25 January, 2010 (11:17) | Blogging, Environment, Politics, Science | By: ricjames
There’s been some serious updates to the ongoing collapse of the AGW industry that have come so quickly I’ve not had time to bring them all up. If you’re interested in this stuff – and, given what the AGW set wants to do to your standard of living, you should be – you really need [...]
23 January, 2010 (12:22) | Blogging, Books, Politics | By: ricjames
I was looking over the political bookshelf here at HoodaThunk? and thought it might be nice to list the titles. The widget below is from Amazon. Point to a title as it scrolls by and you’ll get the book information. You can click on it and be taken to Amazon’s page for that work and [...]
22 January, 2010 (15:21) | Human Interest, Politics | By: ricjames
Ouch. On first glance, it could be the ultimate Valentine’s Day card — a gigantic billboard that towers over New York’s Times Square, featuring a happy couple with the text: “You are my soulmate forever, Charles & YaVaughnie.” But as every scorned lover knows, looks can be deceiving. This billboard — which also has gone [...]
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22 January, 2010 (09:23) | Politics, The Media | By: ricjames
On-again, off-again left-wing attempt at a national talk radio outlet Air America has announced it’s ending its run. It quit its live production yesterday and will bleed out its re-runs until Monday the 25th. “This very difficult environment has had a significant impact on Air America’s business,” Chairman Charlie Kireker said in a memo to [...]
21 January, 2010 (09:48) | Internet, Technology | By: ricjames
(Stay tuned for a full disclosure at the bottom of this post.) In late 1969 two host computer systems, one at UCLA and the other at Stanford Research Institute, engaged in an electronic communication using a new process: packet switching. Without getting overly technical, this involved a network that broke digital information down into small [...]
20 January, 2010 (09:42) | Politics | By: ricjames
I wasn’t able to get to the site last night due to the load but have a look at Boston.com’s map of the MA-SEN election results last night: Like the map of Virginia last November, this is looking awfully red for a deep-blue state. Moe Lane over on RedState lists the MA members of Congress [...]
19 January, 2010 (23:39) | Medicine, Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames
My, my… what’s this? Responding to the victory in Massachusetts by the Republican, Scott Brown, Senator Jim Webb, Democrat of Virginia, is calling on Senate leaders to suspend any votes on the Democrats’ health care legislation until Mr. Brown is sworn into office. In a statement, Mr. Webb, who voted for the health care bill in [...]
19 January, 2010 (23:17) | Politics | By: ricjames
Outstanding!!! In a victory few thought possible just a month ago, Republican Scott Brown defeated Democrat Martha Coakley Tuesday in the race for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by Ted Kennedy — a win that could grind President Obama’s agenda to a halt and portend huge losses for Democrats in the November midterms. With [...]
19 January, 2010 (21:37) | Politics | By: ricjames
Thanks to CathyMac, here’s a link to a Boston.com Town-by-Town results site where you can watch the returns of the MA-SEN elections. (Here’s hoping they can handle the load!)
19 January, 2010 (16:51) | Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames
OFFICIAL CALLThe Tenth District ConventionOf the Republican Party of VirginiaIssued January 6, 2010 As Chairman of the 10th Congressional District of the Republican Party of Virginia and pursuant to the Plan of Organization and as recommended and directed by the District Committee, I, James E. Rich, issue this Call for a District Convention to be [...]
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