show” (Brandon really needs to get a web site), in…

January 15, 2010February 13, 2021
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So much for a Christmas bounce

The Commerce Department said Thursday that retail sales declined 0.3 percent in December compared November… In an economy where consumer spending accounts for roughly 70%…

January 14, 2010February 13, 2021
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Darn skippy

(Via the Drudge Report) At least he understands who he’d be working for if he gets elected.

January 14, 2010February 15, 2021
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Are the wheels coming off?

(Via Timebomb 2000) It certainly seems so. Arizona state legislators go back to work Monday in an attempt to battle a nearly $1.5 billion dollar…

January 12, 2010February 15, 2021
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He doesn’t sound black…

(Via the Drudge Report) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada described in private then-Sen. Barack Obama as “light skinned” and “with no Negro dialect,…

January 9, 2010February 15, 2021
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Covering up the true extent of the financial damage

Could Fed Chairman Timothy Geithner be involved in SEC rules violation? The New York Federal Reserve Bank under Timothy Geithner urged insurer AIG in late…

January 8, 2010February 15, 2021
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Important reading alert

Eric S. Raymond (who, by the way, is always worth your time to read) has a tremendous piece titled “Escalating Complexity and the Collapse of…

January 6, 2010February 15, 2021
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Are the rats abandoning a sinking ship?

We saw a similar exodus among Republicans in the last election, when they knew they couldn’t win. I have to wonder if the elect are…

January 6, 2010February 15, 2021
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Well, the first decade of the new century is over

And the punditry is scrabbling about, looking for a name for it. There’s a lot to be said for the decade–we avoided the disaster that…

January 6, 2010February 13, 2021
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For certain values of “open”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) defended Congress’ work on a healthcare bill Tuesday saying the process has displayed historic transparency, just as C-SPAN mounts an…

January 5, 2010February 15, 2021
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*GASP!*

“Progressive” PSHes are breathlessly Sing their Ps because Gun Rights and Tea Party Activists Encourage People To Bring Guns To New Mexico Protest Yes, the…

January 4, 2010February 15, 2021
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ATF actually follows the law…

…and the PSH crowd is perturbed. Dear Old Media: Your bias is showing–AGAIN!

January 4, 2010February 15, 2021
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And this is the medical care they want?

(Via Worldnet Daily) Amy Carter, 15, pleaded with doctors not to send her home after spending two night at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital and even…

January 3, 2010February 15, 2021
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Keep up the pressure

Because it’s starting to work: In a phone call Thursday, Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., urged South Carolina Republican Attorney General Henry McMaster, the head of…

January 2, 2010February 15, 2021
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*sniff* *sniff*

Do I smell something…musty? Dusty? Sort of an ‘old’ smell? With the congressional GOP poised for a comeback in the 2010 midterm elections, Democrats are…

January 2, 2010February 15, 2021
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“Did everybody just get these for Christmas?”

Beware of using your Christmas gift GPS until you’re smart enough to learn the thing’s limitations. In a holiday hurry, Jeramie Griffin piled his family…

January 1, 2010February 15, 2021
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Happy New Year!

Once again, our planet has reached an arbitrarily determined point in it’s orbit around the sun. 🙂 I’d like to wish you all a happy,…

January 1, 2010February 15, 2021

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