Archive for: April 2009

It’s not just her irritation at oogety-boogety godbotherers. She’s drunk long and deep from the communal Kool-Aid vat:
Obama is who he said he is—a pragmatist. It just so happens that pragmatism under present circumstances demands/justifies/warrants what are rather socialist solutions. …

The Taliban are just moderate Muslims looking for a better life just like everyone else.  Right?
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces have killed 50 Taliban and lost one soldier in an operation to drive the militants out of …

No free gas.

No free rent.

And now this.

This image/painting was created by one Michael D’Anturono, to commemorate The O!ne’s 100 days in office. It’ll be unveiled in Union Square in New York…

“The 30″ x 54″ acrylic painting on canvas depicts President Obama appearing much …

Here are some tips:

Practice shooting positions, especially field positions.
Know your sights. Only one alignment will bring perfect results.
Breathe calmly and deeply, exhale, then hold for the trigger squeeze
Know your trigger, squeeze it slowly and firmly.

At Powerline, via LGF links, we get Liz Cheney, the former veep’s daughter, in a discussion with an MSNBC reporter about the memos and the definition of torture.

Notice how Liz deftly denies the reporter the ability to define the …

This CANNOT be the behavior of honest men or good scientists. Steve McIntyre has discovered that in some temperature proxy data series, the “scientists” have gone ahead and inverted a series that points the wrong way. If you can parse advanced statistical analysis, go ahead and read the original article.

But if you’re like me, you’ll have to read the analogy from Climate Skeptic, below the fold.

Tip #10:

There’s no reason at all (aside, perhaps, from its complete indigestibility) that memory foam shouldn’t be considered a delicious treat.

Gary Kamiya does us a favor, sort of.  He admits, and offers examples, that torture can be effective, it can glean useful information.  …

Two Alexa links, one for LGF and one for PW.

Today it shows that the 3-month average for LGF is –27%

And that the 3-month average for PW is +28%

Huh. Is neener neener appropriate here?

No. It’s just an observation.

UPDATE: Charles’s …